Remote Commercial & Product Counsel for SaaS & AI

Arceus; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 207,000; Part time

Job summary

Arceus is redefining how legal work gets done by embedding seasoned attorneys with smart technology. This remote role covers the GC seat across multiple companies, delivering practical, business-first guidance at speed.

You’ll help scale contract review, build playbooks, and integrate with product and engineering teams to enhance efficiency. The ideal candidate is a technically adept attorney who thrives in fast-paced environments, with 5+ years' experience and a track record in tech companies.

Qualifications

• J.D. and active bar membership in good standing.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience practicing law, with significant experience supporting technology companies; experience as in-house counsel or as a sole legal counsel is required.
• Generalist across commercial, product, and privacy for SaaS, AI, robotics, or deep tech companies; corporate or employment experience a plus.
• A deeply customer-first mindset: responsive, empathetic, low-ego, and committed to delivering practical advice that helps the business move forward.
• A relentless process mindset: always faster, better, more consistent.
• Experience with, or real excitement about, AI-assisted legal workflows.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, ambiguous, high-ownership environment.
• Strong grounding in professional responsibility and legal ethics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Act as an extension of clients’ in-house teams: commercial contracts, regulatory, product, privacy advice, and general legal counseling
• Review and negotiate high volumes of commercial agreements on tight turnaround
• Flag key obligations, risks, and anomalies clearly enough for business
• Turn recurring work into playbooks, templates, and quality standards
• Work with product and engineering to make our review platform faster and more accurate

Skills

Commercial contracts

Regulatory advice

Product counsel

Privacy counsel

AI-assisted workflows

In-house counsel experience

Client relationships

Ethics & responsibility

Education

J.D. and bar membership

Job description

Arceus is redefining how legal work gets done by embedding seasoned attorneys with smart technology. This remote role covers the GC seat across multiple companies, delivering practical, business-first guidance at speed.

You’ll help scale contract review, build playbooks, and integrate with product and engineering teams to enhance efficiency. The ideal candidate is a technically adept attorney who thrives in fast-paced environments, with 5+ years' experience and a track record in tech companies.