Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role is responsible for building and owning the organization’s commercial contracting practice as the first dedicated in-house Commercial Counsel. You will partner closely with the go-to-market team to negotiate agreements with enterprise customers and increasingly serve as the primary point of contact for legal questions across the business.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial contracting end-to-end, including:
  • Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
  • Order Forms
  • Data Processing Addendums (DPAs)
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
  • Vendor and partnership agreements
• Partner with go-to-market to drive complex enterprise deals to completion while balancing risk, speed, and commercial realities
• Build and maintain templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations to support scaling
• Support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes; engage outside specialists when needed
• Take increasing ownership of the organization’s legal function as it grows
• Draft, redline, negotiate, advise the business, and build legal processes and systems hands-on

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
• J.D. 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 doesn’t, and when to escalate
• Ability to clearly communicate complex legal issues and provide practical, actionable recommendations
• Comfortable representing the organization with customers, building trust with customer legal and procurement teams, and working through difficult issues without unnecessary friction
• Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy building systems rather than relying on established processes
• Excited to apply AI and automation to build a modern legal function

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation Range: $175K - $250K
• Unlimited PTO
• Minimum 20-day vacation policy
• Encouraged time off with flexibility to accommodate priorities outside of work

Location

Not specified