Corporate Counsel San Francisco, CA or Remote

Qualia; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401k program

Commuter benefits

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Job summary

Qualia is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support governance, financings, and strategic partnerships from San Francisco or via remote work options. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, manage outside counsel, and help shape contract templates and playbooks.

The role emphasizes working with finance, product, and operations teams to assess risk while using AI tools to streamline processes. This is an in-house, individual contributor position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• JD and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 3–6 years of corporate experience at a law firm or in-house at a technology company.
• Experience with corporate governance, financings, M&A diligence, and disclosure schedules.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, including SaaS/partner contracts and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Corporate: prepare board/stockholder materials, manage minute books, support equity management, and company formations.
• Commercial: draft/negotiate high volume of commercial agreements (SaaS, partnerships, vendor contracts).
• Advise business teams on deal structures, risk, IP, privacy, and regulatory issues; develop templates and playbooks.

Skills

Corporate governance

Commercial contracts

M&A diligence

Regulatory & IP/Privacy

Negotiation

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Claude AI

Job description

# Corporate Counsel San Francisco, CA or Remote### Careers OperationsAt Qualia, we've built the leading B2B real estate technology that transforms the home buying and selling experience into a simple, secure, and enjoyable process. Our SMB and Enterprise products bring together users from across the real estate ecosystem—homebuyers and sellers, lenders, title and escrow agents, and real estate agents—onto a single shared digital closing platform, providing greater clarity and transparency to real estate transactions. Today, through our business customers across the country, millions of consumers use Qualia to close on homes every year.### **WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON**Our Legal team is small but mighty, and we support every part of the business across a wide range of matters. As **Corporate Counsel**, you will be a key member of the team with two primary areas of ownership: corporate legal matters and commercial contracts. This is an individual contributor role reporting to our Associate General Counsel, who leads commercial partnerships, corporate, and procurement legal work.On the corporate side, you will support board and stockholder matters, and the legal workstreams for financings, M&A, and other corporate transactions. On the commercial side, you will draft, negotiate, and advise on strategic partnership, customer, and procurement agreements, and help business teams understand deal structure and risk. You will work directly with legal, finance, and business leaders, help manage outside counsel, and help keep our templates, playbooks, and processes sharp, including by using AI tools to streamline our work.### **RESPONSIBILITIES****Corporate*** Prepare board and stockholder consents, resolutions, meeting materials, and maintain the corporate minute book and records* Assist in supporting equity management with Finance and People teams, including plan documents and stock transfers* Manage subsidiaries and entity matters, including formations, and officer and director appointments* Support the legal workstreams for financings, secondary transactions, and M&A, including due diligence and disclosure schedules* Help scope and manage outside counsel**Commercial Contracts*** Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, including strategic partnership and vendor/SaaS agreements* Partner with Procurement, Security, IT, and Finance on vendor review and contracting* Advise business teams across sales, partnerships, finance, product, and operations on deal structure and risk, and explain legal issues clearly to non-lawyers* Identify intellectual property, data privacy, and regulatory issues in contracts and escalate as appropriate* Help develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and guidelines, and provide practical training to internal teams on contracting basics and process### **YOUR BACKGROUND THAT LIKELY MAKES YOU A MATCH****Required*** JD and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction* 3--6 years of corporate experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a technology company* **Corporate experience:** hands-on corporate governance work and exposure to venture financings, M&A diligence, and/or disclosure schedules* **Commercial experience:** meaningful experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, such as partnership, SaaS/technology, and procurement contracts* Solid understanding of intellectual property, data protection, and privacy issues in software agreements* Strong issue-spotting instincts: review a document, find what matters, and explain why* Excellent communication and negotiation skills; comfortable advising senior stakeholders and pushing back constructively* Ability to work collaboratively and independently, managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment* Hands-on experience using generative AI tools such as Claude in your legal workWhile this role is based in San Francisco, California, we're open to exploring remote possibilities for qualified candidates. We have other physical office locations in Austin, Texas and Concord, New Hampshire.This role has an annual base annual of $200,000 - $230,000 plus a competitive equity and benefits package. (Salary to be determined by relevant experience, location, knowledge, and skills of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)### **WHY QUALIA**Qualia is made up of incredibly bright, mission-driven coworkers who are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems—and we're growing quickly. In order to continue building an engaging and dynamic organization, we're committed to giving everyone the support they need to do great work.Our benefits package is designed to allow our team members to be their best selves, both in and out of the workplace. In addition to comprehensive health plans, a 401k program, and commuter benefits, we prioritize family and personal well-being through professional development, parental leave, and a flexible time off policy. Qualia offers a robust online onboarding program to train new hires, biweekly all hands meetings, and a variety of internal virtual events to keep employees connected.*We believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are critical to building great technology, and our goal is to cultivate an environment where people feel equally valued and respected. Qualia is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, citizenship, socioeconomic status, disability, or veteran status.**By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the collection, processing, and use of your personal information as described in our* *Employee Data Privacy Notice**.*