Associate General Counsel - Global Commercial Lead

Overview

This remote role is for an Associate General Counsel, Global Commercial Lead. You will lead and scale the global commercial legal function at a pivotal moment in growth, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. Responsibilities include establishing global standards for commercial risk, enabling enterprise expansion and international growth, and supporting AI-driven product innovation.

Responsibilities

Global Commercial Strategy & Execution

• Own and scale the global commercial legal function across North America, EMEA, and APAC.
• Establish clear commercial risk standards and negotiation frameworks that balance enterprise growth with disciplined governance.
• Serve as the final decision authority on commercial risk within defined thresholds, partnering with the CLO on enterprise-level matters.
• Support complex enterprise transactions across regulated industries and international markets.

Department Leadership & Scale

• Build and develop a high-performing, multi-jurisdictional team across commercial, privacy, and procurement legal support.
• Scale leadership capability within the function, creating succession depth and operational independence.
• Design the legal operating model for international expansion and product growth.

Legal Operations & AI-Enabled Modernization

• Architect an AI-first legal operations strategy that responsibly leverages AI to improve contract review, knowledge management, and workflow automation.
• Embed data-driven decision making by establishing measurable KPIs for contract cycle time, risk trends, and negotiation performance.
• Apply first-principles problem solving to eliminate legacy complexity and redesign commercial workflows for scale.

Cross-Functional Executive Partnership

• Partner with Sales, GTM, Finance, Security, and Product leadership to accelerate deal velocity without compromising integrity.
• Guide the organization through product launches, regulatory evolution, and global expansion with change agility and operational clarity.
• Translate company strategy into department-level priorities, systems, and measurable outcomes.
• Multiply the function’s long-term impact through talent development and scalable systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• UK/EU or US qualified lawyer.
• 12+ years of legal experience, including significant in-house leadership experience in technology or SaaS environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading a commercial legal function or major sub-function at scale.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex, cross-border enterprise agreements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, defense, public sector).
• Experience building global legal infrastructure in high-growth or international expansion environments.
• Experience implementing legal technology and AI-enabled workflow tools.
• Experience managing external counsel budgets and vendor risk governance frameworks.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation Bands

UK

• London: £175,000 to £195,000 + equity

USA

• Tier A (San Francisco Bay Area): $280,000 to $320,000 + equity
• Tier B: (Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, Boston): $250,000 to $285,000 + equity
• Tier C: n/a

Job Benefits

• Health (medical, vision, dental), life, and disability insurance*
• Equity stock options
• Retirement plans
• Paid public holidays and unlimited PTO
• Paid maternity and parental leave
• Leaves of absence (including caregiver leave and leave under CO's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eligibility may differ by country

Location

Remote role targeted for candidates within ~50 miles of:

• London, UK
• Seattle, San Francisco Bay Area, Austin, Washington DC, or Boston, USA

Additional Information

• Visa/work permit sponsorship is not available.
• Employment is contingent on a background check.
• For certain roles outside the United States, India, the U.K., and the Netherlands, the organization partners with an Employer of Record (EOR).
• Equal opportunity employer.
• For US based roles only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position.