Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role is responsible for establishing and scaling the organization’s in-house legal function, with a primary focus on commercial contracting. You will partner closely with the go-to-market (GTM) team to negotiate enterprise agreements, while increasingly serving as the internal point of contact for legal questions across the business.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial contracting end-to-end, including:
  • MSAs
  • Order Forms
  • DPAs
  • NDAs
  • Vendor and partnership agreements
• Partner with GTM to drive complex enterprise deals to completion while balancing risk, speed, and commercial needs
• Build templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations to support scaling
• Support broader legal matters across areas including privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes (with specialist support as needed)
• Increase ownership of the legal function as the organization grows

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
• Strong legal and commercial judgment, including knowing what to address vs. escalate
• Ability to clearly communicate complex legal issues and provide practical, actionable recommendations
• Comfort presenting with customers and representing the organization in negotiations, including building trust with customer legal and procurement teams and working through difficult issues without unnecessary friction
• Thrives with ownership and ambiguity, with a preference for building systems rather than relying on established processes
• Excited to use 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

• Unlimited PTO
• Minimum 20-day vacation policy
• Flexible schedule expected to align with productivity and accommodate priorities outside of work

Location

United States (active US bar license required)