Senior Corporate Counsel, Commercial (US East)

Kong; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 150 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, seeks an experienced attorney to join as an early member of its global commercial legal team in the Americas East.

Based in New York, Chicago, Austin, or Toronto, you will lead complex SaaS and on‑premises negotiations, advise the revenue team, review contracts, and help shape policy on privacy, security, IP, and government contracting. This is a high‑ownership role requiring strong business judgment and collaborative teamwork.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor and bar admission in good standing or eligible for in-house counsel status.
• 7–10 years of experience negotiating and closing complex SaaS/software contracts.
• Experience with federal government procurement and private tech companies.

Responsabilités

• Lead complex SaaS and on-premises commercial negotiations.
• Advise US East sales team and cross-functional partners.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements.
• Ensure compliance with laws affecting SaaS, AI, privacy, security and government contracting.
• Collaborate with Finance, Revenue Operations and Customer Assurance to close contracts.
• Develop positions on AI-related customer infrastructure.

Connaissances

SaaS negotiation

In-house counsel

Federal procurement

IP & privacy knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Contract drafting

Formation

Law degree

Bar admission

Description du poste

Are you ready to unlock intelligence?

If you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but are still interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box - we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas, and have some interest and capabilities in others.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced attorney to join as an early member of Kong’s commercial legal team, responsible for helping support Kong’s strategic sales growth in the Americas East region and provide support to the AMER team as it grows. In this role, you will be a trusted strategic partner to the Americas East revenue team. You will draft, structure and negotiate customer contracts with some of the world’s biggest brands in financial services, technology, e-commerce and other industries. You will also play a primary role in supporting our US federal government customers. You will be called on to assess legal and business risks, make sound decisions, and provide advice on a broad range of issues in areas such as privacy, security, open-source software and intellectual property, and assist with other issues as they come up. You will report to Kong’s Sr. Director, Head of Global Commercial Legal. The position is based in New York, Chicago, Austin TX, or Toronto.

What You'll Do:

• Lead complex SaaS and on-premises commercial negotiations
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Kong’s Americas sales team, primarily in the US East market
• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of other commercial agreements
• Help ensure compliance with a variety of laws and regulations impacting our SaaS and on-premises offerings, including regarding artificial intelligence, intellectual property, privacy, security and government contracting
• Partner with Finance, Revenue Operations and Customer Assurance to support the end-to-end contract close process
• Advise internal teams on legal matters and provide general commercial legal advice
• Assisting with the development of our positions with respect to artificial intelligence and our products as they relate to our customers’ infrastructure.

What You’ll Bring:

• Law degree, and member in good standing of the applicable state bar or eligible to be a registered in-house counsel
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience practicing law both in private practice and in-house, preferably with late-stage private and/or early-stage public technology companies
• Demonstrated experience in negotiating and closing complex SaaS and software contracts with large, sophisticated customers
• Collaborative, and willing to build something together as a team
• Experience with federal government procurement and customers
• Great judgment, and an ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships within the company, with customers, and others
• Working knowledge of intellectual property, data governance and information security/privacy matters
• High professional and personal standards, and a commitment to inclusiveness
• Attention to detail and an ability to view legal issues within the context of business objectives

Location:

• Any of New York, Chicago, Austin TX or Toronto

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About Kong:

Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.