Lead Commercial Counsel – Data Licensing & Acquisition

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Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Socure is seeking a Commercial Counsel to shape our legal function and partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering to enable scalable, compliant growth. You will review and negotiate SaaS and licensing contracts, develop templates and playbooks, and incorporate AI-assisted drafting to speed deals while managing risk.

A JD with bar admission and 4–8 years of relevant experience, plus knowledge of consumer data privacy laws (CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA), is required.

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 (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA) and how they shape customer-facing data terms.
Law firm, data use/licensing, and fintech experience preferred.
Experience with public sector (SLED and/or Federal) sales contracting, such as supporting RFP/RFx responses or government procurement processes, is preferred.
Comfort using AI tools (e.g., contract drafting, redlining, or review assistants) as part of your daily workflow; interest in helping the team adopt and refine AI-supported processes is a plus.

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.