Legal Counsel FM

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About the Role

As Legal Counsel you will join the French Legal team as part of SAPs global Legal organization. You will work closely with experienced legal colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders to support a broad range of commercial technology regulatory and compliance matters.

This role gives you the opportunity to build (and/or implement) expertise across cloud computing artificial intelligence digital sovereignty digital regulation data protection and commercial contracting. You will take ownership of defined matters contribute to strategic projects and help deliver practical business-focused legal advice in a rapidly evolving technology and regulatory environment.

The position is designed for a lawyer with strong fundamentals who is looking to deepen their expertise strengthen their business partnering capabilities and progressively build greater autonomy.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Contracting & Business Support

• Draft review and negotiate a broad range of commercial and technology agreements including SaaS cloud AI licensing EULAs IT services and partner-related contracts.
• Support complex transactions and strategic initiatives alongside senior legal colleagues as and when needed and business teams.
• Contribute to the structuring and negotiation of sovereign cloud and other innovative technology offerings.
• Advise on software licensing and technology-related intellectual property matters.
• Support the assessment of evolving IP issues arising from AI and digital technologies.
• Provide clear pragmatic and risk-calibrated legal guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Develop a strong understanding of SAPs business customers and evolving regulatory environment.

Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies

• Support legal assessments relating to AI-enabled products services and business initiatives.
• Contribute to the implementation of responsible and trustworthy AI.
• Assist in addressing legal questions relating to AI-generated content automated decision-making and emerging technologies.
• Monitor developments related to the EU AI Act and other technology regulations translating legal developments into practical business guidance.

Sovereign Cloud & Regulatory Matters

• Develop expertise in French and European sovereign cloud frameworks including SecNumCloud and related digital sovereignty initiatives.
• Support legal work associated with offerings for public sector healthcare defence and other regulated industries.
• Advise on data localization sovereignty and regulatory requirements applicable to cloud services.

Data Protection Cybersecurity & Digital Regulation

• Apply and further develop expertise in GDPR and broader privacy and data protection requirements.
• Support matters involving cybersecurity NIS2 DSA DMA competition law and other digital regulations relevant to SAPs business.
• Participate in compliance assessments governance initiatives and internal risk-management processes.

Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing

• Partner closely with colleagues across Legal Compliance Sales Product Security and other functions.
• Contribute to legal training internal guidance and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Help foster a culture of practical problem-solving collaboration and continuous learning within the legal organization.

What Were Looking For

Qualifications & Experience

• Master 2 degree in Business Law Digital Law IP/IT Law or an equivalent qualification.
• Approximately 2 to 5 years of relevant legal experience acquired in-house in private practice the public sector or a regulatory environment.
• Strong drafting negotiation and communication skills in both French and English.
• Experience with commercial contracts and technology-related legal matters.
• Working knowledge of data protection privacy compliance and digital regulation.
• Demonstrated interest in cloud technologies artificial intelligence and digital sovereignty topics.
• Sound legal judgment strong analytical skills and a practical approach to risk management.

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to technology software cloud services digital platforms or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with GDPR AI regulation cybersecurity frameworks public sector contracting or sovereignty-related topics.
• Experience working in complex international or matrixed organizations.

The Profile That Thrives Here

You will be successful in this role if you:

• Deliver practical and commercially meaningful legal advice.
• Are comfortable balancing legal rigor with business objectives.
• Enjoy learning about technology and understanding how legal frameworks apply in practice.
• Are curious about AI cloud computing digital regulation and their broader societal and commercial implications.
• Build trusted relationships across functions and collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Take ownership of your work while knowing when to seek input and leverage expertise from colleagues.
• Embrace innovation and are open to using technology including AI-enabled tools to improve how legal work is delivered.

Why This Role

This role provides a fantastic opportunity to build (and/or improve) expertise in some of the most significant legal issues shaping the technology sector today including AI cloud computing digital sovereignty data protection and emerging regulation while working within a highly collaborative French and global legal organization.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion focus on health and well-being and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 457417 Work Area: Administration Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid