Commercial & Product Counsel

Overview

A growing nonprofit fundraising and CRM platform is seeking a Commercial & Product Counsel to lead the commercial contracting function and serve as a trusted legal partner across the organization. This role involves managing vendor agreements, customer contracts, partnership deals, and product-related legal questions with autonomy and speed. The position offers the opportunity to build contracting playbooks, templates, and workflows, and to leverage modern legal technology including AI-powered contract review.

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracting

• Lead negotiation, redlining, and closing of inbound vendor agreements including SaaS, data processing agreements, NDAs, professional services, and licensing contracts.
• Own outbound customer and sales contracts, including enterprise customer terms and service agreements.
• Develop and maintain contracting infrastructure such as templates, playbooks, fallback language, and self-serve tools to reduce legal bottlenecks.
• Implement and optimize AI-powered legal workflows for contract review, clause analysis, and negotiation support.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle including intake, execution, obligation tracking, and renewals.

Partnerships

• Support strategic partnership agreements including payment processor relationships, platform integrations, and channel partnerships.
• Draft and negotiate ancillary partnership documents, amendments, and operational terms.

Product Counseling & Compliance Support

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to product teams, identifying legal risks in product specifications and advising on compliance-by-design.
• Assist with regulatory filings, licensing, privacy compliance, and consumer protection issues.
• Review marketing materials, competitive positioning, and customer-facing disclosures for legal risk.

Corporate & General Support

• Assist with corporate governance, equity matters, and board-level projects.
• Support claims, demand letters, and escalated customer disputes.
• Contribute to legal team development by building scalable processes and documentation.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5–7 years of legal experience, including significant in-house experience at a growth-stage fintech company; experience in payments or fundraising platforms preferred.
• Extensive experience in high-volume commercial contracting.
• Proven ability to build contracting systems and infrastructure.
• Strong product counseling skills in a high-growth technology environment.
• Practical experience using legal technology and AI tools for contract review and legal workflows.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $170,000 – $185,000, with equity offers.
• Remote work from one of several hubs including Austin, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Nashville.
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision) fully covered for employees; dependent coverage with 50% premium coverage.
• Access to mental health support through TalkSpace.
• 3% 401(k) match.
• Flexible PTO policy with uncapped vacation days and company-recognized holidays.
• Annual wellness week with company closure for rest and recharge.
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and leave planning support.
• Family care support including company-paid membership and care credits for childcare, senior care, pet care, and household support.
• Home office stipend for technology and equipment.
• Monthly coworking stipend.
• Charitable giving program allowing donations to verified nonprofits.
• Professional development reimbursement opportunities.

Location

Remote work with hubs in multiple U.S. cities including Austin, Denver, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, and Nashville.