AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Title: Legal Counsel, Global Procurement

Department: Legal, Global Inbound Contracting
Location: London, hybrid
 

Role Summary

We are hiring a Legal Counsel to join the Global Legal Procurement team. This role is central to how AVEVA procures technology, adopts AI internally, partners with key suppliers and manages contractual risk across global operations. The work covers SaaS and cloud services, AI and automation platforms, software licensing, professional services, HR systems, marketing and events support and large cross functional transformation programs. You will work with autonomy on complex and high impact matters, run negotiations from start to finish and provide practical, solutions-oriented advice to internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technology, SaaS and Cloud Procurement

Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements for technology and enterprise services including: SaaS and cloud master services agreements, software licensing agreements and professional services agreements.

Typical activity includes:

• Leading negotiations, including drafting, redlining and coordinating with supplier counsel
• Advising the business on contractual risk and operational impacts
• Ensuring alignment with procurement governance, including internal approval processes and contract templates
• Supporting urgent or business critical engagements

2. AI-Enabled Services and Responsible AI Contracting

Support AVEVA’s governance of AI procurement and adoption by:

• Negotiating AI-specific contractual protections
• Partnering with Security, Privacy and Enterprise Architecture on AI risk assessments and DPIAs
• Assessing AI-related contractual risk
• Supporting the rollout of enterprise AI governance to business teams

3. Data Protection, Security and Compliance

Work with Data Protection, Security and IT Architecture teams to ensure:

• Alignment of contractual frameworks with AVEVA’s privacy, security and regulatory standards, ensuring risk tolerance and operational safeguards for high‑impact systems.

4. Strategic Programme Support

Provide legal support to global, multi-workstream technology and operational programs. This includes:

• Reviewing complex multi-document contractual frameworks
• Advising on milestones, acceptance criteria, dependencies, governance and change control
• Assessing liability models, delay and service credits, commercial structures and termination rights

5. Business Enablement

• Provide clear, concise and commercially focused advice to Procurement, IT, Security, HR, Finance, Marketing and other functions
• Support improvements to templates, playbooks and contracting processes
• Contribute to team reporting and insights for leadership

Required Experience

Essential

• In-house experience in the technology or software sector
• Experience with SaaS, cloud, software licensing and professional services agreements
• Ability to lead negotiations independently and manage multiple matters
• Working knowledge of privacy and security issues
• Strong drafting skills and ability to simplify complex issues

Attributes and Behaviours

• Pragmatic and commercially aware
• Strong ownership and execution
• Excellent communicator with good stakeholder management
• Able to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment

UK Benefits include:  

Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.

It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.

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Hybrid working

By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.

Hiring process

Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.

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About AVEVA

AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.

We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/

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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check.  Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.

AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.  AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.