Commercial Counsel

Seismic; United States; Remote; USD 93,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Seismic is looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our expanding legal team. In this critical position, you will provide high-quality legal guidance for a global SaaS organization by partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance and support business growth. The successful candidate will have a JD and substantial experience in SaaS contracting, playing a pivotal role in managing contracts, advising on negotiation strategies, and ensuring adherence to data privacy laws.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of substantive legal experience, with at least 3 years in SaaS contracting.
• Strong understanding of commercial contracting and data privacy regulations.
• Experience selling SaaS to large enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate various commercial agreements and data processing agreements.
• Provide proactive legal support and advice to sales and GTM teams.
• Monitor global regulatory changes impacting SaaS transactions.

Skills

Project Management

Commercial Contracting

Data Privacy Law

Strong Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Overview

Join our growing legal team as a Commercial Counsel, where you’ll play a critical role supporting a fast-paced, global SaaS organization. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams—Sales, Security, Finance, and GTM—to deliver high-quality legal guidance that enables smart business growth while maintaining regulatory and contractual compliance.

What you'll be doing:

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with sales, security, finance, and other business teams on commercial, data use and data protection-related matters, emphasizing high-quality contracts and privacy adherence while delivering practical and business-minded advice.
• Provide proactive legal support and be a trusted advisor to sales and go-to-market (GTM) teams, advising on negotiation strategy and aligning legal terms to long-term business needs.
• Manage the drafting, negotiating, and maintenance of various commercial and technology-related agreements, including sales, vendors, partnerships, and data processing agreements.
• Deliver targeted legal training to sales and GTM teams on compliance, processes, and negotiation strategies.
• Monitor global regulatory changes impacting enterprise SaaS transactions and provide strategic advice to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory issues related to AI-powered products and services, ensuring compliance with emerging global standards.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships and drive initiatives across teams to support the company’s growth.
• Support the scaling of the commercial legal function in a rapidly growing global SaaS business, including implementing tools, templates, and processes to enhance efficiency in a large, complex, and dispersed sales organization.
• This position is open for a remote location, but you must be able to provide supportduring East Coast business hours.

What you bring to the team:

• JD, with admission to at least one bar.
• 5+ years of substantive legal experience, with at least 3 years of experience in SaaS contracting, preferably within the in-house legal department of a SaaS company.
• Experience in selling SaaS to large enterprise customers.
• Demonstrated expertise in commercial contracting, data privacy law, and regulations, with a strong understanding of emerging technologies.
• Strong project management skills and a collaborative, proactive approach, with a passion for innovation and a desire to be a strategic partner.
• A deep understanding of the SaaS industry, its unique legal challenges, and the global regulatory landscape.
• The ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Curiosity and a willingness to tackle new challenges.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships and navigate complex cross-functional initiatives.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working with financial services customers.
• Experience working with AI-powered products and services.
• Experience working at a startup or fast-paced growth company.
• Experience scaling a global legal function to support a growing organization.

What we have for you:

At Seismic, we’re committed to providing benefits and perks for the whole self. To explore our benefits available in each country, please visit the Global Benefits page.

We are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.Seismic's annual base salary range for this position will vary based on applicant's location, experience, job level, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and alignment market data. The range listed below is the minimum to the maximum of our target hiring range. Seismic's salary range for this position is: USD $93,000.00/Yr. - USD $160,500.00/Yr.This position is also eligible to participate in Seismic's incentive plans in addition to base salary. The actual incentive amount will very and will be subject to the terms and conditions set in the applicable incentive plan.