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. The position involves leading a respected legal community known as Contract Nerds, which serves thousands of legal professionals as a hub for learning and connection. The role combines community leadership with active participation in commercial contracting, partnering with commercial acceleration and contracting teams to transform and accelerate contracting processes.

This is an individual contributor position reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel - Commercial, Growth & Trust. The role is remote, with no frequent office presence required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary personality and ambassador for the Contract Nerds community.
• Host monthly accredited CLE webinars, including sourcing speakers, developing content, managing preparation, and leading sessions when necessary.
• Lead live community events and represent the brand on social media platforms, maintaining a high-visibility presence.
• Post engaging content to promote events and reinforce the community as a premier destination for legal and contracting professionals.
• Leverage professional networks to recruit guest authors and expert speakers, ensuring 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 support.
• Support the Go-To-Market team by driving deal velocity and transforming contracting processes for MSAs, order forms, statements of work, partnership agreements, NDAs, and other agreements.
• Strengthen and optimize contracting processes using AI, designing smart workflows, playbooks, templates, and collateral.
• Lead efforts to modernize in-house legal work in the era of AI.

Requirements

• Minimum 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 community founders and legal experts to preserve authentic community voice while expanding reach.
• Proven ability to create exclusive content that serves as a central hub for industry professionals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dynamic and authentic public speaking skills capable of simplifying 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 modern legal practice tools.
• 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 including earned time off and paid company holidays.
• Paid Parental Leave up to six months following birth, adoption, or foster care placement.
• Full health benefits plans with options for employer-paid coverage from day one.
• Retirement plans with potential employer contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities including coaching, online courses, and education reimbursements.
• Compassionate care leave for life-changing events.

Location

This is a remote position. Employees are not required to be 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 employer is committed to building a diverse team and provides equal employment opportunities without discrimination based on legally protected categories.