Senior Counsel, Commercial Legal
Core
Senior in-house legal advisor providing expert counsel on complex commercial legal issues, particularly customer-facing transactions across North America.
Role type
Senior IC in-house counsel (commercial/transactional)
Builds
Commercial agreements (SaaS, licensing, professional services, NDAs, DPAs, BAAs) and legal risk frameworks for a data automation and AI software company.
Domain
Software licensing, SaaS, AI, and data privacy/security.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
complex commercial contract negotiation, SaaS and licensing expertise, data privacy and security compliance, revenue recognition rules, strategic legal risk analysis, training program design for sales teams, outside counsel management.
Preferred skills
in-house legal experience within the technology sector, experience with multiplatform environments (on-premises, native SaaS, hybrid), AI tool proficiency.
Technologies
SaaS platforms, hybrid solutions, on-premises systems, AI tools.
Responsibilities
Advise sales executives and senior leaders on legal risk, compliance, and business strategy; draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements; identify strategic areas for training and enablement of sales partners; lead benchmarking initiatives to improve contract templates and processes; resolve escalated legal issues with minimal supervision; manage outside counsel for negotiations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
