Senior Commercial Counsel

New York, New York Permanent $250,000 - $300,000 per year View Job Description
An innovative, high-growth technology company is seeking its first in-house Commercial Counsel to lead legal support for revenue-generating transactions. This is a highly commercial role focused on enabling business growth, streamlining contract processes, and partnering closely with go-to-market teams to accelerate deal execution.
  • First in-house legal hire for fast growing AI platform
  • Working closely with senior business leaders on a daily basis

About Our Client

Agentic-AI SaaS platorm.

Job Description

  • Lead the negotiation, drafting, and execution of a broad range of commercial agreements, including master services agreements, data processing agreements, order forms, amendments, and renewals.
  • Review and respond to customer contract redlines in a timely and business-oriented manner.
  • Develop and maintain contract playbooks, approved language libraries, and self-service templates to improve efficiency and consistency.
  • Partner closely with sales and commercial stakeholders to support strategic transactions and drive successful deal outcomes.
  • Manage external counsel on specialized legal matters, including international regulatory, compliance, and complex commercial issues.
  • Advise on global privacy and data protection requirements, including jurisdiction-specific contractual obligations.
  • Collaborate with customer success and account management teams on renewals, expansions, and ongoing customer relationships.
  • Design and implement scalable legal processes that balance risk management with operational efficiency across a growing customer base.

The Successful Applicant

  • J.D. and strong academic credentials, with admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction preferred.
  • Approximately 7-12 years of commercial and transactional legal experience, ideally gained within a high-growth technology or software environment.
  • Extensive experience negotiating complex enterprise agreements, data processing agreements, privacy-related terms, and information security provisions.
  • Demonstrated success developing contract playbooks, standardization initiatives, and scalable legal processes.
  • Strong understanding of data privacy frameworks and cross-border commercial contracting.
  • Comfortable operating as a business partner to sales and revenue teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience managing outside counsel and determining when matters should be handled internally versus escalated.
  • Familiarity with information security and compliance frameworks such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001 is preferred.
  • International commercial experience, particularly supporting customers across multiple jurisdictions, is highly desirable.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently while building a legal function from the ground up.



What’s on Offer

  • Hybrid from NYC or Silicon Valley
  • Competitive base salary
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits
Contact
Jennifer Pettigrew
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7116188

Job summary

Function
Legal
Subsector
Legal Subsector
Industry
Technology Media & Telecoms
Location
New York
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jennifer Pettigrew
Job reference
JN-092026-7116188

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