Associate General Counsel

Summary

Join Lumin Digital as a business-minded lawyer specializing in complex technology transactions. You will provide legal advice and strategies, focusing on product and commercial agreements. This role involves coordinating with cross-functional teams, acting as a key advisor to senior leaders and the product team, and handling vendor and partnership agreements. Success requires expertise in commercial law, understanding of tech-forward business models, and experience leading legal strategy in high-growth environments. You will draft, review, and negotiate various agreements, collaborate with other teams to mitigate risks, and provide strategic guidance on complex partnerships. The position offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative company.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required
• 8 years of experience as an attorney, with a mix of law firm experience and in-house experience within SaaS, technology, financial services, or other highly regulated industries required
• 5 years of experience as an attorney negotiating vendor and partnership agreements within the B2B SaaS industry required
• Proven track record of collaboration across product, security, and GTM functions
• Extensive experience negotiating complex commercial contracts, especially in vendor and partnership contexts required
• Strong command of commercial contract law
• Comfortable using contract lifecycle management tools and collaborative platforms (e.g. JIRA, LinkSquares, Docusign)
• Exceptional business judgement and ability to apply legal risk frameworks to fast-paced product and business decisions
• Deep understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape affecting fintech, SaaS, and cloud-based service providers
• Understanding of API licensing terms and interoperability frameworks in SaaS and digital ecosystems
• Expert-level drafting and negotiation skills, particularly with high-value and technically complex agreements
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess legal and business risk and balance them appropriately
• High-level facilitation skills to align legal, business, and technical stakeholders during negotiations
• Ability to synthesize legal and technical concepts for cross-functional audiences, including product, sales, and engineering

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior legal authority on all matters related to vendor contracts and strategic partnerships
• Partner closely with the Chief Legal Officer and senior leadership to align legal strategy with company goals
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of vendor and service agreements, including SaaS, licensing, and professional services
• Partner with vendor risk management and finance and accounting teams to develop scalable contracting processes and mitigate third-party risk
• Lead the legal negotiation of partnership agreements, including reseller, referral, joint venture, technology integration, and distribution agreements
• Collaborate with compliance, information security, and privacy teams to ensure contracts address appropriate legal, regulatory, and cybersecurity requirements
• Supervise outside counsel as needed
• Provide strategic guidance on API terms, ecosystem integrations, and complex technology partnerships
• Support post-signature obligations, renewals, and operational handoffs
• Develop legal frameworks and operational standards for vendor engagement, including playbooks, templates, approval workflows, and metrics
• Lead contract-related dispute resolution
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

$175,000 - $205,000 a year