About this role
Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!
The Opportunity
From the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to bed at night consider the media you consume, the adverts you see, the apps you use, the websites you browse and almost all of the shopping you do online throughout the day. Chances are that every single one of those interactions, every single one of those experiences, was touched by an Adobe product.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercial / IT / IP Legal Counsel/Specialist to join a collaborative and high-performing legal team within a fast-growing technology company.
In this role, you will act as a key legal advisor to Sales, Sales Management and internal stakeholders across the Southwest Europe region (France, Italy, Spain and Portugal), with a particular focus on France and Italy. You will support revenue-generating activities while helping the business navigate complex commercial, regulatory and risk-related matters.
Beyond day-to-day legal support, the position offers the opportunity to contribute to the scaling of the legal function, including process improvement, legal technology (CLM), knowledge management and the responsible use of AI.
This role is based in Paris, France and is a hybrid position (3 days per week in the office).
What You’ll Do
• Support revenue-generating business across the Southwest Europe region, with a primary focus on France and Italy, by drafting, reviewing and negotiating enterprise commercial agreements, including SaaS / cloud services, software licensing, professional services and related agreements (DPAs, SOWs, reseller and consulting agreements).
• Provide clear, practical and commercially minded legal advice to Sales and internal stakeholders on commercial, IP, data protection, information security and risk-related matters.
• Support complex customer negotiations, helping drive deals to closure while appropriately managing legal and commercial risk.
• Monitor and advise on regulatory and legislative developments impacting the business, with a particular focus on data protection, financial services (FSI) and consumer regulations.
• Collaborate closely with Legal colleagues across EMEA, Latin America and globally, ensuring alignment, consistency and effective knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to legal team initiatives and projects, including process improvements, knowledge management and legal technology tools.
What You'll Need to Succeed
• Qualified lawyer with 5–8 years of experience, ideally gained in a reputable law firm and/or in-house within a technology, SaaS or software environment.
• Strong expertise in commercial, IT and IP law, including enterprise software and cloud services, with a solid understanding of data protection and exposure to AI-related legal issues.
• Proven experience supporting sales teams and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Experience and knowledge in Public Sector is a plus.
• Fluent in English and French; Italian proficiency is mandatory. Spanish or another EU language is a plus.
• Strong business acumen with a practical, solution-oriented and commercially minded approach.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment while being a collaborative, reliable and international-minded teammate.
• Excellent drafting, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to prioritize, multi-task and manage risk effectively.
• Positive, adaptable mindset with a genuine desire to make an impact and grow within a high-performing legal team.
You don’t need to meet every single requirement to be considered for this role.
As our many awards will tell you, at Adobe you’ll be immersed in an exceptional work environment that is recognized around the world. You’ll be surrounded by colleagues who are committed to helping each other grow through our unique Check-In approach where ongoing feedback flows freely. If you’re looking to make an impact, Adobe's the place for you. Discover what our employees are saying about their career experiences on the Adobe Life blog, https://blog.adobe.com/en/topics/adobe-life and explore the fantastic benefits we offer at Rewards.adobe.com.
Adobe is an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race or colour, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We know that when our employees feel appreciated and included, they can be more creative, innovative and successful. This is what it means to be Adobe For All.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours.
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