Commercial Counsel

Summary

Join a rapidly growing SaaS company valued at over $1.5 billion as a Commercial Counsel, a fully remote position based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Backed by prominent investors like Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital Ventures, the company is experiencing significant growth and innovation. As the primary point of contact for all contract-related matters, you will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with both vendors and customers. The ideal candidate will possess strong commercial acumen, a passion for educating stakeholders, and a focus on building scalable processes.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of law firm or in-house experience with training in transactions or commercial contracts
• JD and license to practice law in at least one state
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for partnering with Sales and closing revenue deals
• Ability to translate between business and technical risk and communicate clearly to business and technical constituencies
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-initiative that drives a desire for impact and achievement
• Comfort with fast-paced environments and aptitude to prioritize and communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders in such an environment
• A sense of humor and above all else, a positive attitude

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate master services agreements and DPAs with customers and work closely with Sales, Customer Success and Support teams to close both new and renewal revenue deals
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of other commercial agreements, including partnership agreements, reseller agreements, vendor agreements
• Work closely with other members of the legal team as it relates to drafting disclosure language, updates to terms of service, and other contractual related needs
• Provide legal advice in commercially related areas including intellectual property, privacy, regulatory, and employment law
• Identify gaps and provide resources and training to go-to-market teams as it relates to contracting process and contracting terms
• Assist with other legal support tasks that arise

Preferred Qualifications

Experience drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements and data processing agreements in-house at a technology company preferred

Benefits

• Compensation is targeted in the two hundred thousand dollars range and includes a target bonus, equity grant and benefits
• Compensation will depend on geographic region residence and level of directly relevant experience