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Commercial Legal Counsel (m/f/d)

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 4–7 years of legal experience, ideally in-house at B2B SaaS or technology companies
  • Expertise in SaaS contract negotiation, software licensing, and balancing legal risk with business enablement
  • Strong knowledge of GDPR, EU data protection law, and ISO 27001 / information security frameworks
  • Fluent in English and German

Requirements:

  • Negotiate and draft SaaS subscription agreements, master service agreements, license agreements, and related professional services agreements; support enterprise deal negotiations to balance legal risk with business enablement
  • Lead RFP/RFI management and develop/maintain standard templates and self-service contract templates for legal, security, and compliance topics
  • Oversee GDPR/data protection responsibilities: coordinate with DPO or act as DPO, handle DPIAs, DSARs, data breach procedures, maintain ROPA, manage subprocessor registrations and approvals
  • Drive product information security compliance: lead ISO 27001 certification and audits, develop/update information security policies, review product features for security/privacy compliance (and related regulatory requirements such as NIS2/DORA as applicable)

Job description

Your mission
The Commercial Legal Team is responsible for all customer-facing legal activities, contract management, and commercial compliance across PTV Logistics' B2B SaaS operations. This role manages the full commercial contracting lifecycle, leads RFP/RFI responses, ensures product compliance with data protection and security standards (ISO 27001, GDPR), and develops standardized legal frameworks that enable efficient sales processes while protecting company interests.  
 
Customer Contracts & Commercial Agreements:  
  • Negotiate and draft SaaS subscription agreements, master service agreements, and license agreements 
  • Supportthesales team in complex deal negotiations with enterprise customers 
  • Draft and negotiate professional services agreements, implementation agreements, and SOWs 
  • Negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs) and business associate agreements (BAAs) 
 
RFP/RFI Management & Standard Templates:  
  • Lead legal and compliance sections of customer RFPs, RFIs, and security questionnaires 
  • Develop and maintain library of standard RFP responses for legal, security, and compliance topics 
  • Develop self-service contract templates for standard deal scenarios and standardize customer contract templates(SaaS agreement, DPA, Order Form) 
 
Data Protection & GDPR Compliance: 
  • Serve as Data Protection Officer (DPO) or coordinate with external DPO and handle data protection authority inquiries and audits
  • Maintain and update Records of Processing Activities (ROPA),Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) for new products and features,Manage data subject access requests (DSARs) and data breach notification procedures 
  • Review and negotiate data processing agreements with customers and subprocessors;maintain subprocessor register and manage subprocessor notification processes 
 
Product Compliance & Information Security:  
  • Drive and maintain ISO 27001 certification and ongoing compliance and coordinate annual ISO 27001 audits
  • Develop and update information security policies and procedures 
  • Review product features for compliance with security and privacy standards 
  • Ensure compliance with industry-specific regulations (e.g., NIS2, DORA if applicable) 
 
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance:  
  • You are partner with Sales, Product, Customer Success on commercial legal matters and collaboration with Finance on contract revenue implications and billing terms 
Your profile
  • 4–7 years of legal experience, ideally in-house at B2B SaaS or technology companies
  • Expertisein SaaS contract negotiation, software licensing, and balancing legal risk with business enablement
  • Strong knowledge of GDPR, EU data protection law, and ISO 27001 / information security frameworks
  • Experience with RFP/RFI processes, customer procurement, and high-volume contract negotiations
  • Excellent negotiation skills, strong projectmanagement and clear communication skills
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E), ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, experience with CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) systems is a plus
  • Fluent in English and German
Contact Person
Freyja Aspacher
Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
About us
PTV Logistics - a leading global software company for transportation logistics! 
We calculate and optimize route planning for logistics companies with record-breaking algorithms to maximize time and cost savings. With more than 40 years of experience, we help to put theory into practice! 
Interested? Then take a look at our website: https://www.ptvlogistics.com/en

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