Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
Salesforce is hiring a Senior Corporate Counsel to join our UK & Ireland Commercial Legal team. The Commercial Legal team delivers innovative, trusted and world-class legal services to advance and protect Salesforce's interests while creating a fulfilling work environment for our legal family. In this role, you will serve as one of our dedicated legal subject matter experts and a legal anchor for our Public Sector business, driving high-value cloud and technology transactions across central government, local authorities, healthcare, and higher education. You will join an established, structured UK & Ireland legal team, working alongside other peer Senior Corporate Counsel and a wider team.

Key Responsibilities
- Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements for direct and indirect Public Sector sales routes, focusing on large UK public sector procurements and strategic government framework agreements (including BOS2 and other major government frameworks).
- Lead negotiations of Master Services Agreements, Order Forms, Professional Services agreements, and related commercial documentation on Salesforce or government paper within approved parameters.
- Navigate and respond to complex public procurement requirements, including requests for proposals/informations, ethical walls agreements, drafting clarification questions, and ensuring strict compliance with UK public sector procurement regulations.
- Partner with senior sales teams and business stakeholders across the UK & Ireland region to enable high-stakes deals and provide strategic legal guidance.
- Assess complex commercial and legal risks unique to public sector contracting, provide practical advice, and escalate matters appropriately to leadership when needed.
- Collaborate closely with other legal team members across EMEA and global teams, as well as procurement, finance, and operations teams.
- Utilize Salesforce's internal systems to track legal cases, manage workflows, and maintain matter visibility.

Experience
- Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate (England & Wales) or equivalent legal qualification from a common law jurisdiction.
- 10+ years PQE, ideally gained in-house at a technology company or in private practice advising tech clients and/or government entities.
- Deep public sector expertise, preferably with authoritative understanding of UK procurement legislation, government in-house experience and/or extensive experience with UK government frameworks (e.g. G-Cloud, BOS2) and complex public sector contracts.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills with a sophisticated ability to balance commercial objectives with legal risk management.
- Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, able to provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice.
- Project management capabilities, including managing multiple complex transactions simultaneously.
- Self-starter mentality with ability to work independently and escalate appropriately.

About you
- Collaborative team player with a kind and approachable demeanor.
- Strong communicator able to translate complex legal and procurement concepts for business audiences.
- Detail-oriented while maintaining sight of business objectives.
- Adaptable and resilient, comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities.
- Customer-centric mindset, focused on enabling deals while managing risk appropriately.
- Good sense of humor and positive attitude.

Qualifications
- Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate (England & Wales) or equivalent legal qualification from a common law jurisdiction.