Commercial Counsel

Retool is growing fast, and its legal function needs to keep pace. The company is looking for a commercial lawyer who moves quickly, communicates clearly, and helps the business close deals and scale its operations without unnecessary legal drag. This is a hands-on, high-impact role reporting to the Head of Legal. The role supports commercial contracting work, partners closely with the sales team, leads the vendor contract program, and helps build legal ops infrastructure (playbooks, templates, processes).

Responsibilities

Serve as a key legal contact for the sales team on commercial transactions by reviewing, revising, and negotiating MSAs, DPAs, order forms, and NDAs; Lead vendor contract reviews, partnering with internal stakeholders who own the vendor relationship; Help build and maintain commercial legal infrastructure, including contract intake workflows, contract templates, playbooks, and process documentation, and identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve efficiency and scale; Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Trust, and other internal teams to provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on day-to-day operational matters; Stay current on legal developments affecting AI technologies and evolving laws and regulations relevant to the business; Support the Head of Legal on special projects and matters as needed

Requirements

J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction; 3-5 years of in-house or law firm experience, with meaningful exposure to commercial contracts in a B2B SaaS/AI environment across both customer and vendor relationships; Familiarity with privacy law frameworks, including GDPR and CCPA, as they arise in commercial transactions; Comfort with high-volume, quick-turn commercial work and the ability to prioritize and execute independently; Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort translating legal concepts for non-lawyer audiences; Genuine curiosity about AI tools and legal tech, with a willingness to leverage them to work more efficiently

Nice to have

Experience with contract management systems such as Ironclad or similar

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit plan including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k); Additional compensation in the form of equity and/or commission, dependent on the position offered