Commercial Contracts Counsel — AI‑Augmented SaaS Deals

Socure; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socure is seeking a Commercial Counsel to partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering. You will review and draft SaaS and technology contracts, build templates, and implement AI-assisted workflows to speed negotiations while maintaining compliance.

You will help shape Socure's commercial legal function, manage multiple projects with varying deadlines, and advise on data privacy and regulatory risks across the business.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active Bar membership in good standing.
• 4-8 years of post-JD experience independently negotiating SaaS, technology, licensing, partner, and vendor agreements with minimal oversight.
• Working knowledge of consumer data privacy laws relevant to commercial contracting (CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA).
• Law firm, data use/licensing, and fintech experience preferred.
• Experience with public sector (SLED and/or Federal) sales contracting is preferred.
• Comfort using AI tools as part of your daily workflow; interest in helping the team adopt and refine AI-supported processes is a plus.
• A drive for continuous improvement, and the willingness to voice your opinion.
• Ability to independently manage and own multiple projects with varying deadlines; comfortable making decisions under ambiguous circumstances.
• A focus on closing deals and finding pragmatic solutions to any issue you encounter.
• Ability to adapt to change in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Collaborative partnership and diplomatic communication with multiple constituencies.

Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of commercial matters, serving as legal partner to Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Security, and Product on deal structure, contract negotiations, risk, and compliance
• Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret a wide range of technology and commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, partner/reseller agreements, NDAs, evaluation agreements, and vendor contracts
• Independently identify and resolve legal and regulatory risks related to IP, licensing, data use, privacy, and compliance in commercial contracts
• Become an expert on Socure's products and business models, and help bring new offerings to market
• Identify and advise on risk, and offer creative, pragmatic risk-mitigation solutions
• Prepare, maintain, and improve template agreements, playbooks, and operational guidance to help the sales and legal teams move faster
• Use AI tools as part of your everyday contract workflow — including AI-assisted drafting, redlining, and review — to accelerate turnaround on sales contracts, and surface ideas for where automation could further improve the team's efficiency
• Ensure that customer contract terms addressing data usage rights or restrictions are consistent with the rights Socure has secured under its underlying data-acquisition and vendor agreements, coordinating as needed with the Senior Corporate Counsel, Data Acquisition & Licensing, the Data Acquisition team, Product Counsel, and Privacy

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

AI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

JD (law degree)

Tools

AI tools for contracts

Job description

Socure is seeking a Commercial Counsel to partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering. You will review and draft SaaS and technology contracts, build templates, and implement AI-assisted workflows to speed negotiations while maintaining compliance.

You will help shape Socure's commercial legal function, manage multiple projects with varying deadlines, and advise on data privacy and regulatory risks across the business.