Senior commercial counsel

We're looking for a senior commercial counsel who thrives on deal-making and loves turning legal complexity into business clarity. In this role, you'll be the trusted legal partner to our sales and procurement functions, reporting to our head of commercial legal. You'll be drafting and negotiating SaaS agreements that power our growth and keep our partnerships strong. If you're energized by fast-paced negotiations with large enterprise companies, curious about cutting-edge technology, and excited to join a small-but-mighty team that values creativity and collaboration (all with a sense of humor and low ego), then this may be the role for you. WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, and London.

Responsibilities

Review and negotiate inbound and outbound commercial contracts, including SaaS licensing agreements, strategic partnership agreements, data processing agreements and other important contracts with enterprise customers and suppliers; Develop and manage various contract templates and negotiation playbooks and improve efficiency of sales contracting processes in collaboration with sales operations; Create thoughtful processes that benefit the business and how the company supports internal stakeholders as it grows and scales; Enable and train go-to-market teammates by giving them practicable advice and guidance; Serve as the trusted legal partner to the sales and procurement functions, reporting to the head of commercial legal; Draft and negotiate SaaS agreements

Requirements

A law degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in the U.S.; 7+ years of experience negotiating commercial contracts, ideally at a SaaS company and/or law firm servicing tech industry clients; Experience contracting with large enterprise companies and strategic partners, often in heavily-regulated industries (finance, healthcare, insurance); Exposure to privacy, IP, and/or AI-specific legal issues, with a basic understanding of AI; Experience using contract management tools, in particular to help legal teams continue to be data-driven; Familiarity with legal operations, project management and CLM tools like Asana, Salesforce, Linksquares, etc.; A strong work ethic, the ability to think on your feet, and a sense of humor; A business person first that also happens to be a lawyer; Someone who can explain complex legal concepts in a non-legal way; A redline machine, able to work fast under tight deadlines, with efficiency and the ability to prioritize and multi-task; A self-starter who finds ways to add value without being told; A partner, not a roadblock; Curious, reliable, comfortable moving uncomfortably fast, and above all else, have a low ego

Nice to have

Bonus points if you've supported a global sales team with international offices

Benefits

Generous PTO, plus company holidays; Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family; Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks); Fertility and family planning support; Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri; Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options; Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution; Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.; Learning and development stipend; Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites; Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k