Senior Strategic Commercial Counsel and Contract Nerds Lead

Overview

This role is for a seasoned commercial attorney with a passion for mentoring, community building, and sharing knowledge. It combines leadership of a respected legal community with active participation in commercial contracting. The position involves serving as the primary face and voice for a prominent legal community, hosting webinars, managing expert contributors, and representing the brand at industry events and on social media. Additionally, the role supports the commercial acceleration and contracting teams to transform and accelerate contracting processes.

This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Commercial, Growth & Trust.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary personality and ambassador for the legal community.
• Host monthly accredited CLE webinars, including sourcing speakers, developing content, managing preparation, and leading sessions if needed.
• Lead live community events and maintain a high-visibility presence on LinkedIn.
• Post engaging content to promote events and reinforce the community as a premier destination for legal and contracting professionals.
• Recruit top-tier guest authors and expert speakers to maintain aspirational and practical content.
• Collaborate to evolve community strategy and mentor future leaders as the community grows.
• Oversee operations and strategic direction of the program internally and externally, coordinating with marketing, webinar, event planning, and social media teams.
• Drive deal velocity by transforming contracting processes for MSAs, order forms, statements of work, partnership agreements, NDAs, and other agreements.
• Strengthen and optimize contracting processes using AI, designing workflows, playbooks, templates, and go-to-market collateral.
• Lead efforts to modernize in-house legal work in the era of AI.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a commercial attorney, with significant in-house experience.
• Deep understanding of the day-to-day pressures faced by legal professionals.
• Strong public speaking skills with the ability to engage and maintain audience trust.
• Experience working with legal community founders and experts to preserve authentic voice while expanding reach.
• Proven ability to create exclusive content that serves as a key resource for industry professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dynamic and authentic public speaking skills, able to simplify complex legal concepts.
• Extensive legal network and understanding of personal branding.
• Ability to influence and recruit experts into the community ecosystem.
• Creativity in content creation, branding, and communication.
• Strong storytelling skills and a drive to achieve innovative milestones.
• Passion for building and growing community operations programs with leadership and execution capabilities.
• Comfortable with facilitation, collaboration, and operational oversight.
• Technical fluency and curiosity about AI-powered legal technology.
• Early adopter and advocate for tools that modernize legal practice.
• Familiarity with Mailchimp, Canva, LinkedIn, and Google Suite.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary Ranges (Base Salary)

• California: $157,500 - $254,350
• Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota: $151,200 - $213,600
• Washington, Maryland, New Jersey, New York (including NYC metro): $151,200 - $222,450
• Washington DC: $157,500 - $222,450
• Ohio: $131,900 - $186,275

Additional Compensation

• Bonus: Eligible for company bonus plan based on performance.
• Stock: Eligible to receive Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Benefits

• Paid time off and company holidays based on region.
• Paid parental leave up to six months.
• Full health benefits plans with options for employer-paid coverage.
• Retirement plans with potential employer contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities including coaching and education reimbursements.
• Compassionate care leave for life-changing events.

Location

This is a remote position. The employee is not required to be in or near an office frequently and will work from a designated remote location.

Additional Information

• Work authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• This position is not eligible for employment in Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Equal Opportunity

The organization is committed to building a diverse team where all employees feel a sense of belonging and can thrive. Hiring decisions are based on experience, skill, aptitude, and a positive approach. Discrimination based on legally protected categories is not tolerated.