Anna Kucharska
Warsaw
Summary
Commercial lawyer with over 8 years of experience in international in-house legal teams, specializing in cross-border technology contracts with a focus on negotiation and compliance with regulatory standards (BaFin, DORA). Recognized for effective communication to stakeholders across various divisions and problem-solving abilities. Currently, in addition to my contract advisory role, I am on a secondment in our AI legal team, tackling AI governance in the bank. AIGP certificate holder.
Overview
1
1
Certification
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Legal Counsel. Contracting & Technology. Associate Director
UBS
Warsaw
10.2022 - Current
- Member of the Corporate Services Team within the Contracting & Technology Division at a global investment bank’s shared service center, responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements with third parties, including master service agreements, statements of work, software license agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, as well as other sourcing, IT, and technology-related contracts.
- Collaborate daily with the Procurement function to ensure alignment and smooth contract execution.
- Provide legal support on diverse matters including outsourcing, cloud computing, emerging technologies, third-party risk management, and the integration of AI tools within the legal department (Harvey, Agiloft).
- Work closely with colleagues across multiple regions, functions, and time zones on compliance and regulatory projects.
- Since May 2026, on a part-time internal mobility assingment within AI Legal team, expanding my skillset on AI governance and advisory.
(Senior) Contracts Specialist
MicroStrategy
Warsaw
08.2018 - 09.2022
- Member of the Contracts Hub, a shared service team of multilingual legal professionals streamlining commercial licensing for the business line.
- Collaborate daily with the Sales organization, including Revenue Recognition, to support deals and strategic initiatives.
- Negotiate software, cloud, consulting, and various other agreements.
- Primary focus on the DACH region.
- US-based software company delivering BI solutions that transform organizations into intelligent enterprises through data-driven innovation.
Junior Lawyer
Rödl & Partner
Warsaw
02.2018 - 07.2018
- Providing support to the senior lawyers in the following areas of law: corporate law, labor law, data protection law.
- Implementation of GDPR for corporate clients.
Business Lawyer
Trusted Shops
Köln
05.2015 - 01.2018
- Legal audit of Internet domains at following markets: DACH, UK, EU, PL. Focus on Data Protection, Consumer Law.
- Market Owner Poland: adjusting audit practice to the new legal requirements.
Legal Trainee
Intellectual Property Law Office, Arkadiusz Michalak
Warsaw
06.2013 - 07.2013
- Drafting contracts in trademark, copyright and patent law.
- Conducting work on IP Quarterly issued by the Hugo Grotius Intellectual Property Law Centre in Warsaw.
Education
Postgraduate Course - Law of new technologies
Kozminski University
Warsaw, Poland2020
LL.M. - German law
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany2015
Master of Arts - Law
Jagiellonian University
Kraków, Poland2014
Skills
- Contract negotiation
- Legal compliance
- Risk management
- Regulatory analysis
- Software licensing
- Cloud computing
- AI governance
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Cross-functional teamwork
Certification
- ITIL 4 Foundations, Logical Operations, 2026-05
- Cybersecurity Compliance Framework, Standards & Regulations, IBM, 2026-04
- Cloud Computing Law: Data Protection and Cybersecurity, Queen Mary University of London, 2026-02
- Cloud Computing Law: Transactions, Queen Mary University of London, 2026-02
- Introduction to Cybersecurity Essentials, IBM, 2026-02
- AIGP: Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional, IAPP, 2026-01
- Introduction to Cloud Computing, IBM, 2025-10
Languages
Polish
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
German
Proficient
C2
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-kucharska-157b50122/
Timeline
Legal Counsel. Contracting & Technology. Associate Director
UBS
10.2022 - Current
(Senior) Contracts Specialist
MicroStrategy
08.2018 - 09.2022
Junior Lawyer
Rödl & Partner
02.2018 - 07.2018
Business Lawyer
Trusted Shops
05.2015 - 01.2018
Legal Trainee
Intellectual Property Law Office, Arkadiusz Michalak
06.2013 - 07.2013
Postgraduate Course - Law of new technologies
Kozminski University
LL.M. - German law
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Master of Arts - Law
Jagiellonian University