Job Title: Senior Commercial Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide high impact partnership and support to various revenue teams, including commercial, mid-market, enterprise sales, partner and channel-based revenue, customer success, and professional services teams.
- Directly negotiate a wide range of agreements to meet business objectives and close deals while managing potential risks.
- Refine templates and build out playbooks and other resources to accelerate deal closures, facilitate scalable legal processes, and track key operational and business metrics.
- Assist with strategic litigation regarding infringing use cases from existing users and prospective customers when necessary.
- Flex across various legal needs of a high-growth company, including working closely with product, marketing, and community relations teams.
- Act as a strategic business partner, advising internal clients and leadership on legal matters critical to growth and innovation.
- Serve as a resource and mentor to more junior members of the legal team.
Education and Experience Information:
- JD or equivalent from an accredited law school and a license to practice in an applicable jurisdiction.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant legal experience.
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and intellectual property licenses, including SaaS, partnership, professional services, and vendor agreements.
- Strong working knowledge of commercial law, intellectual property law, data protection regulations, and other regulatory requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and build trusted advisor relationships with internal clients.
- Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to translate complex issues into practical, actionable guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive resolution of open issues.
- Willingness to operate as an individual contributor with the scrappy mentality needed to succeed in a high-growth company.
What Will Make You Stand Out:
- Law firm and in-house experience.
- Experience working at a company active in open source.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally within a startup or with a demonstrated ability to adapt to rapid change.
Salary Information:
- The US base salary range for this role is $180,000 ~ $270,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
- Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, with individual compensation determined by various factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- In addition to base salary, a comprehensive benefits package is offered including:
- Flexible Vacation Policy
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Short Term and Long Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
- Employee Assistance Program and Mental Health Resources
Company Information:
**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is central to the AI revolution, being the most widely-used system for building in Python, a foundational operating system for AI. The company supports a wide array of users, from corporations to academic institutions, enabling them to harness open-source power for competitive advantage and groundbreaking research. The company is a 400-person, hypergrowth startup backed by leading investors and is committed to promoting open-source technologies for a better world. The work culture is unique, emphasizing empathy, transparency, and genuine human connection.
Application Information:
- There is no application deadline; applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
- **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and does not discriminate on the basis of disability.
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