Associate General Counsel - Global Commercial Lead

Overview

A partner organization is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Global Commercial Lead based in the United States. This senior legal leadership role involves shaping and scaling global commercial legal strategy for a fast-growing, internationally operating technology company. The position requires collaboration across legal, sales, product, and finance teams to enable rapid enterprise growth while managing risk in complex commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the global commercial legal function, managing commercial contracting strategy across North America, EMEA, and APAC to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Define and implement commercial risk frameworks and negotiation standards that support enterprise growth with strong governance and compliance.
• Advise Sales, Finance, Product, Security, and executive leadership on complex enterprise agreements and cross-border transactions.
• Build and develop a high-performing legal team, enhancing leadership depth, operational independence, and succession planning.
• Design and implement modern legal operations using AI, automation, and data-driven KPIs to improve contract lifecycle management and workflow efficiency.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to support product launches, international expansion, and regulatory compliance while maintaining scalable legal structures.
• Translate company strategy into actionable legal priorities that accelerate business velocity.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of legal experience, including significant in-house leadership within technology, SaaS, or high-growth global organizations.
• Qualified lawyer in US, UK, or EU jurisdictions with expertise in commercial law and enterprise contracting.
• Proven experience leading or scaling a commercial legal function in multinational or rapidly expanding businesses.
• Expertise negotiating complex, cross-border enterprise agreements in regulated or high-stakes industries.
• Strong ability to partner with executive stakeholders and influence business strategy through legal guidance and risk management.
• Experience building or modernizing legal operations, ideally incorporating AI, automation, or legal technology.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a track record of mentoring high-performing legal teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills balancing legal rigor with commercial speed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary with location-based compensation tiers and equity participation.
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Equity stock options and retirement savings plans.
• Flexible paid time off policy, paid public holidays, and generous parental leave.
• Employee assistance programs and additional wellbeing and caregiver support benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a globally distributed, high-growth technology environment.
• High-impact leadership role influencing global legal strategy, operations, and business enablement.

Location

• United States