Senior Legal Counsel

Assai is growing! With our first Head of Legal onboard, we're growing our team and looking for a (Senior) Legal Counsel to join.

At Assai, we build cutting-edge software for complex engineering and construction projects worldwide. Our flagship Assai DMS manages critical documents for industries like energy, oil & gas, construction, and infrastructure, while Assai Viewport uses AI to consolidate technical data, enhance search, and ensure data consistency. Together, they form a fully integrated platform trusted by clients across EMEA, APAC, and the US.

We're a diverse team of 100+ professionals from 20+ nationalities, operating and growing from the Netherlands and globally. We are currently exploring merging our Dutch offices into a centrally located site in Utrecht, easily accessible by car and public transport.

About the Role

Lead on cross-border commercial contracts, support employment, corporate, privacy, dispute resolution, and project-based legal matters, develop and improve templates, policies, and other legal documentation, and act as a trusted advisor for Sales, HR, Finance, CloudOps, and other teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on cross-border commercial contracts
• Support employment, corporate, privacy, dispute resolution, and project-based legal matters
• Develop and improve templates, policies, and other legal documentation to further shape the foundation of the legal department
• Trusted advisor for Sales, HR, Finance, CloudOps, and other teams

What we offer

• Competitive salary (depending on experience)
• Bonus up to one month's salary (depending on company targets)
• Pension plan in which Assai covers 10%, employee 5%
• 25 vacation days (on a full-time basis)
• Commuting allowance or public transport subscription and work-from-home allowance
• Company laptop and supportive work-life balance
• Dynamic international SaaS scale-up environment with varied responsibilities and room to shape and grow the legal function.

Requirements

• University degree in law and 6-9 years in-house, consulting or law firm experience, ideally in tech and cross-border contracts
• Strong expertise in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, as well as templates, policies, and other legal documentation
• Solid understanding of Dutch law, and fluency in Dutch and English language
• Proactive, business-minded and a collaborative mindset
• Ability to hold your ground with senior commercial colleagues with openness to learning and growth
• Available 4-5 days per week, hybrid work possible