Commercial Attorney

Overview

This role involves serving as a Commercial Attorney responsible for accelerating business growth by designing, reviewing, and scaling global contract infrastructure. Reporting to the Head of Legal, the position acts as a strategic partner to Sales, Finance, and Information Security teams, managing the contract lifecycle from NDAs to commercial vendor and customer agreements. The focus is on protecting company interests while maintaining operational speed to close transactions efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Review, redline, and negotiate customer, vendor, and partner agreements balancing risk management with pragmatic business needs.
• Manage the legal department’s intake queue within Salesforce, establishing triage patterns and conducting initial assessments to resolve inquiries efficiently.
• Utilize and improve contract management and automation software to streamline contract reviews and reduce manual administrative tasks.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Executive leadership, and Information Security to ensure compliance approvals during transactions.
• Conduct audits of existing legal case queues and contract data to identify bottlenecks affecting sales cycles.
• Achieve autonomy over intake, triage, and standard redlining of customer NDAs and vendor agreements.
• Implement structured playbooks and workflow improvements to reduce contract-to-close times.
• Transition routine contract reviews away from executive leadership to focus on strategic initiatives.
• Build a highly automated, scalable commercial contract framework to support global expansion.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating commercial legal agreements such as customer software agreements, vendor contracts, and partner frameworks.
• Experience working with Salesforce and contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms to track workflows and improve operational clarity.
• Strong commercial judgment with pragmatic problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and project follow-through.
• Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic communication skills to build collaborative relationships across sales, finance, and client teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven history of leveraging legal automation tools to significantly reduce deal cycle times.
• Formal legal education such as a J.D., LL.M., or a Bachelor’s degree combined with robust corporate paralegal credentials.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $100,000 - $120,000 USD per year.
• Eligibility for bonus as part of the compensation package.
• Competitive benefits including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid/unpaid time off.
• Base pay may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location.
• Commitment to pay equity and transparency; no salary negotiations beyond the established range.

Location

• Remote, US: Candidates seeking flexible or remote-friendly positions are encouraged to apply.
• Remote, International: Remote work is supported with occasional travel to local international offices where applicable.

Additional Information

• The organization uses artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in recruitment and evaluation processes, including resume analysis and skill assessments. Final hiring decisions are made by human reviewers.
• Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities during the selection process upon request.

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every requirement but believe they can contribute meaningfully to the team.