Legal Counsel - Paris, France (La Defense)

Permanent contract
Saint-Cloud
Salary: Not specified
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Experience: > 5 years
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Kyriba
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Job description

Kyriba is seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join our European Legal team, supporting business operations across a variety of legal topics. This exciting opportunity is based in Paris and involves working alongside a talented, innovative, and diverse team of legal professionals across Europe and the US. The European Legal team, headquartered in Paris, primarily focuses on supporting business activities in the EMEA region.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide legal guidance to Kyriba’s management team on commercial contract law, including advising, negotiating, and drafting.

  • Manage transactional negotiations on local, regional, and global levels.

  • Analyze, draft, and negotiate vendor and customer contracts to ensure alignment with Kyriba’s policies.

  • Work closely with teams including Sales, Marketing, Human Resources, Product Development, Security, and Compliance.

  • Handle legal matters related to data privacy (e.g., GDPR).

  • Create and update contractual templates, policies, procedures, and other standard legal documents.

  • Conduct training sessions and presentations on commercial law, policies, regulations, and various legal topics.

  • Required Skills

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from a French university.

  • 2–5 years of relevant and successful experience in commercial transactions; experience in the IT sector is a plus.

  • Collaborative spirit, with a desire to work cross-functionally and positively influence peers and stakeholders.

  • Prior experience working in an international team and handling contracts in English.

  • Ability to maintain high ethical standards while balancing competing internal and external stakeholder demands.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both French and English.

  • Thrives in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

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