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ClickHouse is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join ClickHouse’s elite and
business-focused Legal team. You will be responsible for supporting ClickHouse’s Americas
sales team in reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for
ClickHouse’s revenue-generating activities. You’ll be a trusted advisor and business enabler in
a rapidly growing company while maintaining high standards for both legal practice and
business ethics.
What You’ll Do:
● Serve as a senior member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the
go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts. Your
primary focus will be supporting the Americas sales team.
● Cultivate strong relationships with the Americas sales team and act as a solutions-
oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s Americas sales team by providing pragmatic,
sound legal counsel.
● Lead complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located
across multiple jurisdictions, independently owning complex deals from first review
through signature and managing escalations.
● Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance or legal developments impacting
the business in the Americas region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross-
functional stakeholders where required.
● Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract
processes, and mentor more junior members of the Legal team.
● Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and
improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the
company.
● As a senior member of ClickHouse’s AMER legal function, lead the build-out of the
playbooks, templates, and processes the region will run on, in partnership with the
broader Legal team.
What You Bring Along:
● Law degree and member in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
● Minimum of 7 years of law firm and in-house experience. Experience supporting a high
growth infrastructure SaaS company is a plus.
● Exceptional academic performance and training, including a law degree from a highly
ranked law school (e.g., Top 30) and/or experience at a top-tier law firm in the
technology space.
● Proven track record of independently drafting, negotiating, and closing complex
commercial technology transactions and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers,
partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions. International legal experience is a
plus.
● Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing
(i.e., data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and
tax), professional services, and other go-to-market programs (such as partner/reseller
programs).
● Excellent judgement, strong business orientation, and ability to translate legal risk into
practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives.
● Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and
strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and
ClickHouse’s customers.
● Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple
priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
● Experience with data protection regulations in commercial negotiations and familiarity
with regulated customer requirements is a plus.
● Experience negotiating on customer paper and working with negotiation playbooks and
fallback positions is a plus.
Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries.
Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
Equity in the company - Every new eligible team member who joins our company receives equity.
Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture.
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