Senior Commercial Counsel - Procurement Lead

Overview

This role is for a Senior Commercial Counsel to join a global commercial legal team with a primary focus on procurement-related deals, processes, and relationships. Reporting to the Head of Global Commercial Legal, this leadership position supports the organization's global procurement strategy and collaborates with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate is an experienced in-house commercial attorney with a client-first mindset, skilled in working closely with procurement teams to innovate and leverage technology for efficiency. The role involves drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a high volume of complex commercial contracts with business partners, vendors, and customers worldwide. The candidate should be a team player and mentor, partnering with procurement, finance, product, and other business teams to deliver scalable commercial legal solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build strong working relationships with business teams, especially procurement, finance, and product.
• Engage directly in complex deals and collaborate with various teams to implement company initiatives.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of commercial legal support.
• Partner with Legal Operations to enhance process automation, legal technology, and other efficiencies.
• Act as a trusted leader, problem solver, and innovator for key stakeholders across the organization.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years as a practicing commercial attorney with substantive experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, technology, equipment, and marketing agreements.
• Experience partnering with globally distributed in-house business teams, particularly procurement teams, at a SaaS company handling a high volume of complex commercial transactions.
• Process and tool-focused innovator who drives performance and efficiencies while building trusted relationships and empowering business partners.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, simple guidance and collaborate effectively across all company levels.
• Passion for client service and efficiency.
• Familiarity with procurement legal systems and tools, with experience developing or enhancing legal procurement processes and procedures.
• High integrity, strong ethics, and a composed demeanor.
• J.D. with strong academic credentials and a demonstrated record of success as a lawyer.
• Member in good standing of the bar and, if applicable, in-house counsel registration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven close partnership and embedding with procurement teams in day-to-day procurement deal work and operations.
• Direct experience implementing new procurement tooling and processes to drive efficiencies and empower self-service within procurement teams.
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple types of cross-functional commercial matters, including customer-facing agreements, M&A integration and support, and commercial disputes.

Compensation & Benefits

• US Zone 1: This role is not available.
• US Zone 2: $220,000—$297,600 USD annually.
• US Zone 3: $195,500—$264,500 USD annually.

The salary ranges represent expected annual salary or on-target earnings (OTE) for sales roles only. Salary is one component of the total rewards package, which also includes eligibility for corporate bonus programs or sales incentives and stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Starting pay considers job level, location, skillset, and peer compensation, with most offers between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

US Zone locations are determined by the employee's remote work zip code:

• Zone 1: San Francisco, New York City, Seattle metros.
• Zone 2: Various metropolitan areas including parts of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
• Zone 3: All other US locations.

Location

This is a remote role hiring in Zones 2 and 3 as defined above. The position requires approximately 5-10% travel annually for offsites and team gatherings.

Additional Information

The legal team supports the organization by navigating complex challenges at the intersection of technology and law, ensuring compliance and integrity while enabling innovation. The team handles governance, risk and compliance, public policy, and other legal matters to protect users, the platform, and the business.

The organization operates a Virtual First work model emphasizing flexibility, autonomy, and connection, with remote work as the primary experience complemented by regular in-person team events.

Candidates should be prepared to discuss any accommodation needs during the interview process.