# Senior Commercial Counsel, Data Acquisition & Licensing

**Company:** [Socure](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/socure)
**Location:** Carson City, NV
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $190k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** fcra, glba, ccpa/cpra, GDPR, data licensing, data acquisition, Contract Negotiation, Data Privacy, intellectual property, riskos, SaaS, AI Workflows, data provenance, permissible purpose, cross-border data transfers
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Senior commercial counsel will negotiate data acquisition, licensing, integration, and platform-partner agreements while advising on privacy, consumer-data regulations, intellectual property, and commercial risk. The role requires a JD, active U.S. bar membership, and at least seven years of relevant post-JD experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

- Lead negotiation and drafting of agreements with data providers, credit bureaus, government and public-record sources, and alternative-data vendors to test, evaluate, acquire, and license data.
- Negotiate agreements with third-party providers whose products or services are integrated into RiskOS, including integration, reseller, and technology-partner terms.
- Structure deal terms covering permitted use, field-level and downstream usage rights, data quality and accuracy warranties, refresh obligations, service levels, and audit rights.
- Collaborate with Product Counsel and Privacy teams on FCRA, GLBA, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR, and other domestic and international regulatory requirements governing consumer and identity data.
- Translate business and technical data and integration requirements into enforceable contract terms, and advise on data provenance, consent, and permissible-purpose issues.
- Assess and allocate risk related to data ownership, intellectual property in derived or enriched data and models, liability, and termination or data-return obligations.
- Develop AI-supported tracking mechanisms for usage rights, restrictions, and contractual limitations attached to each data source.
- Develop agentic AI workflows to accelerate review, negotiation, and processing of data acquisition and RiskOS-related contracts.
- Support procurement and sales-facing legal teams on customer negotiations, data rights, integration terms, and related risks.
- Develop and maintain contract playbooks, templates, negotiation guidelines, and standardized processes.
- Manage external counsel on complex data-sourcing or integration matters and support due diligence on data rights in M&A and strategic partnerships.
- Monitor evolving data privacy and AI/data-use regulations and update contract forms and internal policies.
- Train and advise Sales, Product, and Data Acquisition teams on data rights and permissible-use limitations.
- Support cross-border data sourcing and transfer issues.
- Mentor junior legal team members and foster cross-functional collaboration.

## Requirements

- JD from an accredited law school.
- Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
- At least 7 years of post-JD legal experience in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- Substantial experience negotiating data licensing, data acquisition, or data-sharing agreements.
- Deep familiarity with FCRA, GLBA, and state privacy laws.
- Demonstrated success negotiating complex commercial data transactions involving data rights, intellectual property, liability allocation, and sensitive or regulated data.
- Strong commercial judgment and ability to move quickly on high-volume data deals while escalating material legal or regulatory risk.
- Ability to translate complex contract terms into clear, actionable guidance for Product and executive leadership.
- Collaborative approach and ability to support sales-facing legal colleagues as needed.

## Nice to Haves

- Experience with credit bureau, alternative-data, or data broker relationships.
- Experience negotiating technology integration, reseller, or platform-partner agreements.
- Experience with SaaS platforms that embed or resell third-party data or services.

## Compensation

- Annual salary: **$190,000–$225,000**

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