Commercial Legal Counsel - Singapore

About Mistral Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

Summary    We are looking for an experienced Commercial Counsel to join us as APAC Commercial legal counsel (based in Singapore) . This role will report to our Director of Legal APAC and work closely with our business teams in APAC to support our growth in the region.   You will partner the sales teams as well as other stakeholders to structure, draft, negotiate and close agreements with customers, partners and suppliers. You will work in a team-first environment collaboratively with other members of the Legal team and internal stakeholders.   You are an experienced legal professional who regularly supports public sector and complex enterprise technology deals. You are a skilled commercial contracts negotiator, client-oriented and willing to go the extra mile. You are quick on the uptake, have keen judgement and attention to detail.   You are passionate about working on sophisticated contracts and enjoy delving into and understanding business drivers, complex technology and legal issues. You are comfortable with and accustomed to accommodate working with cross-functional teams in various time-zones.

Structure, draft, negotiate and provide strategic advice on a wide range of commercial contracts, including master services agreements, data protection agreements, complex partnership agreements, reseller agreements, professional services agreements. The scope will involve supporting tenders and RFPs. Actively involved in and effectively collaborate with sales representatives, deployment strategists, applied AI engineers, data scientists, infosec, government affairs, marketing, communications and finance to support commercial success and ensure legal and regulatory compliance in APAC.  Ownership and accountability to the team to deliver meaningful results, define priorities and manage clients amidst changing deadlines and demands. Stay updated on and ensure compliance with the latest AI-related legal and regulatory developments in APAC, and provide awareness and guidance to the organization on potential risks and opportunities. Proactively identify areas for improvement and deliver customised training and support to the regional team on legal and compliance matters related to AI and our business. Enable and equip one another with on-the-job coaching, sharing best practices and feedback to better support and grow the business as a team.  Provide general legal support as needed (e.g., labor law, corporate matters, data privacy, procurement agreements and other contracts).  Contribute towards operational excellence and pragmatic process improvement to support the growing business. You don’t hesitate to go the extra mile to support the team and the business and a strong desire to do the right thing and uphold professional conduct, integrity and ethics.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or above (LLB, LLM, Juris Doctor preferred) from an accredited law school; admitted to practice law in Singapore.

10+ years of relevant legal experience, including negotiating complex technology transactions (AI-focused or related fields preferred), with at least 5 years in-house at technology companies covering APAC. Public sector contract negotiation required. International Exposure: APAC experience preferred; proficiency