Legal Counsel

About This Role

This role involves supporting Moodle's global operations as a commercially minded Legal Counsel, reporting to the General Counsel. The position focuses on drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on privacy and intellectual property matters, and navigating a complex multi-jurisdictional legal landscape.

Responsibilities

• Review and draft a broad range of commercial contracts, software licence agreements, NDAs, and website terms
• Advise on data privacy obligations with a focus on GDPR, and act as point of contact for our external DPO on EU time zone
• Support M&A activities including due diligence and drafting of share and asset acquisition agreements
• Manage and maintain IP and trademark registrations (including Madrid-based and USPTO) in coordination with WIPO
• Monitor contract compliance and maintain records in the CRM and Google Drive
• Assist the General Counsel with ad hoc legal research across multiple jurisdictions
• Keep across developments in cybersecurity law affecting software development and sale
• Be a sounding board for the General Counsel before escalating to external counsel

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Legal Officer or Contracts Officer, with a strong track record in commercial contract management
• Legal qualifications obtained in Australia, or equivalent experience gained within the Australian legal system
• Hands-on in-house experience within a technology or SaaS company
• Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management systems
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate contracts across multiple jurisdictions
• Excellent communication skills and an enthusiastic, approachable style
• Ability to work flexibly across Perth and US time zones when required

Benefits

• Genuinely flexible, distributed role, working from anywhere in the world
• Fantastic range of benefits, focusing on work-life balance, wellbeing and ‘choosing your own adventure.’
• Work with a global team on a worldwide platform and make a real difference
• Part of a global community of mission-driven companies dedicated to using business as a force for good as a certified B Corp

About the Company

Moodle is on a mission to empower educators and learners worldwide with open, flexible, and innovative digital learning solutions. As the world’s most customisable and trusted open-source LMS, it partners with schools, universities, and organisations to create better learning experiences for millions. Moodle has a globally diverse team with over 280 team members in more than 25 countries around the world. It offers a growing ecosystem of products and services, including Moodle Workplace, Moodle App, MoodleCloud, and more. The engine of its ecosystem is Moodle LMS, the secure and customisable open source learning management platform used by well over 300 million learners worldwide.