Corporate Counsel
Smartsheet
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Practise the Corporate Counsel at Smartsheet interview free →For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day.
Smartsheet is seeking a talented, business-minded Corporate Counsel to join our collaborative global legal team. In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor supporting our Go-To-Market (GTM) and People functions, alongside broader corporate and operational initiatives.
This is an exciting opportunity for an agile practitioner with strong commercial SaaS experience and generalist capabilities to drive business growth while safeguarding the company across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
This position reports to the Senior Director of Legal and is remote eligible. This is a permanent full-time opportunity and based in Sydney.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Negotiate, draft, and review commercial agreements concerning online subscription software, data privacy and processing, intellectual property use, and professional services.
- Work with the global Legal and People teams on employment law matters.
- Provide strategic and practical legal advice on corporate governance and other legal projects as business needs evolve.
- Collaborate with all members of the legal team across international office locations, including attorney and non-attorney personnel.
- Identify legal risks and issues, offering practical, commercially appropriate solutions to manage and mitigate them effectively.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of document templates, alternate language playbooks, and internal resource documents.
- Deliver training and guidance to employees on legal issues, best practices, and company policies.
- Support general business operations by responding to requests for assistance from non-sales personnel as needed.
- Complete special projects as requested.
- Other duties as required
Requirements:
- Admitted to practise in an Australian jurisdiction, with a current or readily obtainable practising certificate.
- 5+ years post-qualification experience, ideally featuring a mix of private practice and in-house experience.
- 5+ years of experience drafting and negotiating technology contracts such as software licenses, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, software development agreements, and IT professional services agreements.
- Experience working directly with sales representatives and advising business teams on issues relevant to customer contracts.
- Substantive experience handling employment matters.
- Ability to analyse problems and recommend practical solutions that balance legal and business risks.
- Skilled at developing strong working relationships with other business units despite competing priorities and interests.
- Aptitude and disposition to uphold company’s business standards and risk tolerance.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, business judgment, and strategic thinking.
- Flexible with a service-oriented mentality.
- Persistent attention to detail.
- Able to operate in a fast-paced environment that places a high premium on excellence, execution, and teamwork.
- Ability to monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to Smartsheet.
- In-house legal department experience at a cloud software company preferred.
- Experience working across Asia Pacific and Japan is preferred.
Get to Know Us:
At Smartsheet, your ideas are heard, your potential is supported, and your contributions have real impact. You’ll have the freedom to explore, push boundaries, and grow beyond your role. We welcome diverse perspectives and nontraditional paths—because we know that impact comes from individuals who care deeply and challenge thoughtfully. When you’re doing work that stretches you, excites you, and connects you to something bigger, that’s magic at work. Let’s build what’s next, together.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Smartsheet is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment with the best employees. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable laws in the US, UK, Australia, Germany, Costa Rica, Japan, Bulgaria, India, and Singapore. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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