Description:

Overview:
JAGGAER provides an intelligent Source-to-Pay and Supplier Collaboration Platform that empowers organizations to manage and automate complex processes while enabling a highly resilient, responsible, and integrated supplier base. With 30 years of expertise, we specialize in solving complex procurement and supply chain challenges across various industries. Our 1,300+ global employees are obsessed with ensuring customers get full value from our products - ultimately enhancing and transforming their businesses. For more information, visit www.jaggaer.com

JAGGAER is seeking an experienced and strategic General Counsel to serve as a trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and Board while leading our global legal function. This individual will drive legal strategy across enterprise SaaS contracting, corporate governance, compliance, M&A, employment matters, and dispute management in a complex, multinational environment. The ideal candidate brings deep technology and commercial expertise, strong executive presence, and the ability to balance risk with business growth while building scalable legal operations aligned to JAGGAER's global objectives and values.

Principal Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Governance

Act as a trusted legal advisor to the ELT
Lead global corporate governance matters, including board and committee support, subsidiary management, policies, and compliance with corporate obligations
Shape and execute the global legal strategy in alignment with JAGGAER's business objectives and risk appetite

Commercial & SaaS Contracting

Oversee negotiation and execution of complex, high-value enterprise customer agreements, technology and channel partner contracts, and vendor arrangements
Provide legal guidance on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, SLAs, pricing models, intellectual property, artificial intelligence and data usage
Support global Sales, Procurement, RFx and Partner teams with scalable contracting frameworks and risk-balanced deal structures

Compliance, Privacy & Risk Management

Lead global compliance programs, including data protection (e.g., GDPR and other privacy regimes), anti-corruption, export controls and sanctions, and competition law
Partner closely with Security, Product, and Engineering teams on privacy-by-design, information security and regulatory requirements
Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks for global business

Corporate, M&A & Strategic Transactions

Advise on corporate structure, subsidiaries, intercompany agreements, and global operations
Lead legal aspects of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, investments, and strategic partnerships
Manage relationships with external counsel and advisors worldwide

Employment & Workforce Matters

Provide legal guidance on global employment law, executive compensation, and equity programs
Support senior leadership on sensitive employee relations and workforce matters

Disputes & Litigation

Oversee litigation, arbitration, regulatory inquiries, and dispute resolution strategies
Manage claims, investigations, and settlement negotiations

Legal Operations & Team Leadership

Lead and develop a high-performing, globally distributed legal team
Establish efficient global legal processes, playbooks, and contract standards
Manage the legal budget and optimize use of external counsel

Position Requirements:
What you will bring:

Law degree from an accredited institution and qualification to practice law
General Counsel experience preferred; significant in-house leadership experience required
Strong background in enterprise SaaS, technology, and/or complex B2B environments
Deep expertise in commercial contracting, preferably with multinational businesses and governmental entities , with broad generalist legal experience preferred
Proven experience working directly with executive leadership and boards
Proven cross-border experience working in a global business, including local language and regulatory profiles
Strong judgment, leadership presence, and ability to balance risk with business needs

What we offer:
At JAGGAER, we are committed to supporting you and your family's well-being. Your health is a priority, and we offer a range of programs to help you stay well and thrive. Our benefits include exceptional medical, dental & vision plans, adoption assistance, wellness reimbursements, generous parental leave, 401(k) matching, flexible work options, unlimited vacation for exempt employees, and more!

Our Values:
At JAGGAER, our business is about people. Our products are built on intellectual property, but the real differentiator is the teams behind them–the way we collaborate, innovate, solve problems, and deliver for customers. TEAM gives us a common set of expectations for how we work together across products, cultures, and geographies.

Transparency – Openness Builds Trust

Candor strengthens relationships, speeds decision-making, and ensures problems are solved together—with customers, teammates, and partners.

Entrepreneurial Spirit – Own It, Drive It, Make It

A scrappy, customer-obsessed, problem-solving mindset is at the cornerstone of both organizational and personal growth

Accountability – Thumbs In, Not Fingers Out

We take responsibility for ourselves before pointing elsewhere

Metrics-Driven Results – Outcomes Over Activities

Data and evidence guide our decisions, help us course-correct quickly, and ensure we're delivering real impact