Sr. Director of Commercial and Legal Affairs
Core
Lead Backblaze's commercial, privacy, and product legal functions as a strategic business partner to Sales, Product, Engineering, and Security teams.
Role type
Sr. Director of Commercial and Legal Affairs (People Leader)
Builds
Enterprise SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, data protection frameworks, and AI governance playbooks for a global cloud storage platform.
Domain
Cloud Storage / SaaS / Data Privacy / AI
Required skills
Complex commercial contract negotiation, SaaS business model expertise, global privacy law fluency, product lifecycle counseling, AI legal governance, people management, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with AI-assisted contracting, high-growth tech in-house environment, AI tooling adoption
Technologies
AI-enabled contracting tools, legal tech platforms
Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate enterprise SaaS and strategic partnership agreements; advise Product/Engineering on AI, IP, and data use; lead and mentor legal professionals; develop commercial playbooks and privacy frameworks; act as escalation point for high-risk deals.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management responsibilities