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The Global Deal Team EMEA Region Lead is a senior lawyer responsible for leading the Europe, Middle East and Africa pillar of Microsoft’s Global Deal Team—a high-performing, distributed legal organization within Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA), a community of 2,000+ legal and compliance professionals. The team supports complex enterprise transactions with Microsoft’s largest and most strategic customers (excluding public sector) across EMEA. The role helps drive revenue and accelerate deal velocity through strategic legal leadership, direct engagement on high-impact negotiations, operational excellence, and innovative use of technology and AI—while navigating the regulatory, cultural, and contracting diversity of multiple jurisdictions and languages.
Job Responsibility:
Regional Leadership & People Management: Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing EMEA regional team of legal professionals supporting complex enterprise transactions
Cultivate a culture of collaboration, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement across multiple countries, cultures, and time zones
Translate Global Deal Team priorities into an EMEA regional strategy and operating plan aligned to enterprise sales priorities, operational execution requirements, and EMEA-specific market drivers
Own operating cadence for the EMEA regional team (intake, prioritization, escalation, and executive communications) and deliver on agreed service levels, quality, and customer experience outcomes
Drive change by simplifying processes, clarifying decision rights, and adopting scalable approaches that improve speed and consistency across EMEA while respecting local legal requirements and contracting practices
Coach and develop talent, including building succession plans and strengthening negotiation, drafting, and issue-spotting capability across the EMEA deal support ecosystem
Partner with Global Deal Team regional leads to create cross-region development and follow-the-sun opportunities
Complex Commercial Transactions & Negotiation Leadership: Lead and directly support high-value, complex enterprise negotiations across EMEA, advising senior business executives and driving practical, risk-informed outcomes in a multi-jurisdiction environment
Develop and implement regional negotiation strategies and scalable solutions for recurring issues
Coach and mentor lawyers and business partners on negotiation tactics, drafting approaches, and risk analysis
Raise capability across the region through targeted training and deal retrospectives
Partner with sales, finance, and field teams to identify systemic deal blockers and implement repeatable solutions with the global team
Ensure compliance with Microsoft policies and applicable laws and regulations across EMEA
Support enterprise revenue objectives by enabling the sale and consumption of Microsoft Cloud and AI solutions through efficient, customer-focused contracting across EMEA’s diverse markets
Operational Excellence, Process Improvement & AI Adoption: Apply systems thinking to improve end-to-end deal processes across EMEA
Advance adoption of AI-enabled contracting, knowledge, and workflow tools to streamline negotiations, automate low-impact work, and increase consistency in drafting and issue-spotting
Establish feedback loops and knowledge-sharing to scale best practices across EMEA and inform global standards
Collaborate with Global Deal Team regional leads in the Americas and Asia to align priorities, calibrate positions, and scale reusable solutions
Requirements:
Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree
active bar membership (or ability to become licensed) in any jurisdiction
Extensive legal experience, including significant experience leading or influencing complex commercial transactions in a technology and/or enterprise sales environment, ideally across multiple jurisdictions
Demonstrated people leadership and talent development experience, with the ability to build high-performing, inclusive teams
Deep experience supporting enterprise sales and complex, high-value customer negotiations, including the ability to balance customer experience, business priorities, and legal risk in a cross-cultural environment
Nice to have:
Experience advising on technology transactions (e.g., cloud services, software licensing, SaaS, professional services, strategic partnerships, and/or AI solutions)
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a large, matrixed, multinational organization and to lead through influence with diverse stakeholders across multiple countries
experience managing localization and jurisdiction-specific contracting considerations is a plus
Demonstrated negotiation and drafting skills, with a track record of closing complex, high-value commercial agreements and managing escalations
Executive presence and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to advise and influence senior leaders and coach others