Overview
A growing legal team is seeking a Commercial Counsel to focus on commercial contracts and process improvements within a fast-paced, expanding organization. This role primarily involves negotiating customer-facing commercial agreements and providing legal support across the business to enable revenue teams to close deals efficiently and responsibly.
Location: Remote (Pacific Time or Mountain Time preferred)
Responsibilities
- Negotiate, draft, and review commercial agreements including customer AI SaaS master service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, data processing addendums, security, and AI terms
- Collaborate with sales and business teams to gather internal feedback and determine optimal approaches to contract requests
- Ensure contract terms comply with data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, UK privacy law, and the EU AI Act to protect customer and personal data
- Enforce organizational contract policies and procedures
- Assist in evaluating and updating company document templates
- Partner with Sales, Revenue Operations, and Deal Desk teams to resolve contracting bottlenecks and accelerate deal closure
- Identify and implement improvements to contract workflows, templates, and playbooks to increase efficiency as deal volume scales
- Support other legal projects as needed, including negotiating vendor and partner agreements
Requirements
- 3-5 years of legal experience, with at least 1-2 years focused on commercial SaaS agreements (in-house or law firm representing technology clients)
- Direct experience negotiating customer-facing agreements such as MSAs, NDAs, DPAs, and Order Forms
- Working knowledge of data privacy frameworks including GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, or equivalent
- Ability to identify issues and recommend practical, business-focused solutions balancing speed and risk management
- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Comfortable working in a high-growth, dynamic, and evolving environment
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, demonstrating perseverance, professionalism, and the ability to assertively advocate when necessary
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent degree from an accredited law school
- Active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
- Proficiency with contract management and customer tools such as Ironclad, Salesforce, DocuSign, and advanced Microsoft Word skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest or experience in privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), the EU AI Act, and emerging SaaS product topics
Compensation & Benefits
- Flexible time off
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees and their dependents
- Parental leave program including options for a paid night nurse and gradual return to work
- Infertility and assisted reproductive services benefits
- Employee referral bonuses
- Office snacks, beverages, and social events
- Diversity and inclusion programs supporting various employee resource groups
Equal Opportunity Statement
The organization is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. The employer values diverse backgrounds and experiences and encourages applicants from historically marginalized groups to apply, even if they do not meet every listed requirement.