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Legal & Contract Manager

London
Full-time
Permanent employee
73,000 - 91,000 £ per year

Your mission

Datamaran is hiring a Legal & Contract Manager in London. You will be our entire in-house legal function: contracts, privacy and practical advice for a B2B SaaS business that moves fast.
Most legal hires get measured by what they block. This one gets measured by what moves because of it: deals closed, contracts signed, risk handled without slowing anyone down. You get external counsel behind you and a mandate to build this function around technology and AI from day one.
You report to JP, our COO, and you own legal end to end.
  • Draft and negotiate B2B SaaS agreements (MSAs, DPAs, SLAs and renewals) with customers and partners, as well as procurement agreements and renewals with suppliers and vendors, balancing commercial judgement against legal risk
  • Own global data protection and privacy compliance as our Data Privacy Champion (we don’t have a DPO), from policy to day-to-day practical advice
  • Provide guidance to the C-suite, in particular the COO and Company Secretary, on compliance obligations and delegated authorities and approvals
  • Support People on employment, contractor and immigration questions as we hire across the UK, US, Netherlands and Spain
  • Partner with Sales, Finance, People, Marketing and Product as the go-to person for practical legal advice, not just risk flagging
  • Manage legal and operational requests efficiently: trademark questions, contract reviews and the occasional legal curveball, knowing when to escalate, delegate or push back
  • Build and improve legal templates and workflows so contracts move faster without cutting corners
  • Build a legal function that runs on technology and AI, from contract workflows to review and legal ops

Your profile

  • Experience in commercial and contract law inside a B2B SaaS or tech business, in-house or advising tech clients
  • A good working grasp of UK business law, since most of our contracts are governed under that legislation. US or EU experience is a plus
  • Hands-on data protection and privacy experience across jurisdictions, with GDPR as your base, that you can turn into plain, practical advice
  • Real enthusiasm for what AI can do in legal work: you prompt, you experiment, and you want to drive that shift here rather than catch up to it later
  • Fluent, business-level English, written and spoken
Nice to have: a qualified solicitor title (we care more about judgment than the title), experience with a contract management system, or exposure to ESG, sustainability or regulatory software.

Why us?

  • Base salary GBP 73,000 - 91,000 per year, depending on experience
  • Full ownership of the legal function, with external counsel for the specialist work
  • A direct line to the COO and the Company Secretary, and no long approval chains
  • The space to build a legal function that runs on automation, not on manual review
  • London based, hybrid
Datamaran is a governance and regulatory intelligence SaaS platform, used by companies like Bridgestone, Dell, Cisco, Kraft Heinz and PepsiCo. We have been building this since 2014 and our platform spans four products: Suite, Core, Regulatory Monitoring and Harbor+, with Regulatory Monitoring now our fastest-growing line. Twelve years old, with scale-up energy: decisions move fast and your work does not get stuck in approval chains.
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About us

Join Datamaran: The Pioneers of Smart ESG Solutions.

At Datamaran, we are revolutionising how the world's most influential companies navigate their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) responsibilities. Our AI-powered SaaS platform empowers organizations to integrate ESG into their core strategies, driving meaningful impact at scale. Trusted by global industry leaders like Bridgestone, Dell, Kraft Heinz, Cisco and PepsiCo, and endorsed by leading regulators in Europe and North America, Datamaran is at the cutting edge of ESG technology.

Since 2014, we've been on a mission to deliver world-class solutions that enable businesses to align with stakeholder expectations, meet regulatory requirements, and enhance their ESG performance. Our platform helps senior executives make data-driven, evidence-based decisions, simplifying complex ESG challenges with clear, actionable insights. Whether it's ensuring compliance or presenting a compelling ESG narrative to investors and boards, Datamaran is the trusted partner for sustainable businesses.

Our commitment goes beyond technology. We are deeply embedded in the global ESG community, hosting and sponsoring events, partnering with universities and service providers to address the skills gap, and running educational programs that connect forward-thinking leaders. We've produced an award-winning documentary series, New Heroes of Sustainable Business, highlighting visionary leaders shaping a more sustainable future to inspire others across industries and regions.

We're not just building cutting-edge technology and ESG-focused communities but a diverse, global team united by a shared passion for innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. With over 100 team members across the UK, US, Spain, and the Netherlands, we bring unique perspectives and skills together to solve the ESG challenges of tomorrow, today. At Datamaran, we believe in empowering our people as much as our clients and offer career development and growth opportunities to all.

Following our successful Series C funding round late 2024, we're entering an exciting phase of growth, expanding across all departments and locations to scale our impact worldwide. If you're ready to drive change, inspire innovation, and help businesses shape a sustainable future, we'd love for you to join us.


Find out more about Datamaran's story, people, and culture in this short film: Datamaran 10 Years Video