Senior Commercial Counsel

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada; hybrid with a 3-day in-office policy

Salary: 172,000–236,500 CAD annually, plus performance-based bonus and equity plans

Company

hirify.global develops geolocation, cybersecurity, and anti-fraud technology that supports regulatory compliance and protects businesses from online fraud.

What you will do

• Own and lead the lifecycle of complex, high-value enterprise license, master services, partnership, channel, and cross-border data agreements.
• Develop negotiation strategy and act as the primary legal partner for executive, revenue, go-to-market, product, and external stakeholders.
• Advise on privacy, data ownership, intellectual property, data governance, emerging technology, AI, and regulatory issues affecting contracts and products.
• Build and improve contract templates, playbooks, negotiation positions, workflows, and technology-enabled contracting processes.
• Mentor legal team members and manage external legal advisors when needed.
• Support Legal leadership with strategic priorities, KPIs, annual goals, and team development.

Requirements

• Law degree and full qualification to practice law in an in-house environment in North America.
• 8+ years of experience in a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal department, ideally in technology, SaaS, regulated technology, or gaming.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex, high-value, or novel commercial negotiations from beginning to end.
• Deep expertise in commercial contracts, software and data licensing, privacy, data governance, and partnership or channel structures.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, executive communication, judgment, mentoring, and legal process improvement skills.
• Ability to work autonomously in a dynamic, transaction-heavy environment with competing deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience advising North American-headquartered global businesses on cross-border legal matters.
• Experience advising on and managing legal risk in commercial litigation matters.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining in-person collaboration with work-from-home flexibility.
• Paid vacation and sick days with extended health benefits.
• Performance-based bonus and equity plans.
• Learning and Development Allowance plus a Sports and Physical Wellness budget.
• Team-building events and charitable, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter.
• Accessible interview support is available upon request.