# Commercial Counsel

**Company:** [Checkr](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/checkr)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $188k – $221k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** commercial agreements, saas agreements, licensing agreements, partnership agreements, data provider agreements, fcra, liability, indemnification, risk allocation, data protection, privacy, Contract Negotiation, contract drafting
**Posted:** 2026-07-29

> Commercial Counsel advising the revenue organization on enterprise SaaS, licensing, partnership, and data agreements. Draft, negotiate, and close complex deals while providing risk-based guidance on legal, regulatory, and FCRA issues. Requires JD, California Bar membership, and 3+ years of commercial contracting experience, ideally in-house at a high-growth tech company.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the review, drafting, and negotiation of a variety of commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, partnership, and data provider agreements.
- Own deals end-to-end, providing practical, risk-based guidance in the context of Checkr’s commercial goals and risk thresholds, and knowing when to escalate.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales and Revenue teams, resolving issues independently and building consensus across stakeholders.
- Create, improve, and manage commercial templates, playbooks, and internal processes that help the legal team scale.
- Research and analyze laws that affect the business, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), from a commercial standpoint.
- Partner cross-functionally as a creative problem-solver and strategic thinker, and help manage outside counsel on commercial matters.

## Requirements
- JD and active membership in good standing of the California Bar.
- 3+ years of experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements, ideally with some time in-house at a high-growth technology company.
- Working knowledge of the legal issues in commercial agreements—liability, indemnification, risk allocation, data protection, privacy—and the judgment to know when risks matter and when to consult subject-matter experts (including on the FCRA).
- A pragmatic strategist who resolves issues in the context of the company’s commercial goals and risk thresholds and communicates them clearly to non-lawyers, including senior stakeholders.
- Ability to manage many projects independently in a fast-paced environment, with strong attention to detail, sound judgment, humility, and a good sense of humor.
- An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base Salary range (San Francisco, CA): $188,000—$221,000 USD.
- Competitive cash and equity compensation, and opportunity for advancement.
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services.
- Flexible PTO policy.
- Monthly wellness stipend.
- Learning and development allowance.
- In-office perks (lunch, commuter stipend, snacks) for those in hub locations.

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