Legal Counsel – Benelux

About the Position

Legal Counsel – Benelux

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Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Salary: €66,000 - €78,000 per year

Work Location Type: Hybrid

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Responsibilities

As Legal Counsel, you'll help our Sales and Partnerships teams close deals, build strategic partnerships, and launch new commercial initiatives with confidence. Your role will involve:

• Commercial Contracting: Lead negotiations of SaaS agreements, DPAs, and other commercial contracts with customers across the Benelux.
• Partnerships & Integrations: Draft, review, and negotiate partnership, reseller, referral, technology, and integration agreements while supporting new commercial initiatives.
• Business Partnering: Work closely with Sales, Partnerships, and Customer Success to provide practical, risk-based legal advice that enables the business to move quickly.
• Contract Optimisation: Improve templates, playbooks, and negotiation processes to help the commercial teams become more efficient and self-sufficient.
• Collaboration: Work daily with Sales, Partnerships, Customer Success, Security, and the wider Legal team.

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Requirements

• Education & Qualification: Dutch law qualification from a Dutch university (LL.B and LL.M).
• Languages: Professional fluency in both Dutch and English is required.
• Commercial Contracting Experience: Experience negotiating SaaS and other commercial technology agreements under Dutch law, preferably gained in-house or at a leading law firm with a strong commercial practice.
• Partnership Experience: Experience drafting and negotiating partnership, reseller, integration, or technology agreements.
• Business Mindset: Understanding of commercial priorities and the ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a pragmatic way.
• Hands-on Approach: Enjoy taking ownership, working independently, and solving problems without unnecessary complexity.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to build trust with stakeholders and explain legal concepts in a clear, practical way.

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We Offer

• Hybrid working from our canal-side Amsterdam office
• Diverse and international team environment
• €1,500 annual learning budget + 2 dedicated learning days
• Pension plan, wellness perks & commuting/travel reimbursement
• 28 paid holiday days + 2 additional days in 2026
• Work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year
• Apple MacBook and all the tools you need to succeed
• €200 home office budget + work-from-home allowance

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About the Company

Tellent is a leading Talent Management Suite designed to empower HR & People teams across the entire employee journey. Our all-in-one platform combines an Applicant Tracking System (Tellent Recruitee), an intuitive HRIS (Tellent HR), and powerful Performance Management software (Tellent Grow).

With 250+ team members globally, 7,000+ customers in 100+ countries, and a growing ecosystem of 500+ partners, we help organizations attract, grow, and retain top talent - and we’re just getting started.

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AI in our recruitment process

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