Senior Commercial Counsel - SaaS & AI Deals

Relativity; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 183,000 - 275,000; Full time

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions to serve as a senior legal advisor supporting Relativity’s commercial contracting function and strategic business initiatives.

Primary duties include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, AI-enabled offerings, and data processing agreements, while partnering with Sales, Product, Security, Finance, and Procurement to enable growth.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of relevant experience in-house and/or at a law firm supporting technology transactions.
• Experience negotiating SaaS, software, cloud services, professional services, data processing, and enterprise commercial agreements.
• Strong understanding of technology, including legal tech, cloud services, software licensing models, information security, privacy, and IP.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer, procurement, and strategic commercial negotiations and transactions for software, SaaS, cloud, and AI offerings.
• Provide strategic legal advice and business counsel on commercial and regulatory issues; manage high-volume contracts.
• Collaborate with Sales, Product, Security, Finance, and Procurement to enable growth and resolve issues.
• Identify process improvements and contribute to contract form improvements for efficiency.

Skills

SaaS contracts

Software licensing

Strategic partnerships

Data processing

AI-related offerings

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation strategy

Risk assessment

Regulatory awareness

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Salesforce

Ironclad

Asana

Microsoft Office

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial Transactions to serve as a senior legal advisor supporting Relativity’s commercial contracting function and strategic business initiatives.

Primary duties include drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, software licensing, cloud services, AI-enabled offerings, and data processing agreements, while partnering with Sales, Product, Security, Finance, and Procurement to enable growth.