Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial

Overview

An organization is seeking an exceptional commercial attorney to join their legal team and lead complex commercial transactions and strategic partnerships. This role involves shaping intricate commercial structures and driving business development initiatives in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. The position is full-time and remote within the United States.

Responsibilities

• Independently draft and negotiate enterprise-level business development and commercial contracts, including SaaS subscriptions, API and data feed integrations, software development agreements, and content licenses, with a strong focus on privacy and intellectual property.
• Architect and negotiate innovative AI licensing agreements, managing data flow, security, and control within large language models (LLMs) and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) frameworks.
• Provide strategic commercial counsel by aligning legal solutions with broader business goals, leveraging deep understanding of revenue models and pricing structures.
• Balance speed and risk effectively to advance company objectives, making practical recommendations to internal stakeholders including account executives and C-suite executives.
• Proactively manage deals by researching counterparties, anticipating issues, and driving projects forward without requiring detailed instructions.
• Demonstrate high accountability and ownership, overcoming obstacles resourcefully and elevating contributions as needed.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Finance, Security, and Engineering teams to understand product functionality and allocate risk intelligently.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active state bar membership in good standing.
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience, preferably including in-house counsel experience, with a proven track record in complex technology transactions and business development.
• Extensive knowledge of SaaS contract law, intellectual property law, and privacy and regulatory frameworks such as TCPA, CCPA, CAN-SPAM, CIPA, HIPAA, and PCI.
• Technical fluency in network architecture, APIs, MCP servers, data feeds, applications, databases, clients, firewalls, and data wiping protocols to translate technical details into contract terms and risk assessments.
• Demonstrated negotiation skills with experience actively negotiating complex agreements, developing creative fallback positions, and resolving issues independently.
• Strong work ethic and team player mentality with experience working cross-functionally across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to balance efficiency and practical risk management, understanding when 90% certainty is sufficient to move deals forward.
• High level of ownership and accountability without ego, with a commitment to supporting the business and user base.
• Genuine passion for legal and technology fields, including staying current on emerging AI trends and privacy developments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a startup-like environment within a larger organization.
• Proven ability to operate effectively with minimal oversight in ambiguous situations.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary range: $153,000 - $287,000.
• Potential eligibility for bonuses and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
• Full medical, vision, and dental coverage effective from the first day.
• 15 days of paid time off (PTO) starting at hire, increasing after 2+ years of tenure.
• 12 paid holidays plus one floating holiday.
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave.
• Monthly wellness subsidy.
• Work-from-home reimbursement.
• Flexible spending account options.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan.
• Employee stock purchase plan.

Location

• This is a full-time remote position based in the United States.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. They comply with applicable laws regarding criminal background checks and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during the application process.