Senior Legal Counsel, SaaS & AI Transactions

HR Tech Job; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Workday is seeking a Legal Counsel to support customer-facing commercial transactions for a fast-growing, innovative enterprise software company. You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements including Workday’s Main Subscription Agreement, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related amendments.

This role requires strong legal and business judgment, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in a corporate, in‑house, or law firm environment.
• Direct experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, technology, or other customer‑facing commercial agreements.
• Experience with privacy, data protection, or AI‑related contracting issues.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer‑facing commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, order forms, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related amendments.
• Review proposed contract modifications from customers and prospects, working directly with Sales, Deals Operations, and internal stakeholders to secure necessary approvals.
• Provide practical legal guidance to cross‑functional teams on contract positions, common edits, non‑standard terms, policies, and contract‑related questions.
• Participate in calls with customers, prospects, and internal stakeholders to support negotiation and resolution of contract issues.
• Advise on privacy, data protection, AI, security, compliance, and other legal issues arising in customer‑facing commercial transactions.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication

Risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Tools

Salesforce

Apttus

Conga

Adobe Sign

DocuSign

Job description

Workday is seeking a Legal Counsel to support customer-facing commercial transactions for a fast-growing, innovative enterprise software company. You will draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements including Workday’s Main Subscription Agreement, data protection agreements, AI addenda, service level agreements, and related amendments.

This role requires strong legal and business judgment, excellent communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.