Principal Counsel — Product & Commercial (In‑House Tech)

First Mile; United States; On-site; USD 250,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Company Match

Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Employer-Paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term &

Job summary

Pax8 seeks a Principal Counsel, Product & Commercial in the United States, preferably Denver or West Coast. You will shape the legal foundations behind evolving technology, marketplace and product strategy, partnering with Product, Engineering and commercial leaders.

You will craft playbooks, manage high-stakes negotiations, and build scalable legal processes to support Pax8’s growth and innovation. This is a leadership role with broad impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive in-house legal experience in tech platforms or marketplaces.
• Hands-on product counselling with product and engineering teams.
• Experience handling sophisticated tech transactions and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Shape product strategy from the start in collaboration with Product and Engineering.
• Lead complex technology transactions balancing opportunity, pace and risk.
• Develop scalable legal processes, playbooks and self-service workflows.
• Drive intelligent automation to improve contracting workflows.
• Advise senior leaders with commercially focused legal guidance.

Skills

Legal experience

In-house experience

Product counselling

Commercial negotiations

Regulatory awareness

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Pax8 seeks a Principal Counsel, Product & Commercial in the United States, preferably Denver or West Coast. You will shape the legal foundations behind evolving technology, marketplace and product strategy, partnering with Product, Engineering and commercial leaders.

You will craft playbooks, manage high-stakes negotiations, and build scalable legal processes to support Pax8’s growth and innovation. This is a leadership role with broad impact.