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GC AI

Commercial Counsel

RemoteUnited States, Canada onlyArchived
Published
Experience
Mid
Employment
Full-time
Company size
Startup
$141k–$191k/yr
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No BS summary

Commercial Counsel with 3-7 years of experience in B2B SaaS technology transactions, either in-house or at a big law firm. Must have strong drafting and negotiation skills for commercial agreements, ability to handle routine matters independently, and excellent communication skills. Experience supporting sales/BD teams and managing multiple priorities under pressure is required.

Required skills

JDactive bar membership

Optional skills

In-house legal experiencehigh-growth startup or scale-up company experienceAI, machine learning, or legal technology sectors familiarityprivacy frameworks exposuredata protection agreement negotiationbuilding scalable legal processesempowering business teams through templates and self-serve resourcesGC AI user

Required languages

English

What you'll do

  • Keep deals moving by providing fast, reliable legal support across a high volume of commercial transactions.
  • Free up senior team members to focus on the most complex negotiations by owning routine and moderate-complexity matters.
  • Help build and refine the templates, processes, and self-serve resources that scale GC AI's commercial legal function.
  • Contribute to a team culture of speed, precision, and business partnership.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (customer and vendor), with a focus on NDAs, standard-form agreements, and moderate-complexity redlines.
  • Work independently on routine commercial matters while seeking guidance on complex issues.
  • Support sales and business development teams through deal cycles, managing multiple priorities with quick turnaround.
  • Explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
  • Maintain deal velocity under pressure, particularly during month-end closing periods.
  • Contribute to building scalable legal processes and empowering business teams through templates and self-serve resources.
  • Take on additional projects and tasks as needed in response to the evolving needs of a fast-growing startup.

What they require

  • 3-7 years of technology transactions experience with B2B SaaS transactions in an in-house or big law firm.
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills with a focus on commercial agreements.
  • Ability to work independently on routine commercial matters (NDAs, standard-form agreements, low-complexity redlines) while knowing when to seek guidance on complex issues.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
  • Experience supporting or working closely with sales or business development teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain quick turnaround times.
  • Comfort working under pressure, particularly during month-end closing periods.

Benefits

  • Regular coworking sessions
  • customer dinners
  • team and company offsites
  • up to 10% travel (and more for customer-facing roles)

GC AI is a legal AI platform for in-house legal teams.

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$141k–$191k/yr