Procurement Counsel

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary owner of the legal intake queue, responsible for the initial triage of all inbound requests, prioritizing based on business impact, and review of legal terms.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of inbound commercial agreements, including SaaS subscriptions, Master Services Agreements (MSAs), hardware purchasing, consulting, marketing, and facilities agreements.
• Leverage AI to build and maintain the procurement legal playbook, standard templates, and clause libraries to reduce cycle times. Implement self-service tools for low-risk agreements.
• Partner with Information Security and Privacy teams to assess vendor risks, specifically regarding GDPR/CCPA, data security (DPA) requirements, and AI governance in vendor tools.
• Act as the dedicated legal liaison to the Procurement/Sourcing organization and build collaborative processes. Collaborate with the Procurement team to continue refining the Zip workflow and procurement processes to ensure Legal focuses on high-value risk.
• Manage pre-litigation vendor disputes, including breach of contract claims, service level failures, and termination rights.
• Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to ensure vendor compliance with anti-bribery/FCPA, modern slavery acts, and Navan’s code of conduct.
• Take on additional matters as needed, including supply and channel partnerships, feature licensing, and commercial agreements.
• Work collaboratively and develop positive relationships with business stakeholders to strengthen the connection between our team and the business - under tight deadlines, and while managing multiple priorities.

What We’re Looking For

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing in your practice jurisdiction.
• 4-7+ years of legal experience, with a significant focus on transaction/commercial law. Prior in-house experience supporting a procurement or sourcing function is highly preferred.
• Deep understanding of software licensing (SaaS), services agreements, and data privacy laws (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA).
• Operational mindset - you don’t just spot issues; you fix processes.
• Comfortable using Zip or familiarity with other CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) tools.
• Comfortable using AI tools for process improvement and increasing efficiency.
• Ability to manage a high volume of deals simultaneously, prioritizing based on business impact and risk rather than perfectionism.
• High emotional intelligence with the ability to perform well under pressure. You should be comfortable, confident, friendly, and capable of explaining complicated issues at the right level of detail for the audience.