Senior Privacy Counsel (UK/EU)

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, creating one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms for the AI era. This strengthens our ability to accelerate AI-powered innovation and shape how the world discovers and builds skills at a pivotal moment of change. Read more about the combined company by visiting our blog. About Udemy Udemy is an AI-powered skills acceleration platform transforming how companies and individuals across the world build the capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace. By combining on-demand, multi-language content with real-time innovation, Udemy delivers personalized experiences that empower organizations to scale workforce development and help individuals build the technical, business, and soft skills most relevant to their careers. Today, thousands of companies, including Samsung SDS America, On24, Tata Consultancy Services, The World Bank, and Volkswagen, rely on Udemy Business for its enterprise solutions to build agile, future-ready teams. Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco, with hubs across the United States, Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. Udemy recently combined with Coursera to create one of the world’s most comprehensive skills development platforms. Where we Work -Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin, and international hubs in Australia, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Türkiye. This is a hybrid position. About your skills * Exceptional business judgement and a proven ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives in fast-moving deal environments. * Executive-level communication skills: able to distill complex issues into clear, actionable guidance and influence stakeholders from SMB to large enterprise and C-suite. * A track record of using approved AI tools to increase legal productivity, and staying current on AI governance obligations. About this role * We are looking for an exceptional Senior Commercial & Privacy Counsel to join our growing Commercial Legal team. You will serve as a strategic legal partner to our go-to-market teams — driving complex deal negotiations, building scalable contracting frameworks, and fuelling our expansion with enterprise clients and organisations across all market segments. * This is a high-impact, highly autonomous role for a commercially sharp, privacy-fluent lawyer who thrives in fast-paced, technology-forward environments. You will guide sophisticated transactions across diverse industries and jurisdictions, providing strategic counsel on the commercial and regulatory dimensions of AI platform deployment.   What you’ll be doing   * Serve as a key strategic advisor to Sales leadership on complex commercial transactions, bringing sound judgement and a solutions-first approach to every deal. * Lead and close negotiations across the full range of commercial agreements — MSAs, SaaS subscriptions, PaaS, SOWs, professional services agreements, reseller and channel agreements, and government and public sector contracts. * Design and implement scalable contract frameworks, playbooks, and processes to support a high-velocity sales organisation. * Partner with Sales, Deal Desk, Partner & Alliances, Finance, Security, Product, and other business units to facilitate reviews, drive sales enablement, and contribute to continuous process improvement. * Serve as the internal lead on data privacy matters, embedding privacy expertise into commercial deals and raising data privacy awareness across the organisation. * Provide mentorship and support to other members of the legal team, supervising and coaching junior lawyers on commercial matters. * Foster trusted relationships with enterprise clients, external partners, advisors, and regulatory bodies across the region. * Anticipate emerging legal and regulatory developments affecting AI and technology and provide proactive strategic guidance to cross-functional leadership. * Develop training materials and deliver education to Sales, channel, and internal teams on contract terms, commercial risks, and legal process.   What you’ll have   * A law degree and qualification to practise in an EU jurisdiction. * At least 8 years of relevant legal experience supporting commercial transactions across diverse client segments and industries. * Significant experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements, with a strong intellectual property law and technology transactions background preferred. * Experience with cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional contracting spanning EU, UK, APAC, and North America. * Exceptional business judgement and a proven ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives in fast-moving deal environments. * Executive-level communication skills: able to distill complex issues into clear, actionable guidance and influence stakeholders from SMB to large enterprise and C-suite. * Strong understanding of AI technology and governance trends; data privacy expertise spanning GDPR, UK GDPR, CPPA, and key international regimes; and working knowledge of ISO 27001,  SOC 2, or similar frameworks. * Experience leading and mentoring lawyers, with the ability to operate independently in fast-paced, evolving technology environments. * Fluency in English; additional European language skills are a plus. Preferred * In-house experience at a leading technology company with EMEA operations. * Experience negotiating privacy and AI-specific or machine learning-related commercial agreements. * Public sector and regulated industry contracting experience. * Multi-jurisdictional experience across European and international markets. * A track record of using approved AI tools to increase legal productivity, and staying current on AI governance obligations. .           Posting Date: June 25 2026 Application Window: 6 weeks We anticipate the application window will be open until 6 August 2026. Based on business needs, this opportunity may remain posted beyond or closed before the anticipated application window. #LI-ST5     WHY WORK HERE? You’ll grow here. Learning is part of the job. You’ll get full access to Udemy courses, a monthly UDay to invest in yourself, and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately, but what you focus on is up to you. AI is real here. We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. You’ll have the space and tools to experiment, apply, and get better at using AI in practical ways. You’ll own your work. We trust people to lead, make decisions, and follow through. You don’t need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact. You’ll build with others. We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice, and good thinking is welcomed from any direction. You’ll see your impact. What you build helps people grow their skills, change their careers, or find a path forward. You’ve got the experience, why not use it to help others gain theirs? Bring your curiosity. We’ll bring the platform and the support. Let’s LEARN together.  OUR BENEFITS START WITH U Our benefits start with you and were built to provide you and your family with the protection and care you need, making it easy to access the right coverage when you need it most. Benefits vary by region, and we encourage applicants to review our Australia Benefits, India Benefits, Ireland Benefits, Mexico Benefits, Turkiye Benefits & US Benefits, pages to get an understanding of some of the benefits we offer. For details on region-specific benefits, please refer to the information provided during the hiring process.  Benefits outlined are provided as a general overview and may vary depending on the location, role, and employment classification. All benefits are subject to change at the discretion of the organization and in accordance with applicable laws and policies.   At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We understand that not everyone will match each of the qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we'd love to hear from you!    To protect against recruitment fraud, Coursera + Udemy recruiters only communicate via official coursera.org/udemy.com email addresses and never through personal accounts. We do not accept resumes via email or social media; please submit all applications directly through our careers page. If you encounter suspicious recruitment activity, please report it via our Fraudulent Activity Submission Form. Information regarding data privacy is available within the Udemy Careers Privacy Notice.

