We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Confluent Legal Team! In this role you will be primarily supporting the Professional Services and Education Organizations. The ideal candidate for this role will have significant experience with professional services and education contracts, subcontracting agreements, SOWs, e-commerce terms, marketplace agreements, as well as cloud agreements and software licenses.

What You Will Do:

• Primary support of Confluent’s Professional Services and Education organizations

  Structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial agreements and SOWs

  Negotiating various privacy agreements and security terms for professional services

  Work on a variety of cutting-edge projects to help our department scale, grow and be more efficient

  Training and interacting with Engagement Managers, sales executives, third party partners and customers

  Create templates, playbooks and fall back provisions.

  Partner with cross-functional teams

  Solve issues related to complex commercial transactions

  Be an independent worker and thought leader

• 12+ years of experience in technology transactions

  Specific experience negotiating professional services agreements, SOWs, subcontractor agreements, master consulting agreements, SaaS subscription agreements, license and support agreements

  Experience with open source licensing and business models

  Experience negotiating privacy terms

  Experience working cross-functionally with internal organizations to resolve questions and concerns

  Excellent written/verbal communication and negotiation skills

  Ability to use sound judgment to address complex issues while maintaining an appropriate balance between legal and business requirements

  Ability to maintain strong working relationships with demanding requests, work independently with minimal supervision, and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup environment

  True team player

  Familiarity technical concepts in Web applications and a willingness to learn new technical applications

  License to practice in one or more states

  Undergraduate degree and law degree

  What Gives You an Edge:

  • Standing up professional services processes

    Drafting professional services templates

    Ironclad experience

    Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude

    Growth Mindset

  Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

  Come As You Are

  Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.

  We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.