Legal Commercial Counsel, EMEA

In this role you will serve as a key member of Axon’s contracts and corporate team, advising on complex commercial transactions and helping scale legal support globally. You will partner with Sales, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product and IT to structure, negotiate, and optimize contracts for Axon’s products and SaaS offerings. You will lead process improvements, templates and a contract lifecycle system, guiding risk analyses and compliance efforts. This position offers impactful work supporting a mission to Protect Life in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

• Support EMEA sales and potentially other regions with contract negotiations for goods, services and SaaS solutions
• Structure, review and negotiate complex commercial contracts; provide risk-aware negotiation options
• Supervise Contracts Managers and enforce Axon risk standards
• Lead development and maintenance of contract templates, risk analyses, and policies; drive contract lifecycle management system implementation
• Develop and provide other legal advice including regulatory compliance and industry standards as needed
• Collaborate with attorneys, contracts managers and admin support; mentor and grow the team
• Travel up to 15%
• Work in-office 4x per week in Amsterdam

• 5+ years of experience negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts (in-house preferred)
• Ability to structure, draft and negotiate high-volume contracts for SaaS, hardware and services
• Knowledge of procurement laws and processes in EMEA (UK and EU)
• Location on the east coast
• Experience negotiating framework agreements
• Ability to act with urgency and drive results
• JD and active bar in at least one US state or authorization to practice in the UK or EU
• Experience designing, implementing, and administering contract lifecycle processes
• Familiarity with tools around the contract process (generative AI, Salesforce, CLMs, Microsoft Office)

• Mentoring and coaching others
• Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams
• Ability to work with urgency and deliver on tight timelines
• Generative AI
• Salesforce
• CLMs (contract lifecycle management)