Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role is responsible for building and owning key commercial legal functions in support of enterprise growth, including end-to-end management of contracting workflows and the creation of scalable legal templates, playbooks, and processes. As the first in-house legal hire, you will partner closely with the GTM team and increasingly serve as the primary internal resource for legal questions.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial contracting end-to-end, including:
  • Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
  • Order Forms
  • Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Vendor and partnership agreements
• Partner with GTM to negotiate and complete complex enterprise deals while balancing risk, speed, and commercial realities
• Build and maintain templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations to support scale
• Support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes; bring in specialists when needed
• Take increasing ownership of the legal function as the organization grows
• Draft, redline, negotiate, and advise the business on legal issues; work hands-on rather than primarily managing outside counsel

Requirements

• 4–8 years of legal experience, ideally combining strong law firm training with in-house experience at a high-growth technology company, with a focus on commercial contracting
• JD from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in the US
• Significant experience independently negotiating complex enterprise technology, SaaS, and data agreements
• Excellent legal and commercial judgment, including knowing what matters, what does not, and when to escalate
• Ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly with practical, actionable recommendations
• Comfortable representing the organization in front of customers and negotiating with customer legal and procurement teams
• Ability to thrive with ownership and ambiguity and to build systems rather than waiting for established processes
• Interest in using AI and automation to build a modern legal function

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with privacy/data/product counseling
• Experience with legal ops and automation
• Experience handling broader matters across employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, and IP

Compensation & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Minimum 20-day vacation policy

Location

• United States