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Commercial Counsel

Vienna, VA, USA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-03 → 2026-09-26

Core

Transactional lawyer leading negotiation and counseling on customer and revenue-related transactions, advising on commercial risk, and maintaining contract templates to support business growth.

Role type

Senior transactional counsel (commercial)

Builds

Commercial agreements, contract templates, and playbooks for a SaaS platform

Domain

Software / SaaS / Legal

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

commercial contract negotiation, SaaS agreement drafting, risk allocation, template creation, stakeholder partnership, process improvement, business-focused legal advice, training delivery

Preferred skills

technology-focused contracting experience, vendor-side contracting, complex agreement negotiation (MSA, DPA, marketing, partnership), deal ownership, cross-functional collaboration

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (SaaS, partnership, vendor); advise on contract structure and negotiation strategy; partner with sales, finance, product, and leadership on large transactions; create and refine templates and internal policies; support escalations on high-impact deals; spot trends in negotiation friction and recommend process improvements; conduct training for internal business partners

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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