Commercial Counsel

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Overview:

Join our growing legal team as a Commercial Counsel, where you’ll play a critical role supporting a fast-paced, global SaaS organization. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams—Sales, Security, Finance, and GTM—to deliver high-quality legal guidance that enables smart business growth while maintaining regulatory and contractual compliance.

What you’ll be doing:

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with sales, security, finance, and other business teams on commercial, data use and data protection-related matters, emphasizing high-quality contracts and privacy adherence while delivering practical and business-minded advice.
• Provide proactive legal support and be a trusted advisor to sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams, advising on negotiation strategy and aligning legal terms to long-term business needs.
• Manage the drafting, negotiating, and maintenance of various commercial and technology-related agreements, including sales, vendors, partnerships, and data processing agreements.
• Deliver targeted legal training to sales and GTM teams on compliance, processes, and negotiation strategies.
• Monitor global regulatory changes impacting enterprise SaaS transactions and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory issues related to AI-powered products and services, ensuring compliance with emerging global standards.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and drive initiatives across teams to support the company’s growth.
• Support the scaling of the commercial legal function in a rapidly growing global SaaS business, including implementing tools, templates, and processes to enhance efficiency in a large, complex, and dispersed sales organization.
• This position is open for a remote location, but you must be able to provide supportduring East Coast business hours.

What you bring to the team:

• JD, with admission to at least one bar.
• 5+ years of substantive legal experience, with at least 3 years of experience in SaaS contracting, preferably within the in-house legal department of a SaaS company.
• Experience in selling SaaS to large enterprise customers.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial contracting, data privacy law, and regulations, with a strong understanding of emerging technologies.
• Strong project management skills and a collaborative, proactive approach, with a passion for innovation and a desire to be a strategic partner.
• A deep understanding of the SaaS industry, its unique legal challenges, and the global regulatory landscape.
• The ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity and a willingness to tackle new challenges.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and navigate complex cross-functional initiatives.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working with financial services customers.
• Experience working with AI-powered products and services.
• Experience working at a startup or fast-paced growth company.
• Experience scaling a global legal function to support a growing organization.

What we have for you:

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