Legal & Compliance Specialist

ABOUT US

Sand Technologies is a fast-growing, technology services company with clients across four continents.  The team within Sand has over 200+ scientists and engineers based in South Africa, Romania, the UK, and the US who work in the Utilities, Telco, Healthcare, Insurance, and Investment sectors. 

We believe that enterprises can fundamentally improve the way they run their businesses by leveraging the wealth of data they have access to. We build industrial-grade AI and software applications, supported by digital twin platforms and digital skills transformation, to ensure our applications deliver value. 

We’ve built over 20 industrial AI Solutions that are in active use by our clients today. These applications have fundamentally changed the way our customers run their operations. We have won multiple awards for our work, including Water Productivity App of the Year and UK Data Science Project of the Year (2021).

Our teams work at the cutting edge of AI technology, with an inquisitive and collaborative mindset, doing meaningful work to impact the world that you can be proud to tell your kids about.

We do hard things!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic legal professional to provide critical support for Sand's operations in the US. This position is initially freelance, with the opportunity to transition into a long-term leadership role. 

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Oversee and facilitate the review, draft, and closure of customer contracts, including MSAs (Master Service Agreements) and scope of works.
• Vendor Relations: Manage new vendor registrations, ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and appropriate and timely handling of commercial claims and disputes.
• Commercial Negotiation: Support client-facing colleagues and representatives with legal, negotiation, and procurement-related advice on commercial matters
• Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments to ensure all legal aspects are covered when engaging with clients and vendors.
• Legal Compliance: Ensure that Sand remains compliant with relevant US regulations across all client interactions and business dealings.
• Practice Development: Provide advice and/or develop new approaches and standards to scale the Legal practice and our system of records for decision-making and workflow handling.

In the long term, this position may open an opportunity for a Head of Legal Operations in the US to work closely with the Sand team, supporting the business as it grows and expands its operations.

Requirement

• US-Based Legal Expertise in contract law, vendor management, and business risk assessment.
• Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and managing commercial agreements, i.e., MSAs (Master Service Agreements), Scope of Works (SOWs), MOUs, and NDAs.
• Proven experience dealing with IP, patent, and disclosure protection law. Preference for candidates with experience supporting companies in the technology and AI space
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple legal tasks for internal and external consumers globally.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Our Mindsets

• Our Boss is the Client: serve customers, both internal and external, relentlessly. Everything we do is always focused on the customer.
• Surf Like Yvon: act with integrity and transparency for the greater good and impact.
• Get Stuff Done: move quickly and prioritize speed over perfection.
• Raise the Bar: strive for excellence, set the standard for the team, and continuously aim to get better and do better
• Do Hard Things: think big, chase the impossible, leave your mark, and bring a go-getter mentality to every dealings