Senior Commercial Counsel – Tech Contracts & Platform

Vector Legal; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Vector Legal is hiring a senior commercial contracts attorney to serve as both a client-facing legal advisor and a core contributor to our platform. The role blends traditional practice with product-minded thinking, working with private equity firms, large public companies, and startups to shape how legal services are delivered through VectorOS.

You will manage sophisticated client relationships, draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements (NDAs, SaaS/PaaS, DPAs/BAAs, leases, SOWs), and

Qualifications

• JD and active membership in the California or Colorado Bar (or eligibility to register as in-house counsel).
• 4–15 years of experience at a law firm or in-house legal team focused on commercial transactions.
• Strong commercially-minded team member.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.
• Interest in legal technology and building scalable systems required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead counsel for private equity firms, large public companies, and startups across commercial and transactional matters.
• Use a first-in-class AI tech stack (VectorOS) that creates significant efficiencies in your work product and workflow.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including NDAs, B2B and joinder agreements, leases, master and consulting services agreements, statements of work, data privacy agreements (DPAs) and BAAs, reliance and non-reliance letters, engagement letters and event, speaker, and sponsorship agreements.
• Draft, review and negotiate technology agreements such as SaaS, PaaS, and AI licensing agreements, along with terms of service and privacy policies.
• Build, use, and improve legal playbooks, templates, and best practices across these document types.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to translate legal workflows into platform features.
• Contribute to the constant improvement of scalable, repeatable legal processes.
• Support and mentor junior attorneys and contract managers.
• Maintain professional, high-quality standards while operating in a fast-paced, tech-enabled environment.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract negotiation

Drafting skills

Client relationship management

Team mentoring

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

VectorOS

Job description

Vector Legal is hiring a senior commercial contracts attorney to serve as both a client-facing legal advisor and a core contributor to our platform. The role blends traditional practice with product-minded thinking, working with private equity firms, large public companies, and startups to shape how legal services are delivered through VectorOS.

You will manage sophisticated client relationships, draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements (NDAs, SaaS/PaaS, DPAs/BAAs, leases, SOWs), and