Commercial Contract Lawyer

Overview

This role supports a growing software portfolio across multiple portfolio companies in separate vertical markets. The organization is seeking a senior commercial contracts lawyer to own the contracts function across the portfolio. This is a high-volume, hands-on position with minimal supervision, working independently while improving processes alongside Senior Legal Counsel.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5
Number of Openings Available: 1
Worker Type: Regular
Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial contract negotiations end-to-end across SaaS agreements, MSAs, NDAs, payment processing, referral/reseller, and professional services arrangements
• Contribute to improving templates, playbooks, and contracting processes
• Apply and maintain legal playbooks to ensure consistent, defensible positions across the portfolio
• Redline and negotiate directly with counterparties and their counsel
• Identify and escalate material legal or risk issues with clear recommendations (not just flagging)
• Advise internal commercial teams on contract risk in plain language

Requirements

• 4+ years of commercial contracts experience, with meaningful in-house or high-volume contracting time
• Proven ability to negotiate independently with sophisticated counterparties
• Strong judgment to know when to hold a position, when to move, and when to escalate
• Comfort working across multiple deal types, businesses, and industries concurrently
• Familiarity with SaaS business models and software agreement risk
• Experience building and following structured legal frameworks (playbooks, escalation protocols)

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-jurisdiction experience (Canada, US, UK, Australia) is an asset

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and benefits details were not provided.

Location

Remote