Counsel, Commercial Transactions (Remote)

Overview

A legal team within the Law and Regulation department is seeking a transactional attorney to support a diverse portfolio of strategic and commercial transactions. This role is ideal for a motivated attorney with transactional law experience who wants to support growing business needs while collaborating closely with in-house counsel and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, particularly those involving procurement of technology and service arrangements.
• Provide real-time, business-focused legal advice on commercial contracts, including SaaS and other technology agreements, digital marketing, and contract amendments.
• Support senior counsel on third-party risk management initiatives.
• Identify potential issues related to data, privacy, and intellectual property and collaborate with internal subject matter experts.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Risk and Compliance, Privacy, Security, IT, HR, and Legal to solve problems and complete transactions.
• Anticipate legal concerns and provide creative problem-solving in a dynamic business environment.
• Contribute to the development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.
• This is a remote role with travel required. Preferred home office locations include Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing.
• Minimum of 5 years of legal experience, ideally in a law firm or in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization.
• Strong expertise in commercial contracts, corporate transactions, technology agreements, or marketing/vendor relationships.
• Familiarity with privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, data governance, cybersecurity, and/or highly regulated industries is a plus.
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across affiliated entities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position does not have supervisory duties.

Skills

• Advertising Technologies
• Business Agreements
• Contract Agreements
• Digital Advertising
• Legal Advisory and Consulting
• Legal Negotiations
• SaaS Agreements
• Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Strategic Collaborations
• Transactional Law

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $120,000 to $190,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.
• Background investigation required for candidates offered the position.
• Comprehensive technology setup provided, including laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse.
• Employees eligible to work from home receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset internet costs.
• Remote work requires a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, appropriate desk and seating, and reliable internet with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Location

• Remote within the U.S., with preferred home office locations in Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ.

Additional Information

• The employer generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
• Equal employment opportunity policies prohibit discrimination based on ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (including traits historically associated with race), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation.
• Compliance with applicable state laws regarding veteran status and fair chance hiring ordinances is maintained.