Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role sits on the Legal team as Commercial Counsel, supporting a variety of customer, procurement, and other commercial contracting needs. You will serve as a trusted legal partner to cross-functional teams, build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, and help shape scalable commercial legal infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial contracting efforts on both the sell-side and buy-side by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements including:
  • MSAs
  • DPAs
  • NDAs
  • vendor agreements
• Partner closely with Sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams, providing clear, solution-oriented legal guidance to help accelerate business objectives.
• Support partner and reseller-related agreements, including:
  • reseller or channel relationships
  • marketplace arrangements
  • strategic collaborations
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of contract templates, negotiation guidelines, and scalable contracting processes.
• Identify and appropriately escalate legal risks while supporting business momentum.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in the U.S.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with a minimum of 4 years in-house experience at a high-growth B2B SaaS company.
• Strong track record drafting and negotiating vendor, procurement, and technology agreements.
• Solid understanding of common commercial deal structures, including:
  • SaaS subscriptions
  • professional services
  • data processing terms
  • SLA frameworks
• Experience with contract management systems (Ironclad preferred).
• Experience with AI-powered contract tools.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset and drive to solve emerging challenges in an evolving environment.
• Passion for tackling complex challenges on a small Legal team and willingness to wear multiple hats.

Preferred Qualifications

• Privacy experience

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified.

Location

Not specified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available. If you need an accommodation, request it through the recruiter so assistance can be provided.