ABOUT UPSUN (FORMERLY PLATFORM.SH)  Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter. Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get: * Predictable performance, even at scale * Secure, compliant environments by default  * Real-time observability and profiling built in * Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds  * AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation. Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum. What's our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work. Our values:  🌿 We make a positive impact. ✨ We aim for the stars. 💚 We care for each other.  IMPACT OF A SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL As Senior Legal Counsel, you will serve as a practical, strategic, and collaborative partner working directly across our group companies with Product, Engineering, Sales, Pricing, Customer Success, and Marketing teams. You will be deeply embedded in the product and sales lifecycles, building legal compliance into the core architecture of our platform, navigating emerging AI frameworks, and unblocking complex and bespoke commercial deals. Your goal is to translate emerging regulations into clear, actionable business paths, and apply valuable legal expertise to the technical and commercial reality of how modern cloud applications are built and sold. In this role you will be part of our Legal team and reporting to the General Counsel. WHAT TO EXPECT * Embed compliance into the product lifecycle: Partner directly with Product and Engineering to review new platform features and documentation, advise on open-source software (OSS) and other vendor integrations, draft fit-for-purpose product terms and disclosures, and ensure continuous compliance with evolving technology sector laws. * Govern AI and emerging tech: Formulate clear legal frameworks for features utilizing AI/ML models—focusing on training data provenance, output liabilities, and compliance with the EU AI Act. You will also help monitor legal and regulatory changes and develop internal policies for responsible AI deployment. * Manage infrastructure, vendor, and partner risk: Review and negotiate complex upstream infrastructure contracts (IaaS), reseller agreements, EULAs, and AWS/Azure/GCP Marketplace agreements. You will also support broader corporate initiatives and help design and scale strategic partner programs. * Integrate data privacy and security: Collaborate with our DPO, Senior Data Privacy Counsel, and Security team to map data flows and embed global privacy requirements directly into the cloud architecture. * Accelerate go-to-market and legal enablement: Maintain and update customer-facing terms (ToS, SLAs, Acceptable Use Policy) and act as a trusted advisor to global sales teams during complex and bespoke enterprise negotiations. To drive efficiency, you will develop legal playbooks, templates, and training compliance processes for internal stakeholders. WHAT YOU BRING * Legal qualification: A Juris Doctor (JD, LLB, or equivalent) with active qualification to practice law in your jurisdiction. * Tech sector experience: 5 to 10+ years of post-qualification experience within a law firm or in-house legal department, specifically supporting SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer-facing platforms. * Technical familiarity: You do not need to write code, but you have a strong understanding of how cloud applications are built and deployed. You are comfortable discussing concepts like APIs, containerization, edge computing, merge/pull requests, and multi-tenant databases. * Drafting and negotiating: Experience drafting and negotiating all manner of contracts, including bespoke customer-facing contracts, partnership agreements and product terms. * Language proficiency: Highly proficient in both spoken and written English and French. * Execution and mindset: A proactive problem-solver with excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills. You value clarity over complex legal language and thrive when working both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. BONUS POINTS  * A technical background, such as a degree or prior professional experience in Computer Science or Software Engineering. * Specific prior in-house experience working within IaaS or PaaS architectures. WHERE WE HIRE At Upsun, remote work isn't just a trend - it's our foundation. The freedom of remote work with the support of a diverse, global team has been our successful model for over a decade. Our culture celebrates flexibility and collaboration, and while we have team members in over 30 countries around the globe, we are currently focused on hiring for this role in France, Canada and Spain. Although we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are legally authorized to work in these countries.  HOW WE HIRE We know that a great hire won’t meet every requirement that we’ve outlined. If you can see yourself elevating the team, we want to hear your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance.    You can expect 4 interviews on Google Meet to follow the order below. Should you successfully move through the entire process you will have the opportunity to meet with a variety of Upsunners. Our goal is to ensure you can make the most informed decision on whether this role, and our culture aligns with what you’re looking for in your future working environment.  1. 45 Minutes with Talent Acquisition  2. 60 Minutes with Hiring Manager (General Counsel) 3. 60 Minutes with Team (Senior Director, Professional Services & Senior Legal Counsel) 4. 45 Minutes with CFO  All roles require background checks. WHAT WE OFFER 💡 A product you can believe in - Join us in transforming how businesses build and manage web applications, driven making a positive impact as a proud B Corp. 🏆 An Award-Winning Workplace - We’ve been recognized by Forbes’ Top 30 Companies for Remote Jobs and France’s Best Workplaces for Women. 🗣️ A culture that values your voice - Join a flexible, open, and inclusive work environment where your voice is encouraged, and your ideas shape our growth and evolution. 🌎 A global team - Collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds across the world, embracing different perspectives 🎉 Benefits and perks - Make the most of what matters to you > 🏝 Flexible PTO > > 🩺 Comprehensive healthcare coverage (UK, Canada, France, Spain, USA) > > 📈 Company stock options > > 🧠 Professional development budget > > 💻 Office equipment budget > > 💆‍♀️ Wellness budget > > 🧳 Annual team gatherings > > 🛜 Internet reimbursement > > 👶 Inclusive parental leave > > ✈️ Remote work travel program YOU BELONG HERE At Upsun, we celebrate diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive. We embrace and value different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, because they make us stronger as a team. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, and whatever path you've taken, you are welcome here. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, connect with others, and share your passion. If you need accommodations at any stage of our hiring process, please let us know. We're here to ensure an accessible and comfortable experience for you.