Senior Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

• Support commercial operations and strategic initiatives across North America.
• Manage the full customer contract lifecycle across the Americas, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with customers, partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Provide pragmatic, business-oriented guidance on legal inquiries from internal teams.
• Support procurement and vendor-management processes, with a focus on risk assessment and compliance.
• Advise legal, security, product, and commercial teams on data protection matters related to SaaS contracts, customer negotiations, RFPs, and calls for tenders.
• Collaborate with Revenue Operations, Finance, and Systems/IT to maintain and develop contract lifecycle management systems, documentation, and public-facing templates.
• Deliver internal training on contracts, privacy, data protection, marketing, and compliance.
• Monitor and analyze commercial, privacy, AI, and cybersecurity regulatory developments relevant to the company.
• Oversee occasional litigation-related inquiries in coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.

Requirements

• J.D. or LL.B. degree.
• Good standing with a relevant Bar Association.
• At least 5 years of experience in a top-tier or technology law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a fast-growing technology company, ideally a SaaS startup or scale-up.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial enterprise agreements.
• Working knowledge of EU and US data protection and privacy laws.
• Admission to practice law in the United States.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong experience negotiating enterprise deals.
• Ability to manage numerous deals and meet tight deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communication, diplomacy, organization, analytical ability, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a global, cross-functional environment.
• Adaptability and comfort working in a dynamic startup or growth environment.

Compensation and Benefits

• New York City/San Francisco: $200,000–$250,000 USD.
• Toronto: $170,000–$200,000 CAD.
• Stock options.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous time off and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Company offsite and office access.
• High-end work equipment.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k).