Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Transactional Finance Leadership, Order-to-Cash, Procure-to-Pay, Working Capital Optimization, Finance Transformation
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Troubleshooting, Case Management, Customer Service, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Snowflake, SQL, ELT Pipelines, Data Modeling, dbt
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Boomi AtomSphere, Salesforce Integration, NetSuite, Snowflake, REST API
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Snowflake, SQL, ELT Pipelines, Data Modeling, dbt
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, Active Directory, PowerShell
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: SaaS Sales, New Logo Acquisition, Pipeline Generation, Consultative Selling, Account-Based Selling
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Capital City of Prague, Prague, Czechia · Remote OK
$405k–$675k/yr
Mid level
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Troubleshooting, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Customer Communication, Case Management
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: SEO, AI Search Optimization, PPC, Paid Social, Organic Social Media
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Microsoft O365 Administration, Azure Administration, Active Directory, TCP/IP, Windows
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: ERP Application Support, Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Analytical Skills, Customer Service
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Team Leadership, Customer Support Management, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, Process Optimization
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers. We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that m…
Skills: Troubleshooting, Problem Solving, Korean Language, Chinese Language, ERP Application Support
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Performance-based Pay, Career Development Investment, Inclusive Work Environment, Training and Support
Posted 21d ago
~40 hrs/week
Remote in Reading, England, United Kingdom
Responsibilities
Lead the legal function as a strategic partner to the CEO and CFO, overseeing commercial contracts and legal frameworks to support business growth. Manage a global team of counsels and ensure robust legal governance within a private-equity-backed SaaS environment.
Requirements
Requires a qualified lawyer with extensive experience as a General Counsel in a fast-paced, PE-backed SaaS company. Must possess strong commercial instincts, leadership experience, and expertise in global data privacy and IP management.
Full job description
Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.
We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How? By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.
We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients’ systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that’s shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it?
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Keyloop is seeking a commercially minded General Counsel to lead the Legal function and help the business operate with strong commercial judgement. Reporting to the CFO, who also holds the COO remit, the GC will work closely with the CEO and wider leadership team, acting as a trusted adviser and business partner across the organisation, with Legal seen as a strategic, visible function, closely aligned to commercial outcomes.This is a role for someone who can ensure contracts and legal frameworks not only manage risk but actively support growth, in a fast-moving, private-equity-backed global software business.
Key Responsibilities
Own commercial contracts and negotiation, ensuring customer and supplier agreements are commercially robust, consistently structured, and negotiated to both benefit and protect the business.
Lead and shape the Legal function, managing a team of counsels and continuing to develop the right operating model, with scope to shape team structure, capability, and ways of working.
Bring a global leadership mindset, building and developing talent across multiple geographies, while keeping the function close to the business and commercially aligned.
Ensure strong legal governance, clear frameworks, and a pragmatic approach to risk management across a global SaaS environment.
Strengthen investor and event readiness, ensuring documentation, contracts, and corporate housekeeping are well positioned for future strategic opportunities and due diligence.
Build a strong working relationship with Francisco Partners and their legal leadership, engaging with the wider GC community across the Francisco Partners portfolio.
Experience & Skills
A proven General Counsel with strong commercial instincts and the credibility to operate as a trusted adviser to senior leadership in a fast-moving, PE-backed SaaS environment.
Qualified lawyer with current practising rights (e.g. Solicitor/Barrister, JD, or equivalent) in a relevant jurisdiction.
Track record negotiating and shaping customer and supplier contracts in a SaaS environment, with strong commercial judgement and an ability to balance risk versus reward practically.
Experience working in a private equity-backed business, or a similarly high-pace, high-accountability environment, with familiarity with investor expectations and governance standards.
Proven people leadership experience, building and developing high-performing legal teams, and comfortable shaping the legal operating model (business partnering, playbooks, templates, governance frameworks).
Able to build credibility quickly with the CEO, CFO/COO, ELT, and sponsor stakeholders, and to take an early, deep dive into commercial risk and contracting to identify quick wins.
Hands-on and comfortable getting into the detail of contracts, risk positions, and policy frameworks when needed, while delivering pace and quality.
Experience with data privacy and regulatory compliance (e.g. GDPR, CCPA) across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience supporting global employment/HR matters, including multi-jurisdiction workforce structures (FTEs, contractors, EORs).
Experience with IP protection and management in a technology/software business.
Experience overseeing litigation and disputes, including management of external counsel relationships and budgets.
Experience supporting due diligence, transaction readiness, and legal housekeeping, with a clear understanding of what "good" looks like in a data room.
Views legal as a scalable, business-enabling function, and is open to adopting legal tech/AI tools to improve efficiency.
Resilient, adaptable, and a confident communicator, able to challenge constructively and influence at senior levels.
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Why join us?
We’re on a journey to become market leaders in our space – and with that comes some incredible opportunities. Collaborate and learn from industry experts from all over the globe. Work with game-changing products and services. Get the training and support you need to try new things, adapt to quick changes and explore different paths. Join Keyloop and progress your career, your way.
An inclusive environment to thrive
We’re committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. One that respects all dimensions of diversity. We promote an inclusive culture within our business, and we celebrate different employees and lifestyles – not just on key days, but every day.
Be rewarded for your efforts
We believe people should be paid based on their performance so our pay and benefits reflect this and are designed to attract the very best talent. We encourage everyone in our organisation to explore opportunities which enable them to grow their career through investment in their development but equally by working in a culture which fosters support and unbridled collaboration.
Keyloop doesn’t require academic qualifications for this position. We select based on experience and potential, not credentials.
We are also an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We value diversity and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.
"At Keyloop, AI is a daily ally: We encourage and train every employee to use our AI tools to boost their creativity and productivity."
Nearly 50 years, automotive retail has run on Keyloop.
As the world's largest automotive technology company, we deliver the platforms and tools that connect retailers and OEMs across more than 90 countries.
Trusted by over 20,000 retailers and 80 OEMs worldwide, our technology powers the full retail journey, from the showroom floor to the service bay and everything in between.
When systems work as one, dealerships spend less time managing disconnected tools and more time doing what they do best: delivering experiences that keep customers coming back and businesses moving forward.
That's what Keyloop is built for. The foundation automotive retail runs on.
Offices: 35-43 Greyfriars Road, The Brick Works, Reading, England RG1 1NP, GB
Nearly 50 years, automotive retail has run on Keyloop.
As the world's largest automotive technology company, we deliver the platforms and tools that connect retailers and OEMs across more than 90 countries.
Trusted by over 20,000 retailers and 80 OEMs worldwide, our technology powers the full retail journey, from the showroom floor to the service bay and everything in between.
When systems work as one, dealerships spend less time managing disconnected tools and more time doing what they do best: delivering experiences that keep customers coming back and businesses moving forward.
That's what Keyloop is built for. The foundation automotive retail runs on.
Offices: 35-43 Greyfriars Road, The Brick Works, Reading, England RG1 1NP, GB