Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join our UK & Ireland Commercial Legal team. This team delivers innovative, trusted, and world-class legal services to advance and protect Salesforce's interests while fostering a fulfilling work environment. In this role, you will be a dedicated legal subject matter expert and legal anchor for our Public Sector business, managing high-value cloud and technology transactions across central government, local authorities, healthcare, and higher education. You will work within an established UK & Ireland legal team alongside other Senior Corporate Counsel and wider colleagues.

Key responsibilities include structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements for direct and indirect Public Sector sales routes, focusing on large UK public sector procurements and strategic government framework agreements such as BOS2. You will lead negotiations of Master Services Agreements, Order Forms, Professional Services agreements, and related commercial documentation, ensuring compliance with UK public sector procurement regulations. Partnering with senior sales teams and business stakeholders, you will provide strategic legal guidance to enable high-stakes deals while managing commercial and legal risks. Collaboration with legal teams across EMEA and globally, as well as procurement, finance, and operations teams, is essential. You will also utilize Salesforce's internal systems to track legal cases and manage workflows.

At Salesforce, we believe in empowering Trailblazers to drive innovation and business transformation through AI and CRM technology. Join us to shape the future of business and redefine what’s possible for yourself, AI, and the world.

Experience
- Qualified Solicitor with current practicing certificate (England & Wales) or equivalent legal qualification from a common law jurisdiction.
- 10+ years PQE, ideally in-house at a technology company or private practice advising tech clients and/or government entities.
- Deep public sector expertise 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 ability to balance commercial objectives and legal risk.
- Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, providing pragmatic, business-focused legal advice.
- Project management skills to handle multiple complex transactions simultaneously.
- Self-starter 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 focus on business objectives.
- Adaptable and resilient, comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities.
- Customer-centric mindset focused on enabling deals while managing risk.
- Positive attitude and good sense of humor.

Qualifications
- Current practicing certificate as a Solicitor in England & Wales or equivalent qualification from a common law jurisdiction.
- Extensive experience in public sector legal matters and commercial transactions.