Director, Legal - US Commercial (SaaS)

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; on-site. Candidates must be genuinely based in Austin, with relocation support available for the right person. Three anchor office days are required: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Company

hirify.global develops AI code verification and governance products that help enterprises build reliable, secure, and maintainable software.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and grow the US commercial legal team, including goal setting and workload allocation.
• Oversee and independently negotiate complex commercial transactions for enterprise sales, channel partnerships, and strategic vendor agreements.
• Partner with Sales, Procurement, Finance, IT/Security, Product, and executive stakeholders to enable revenue and manage risk.
• Develop and scale contracting infrastructure and optimize CLM and generative AI drafting tools.
• Advise executives on contract terms, risk profiles, regulatory changes, and negotiation strategies.
• Support product legal, data privacy, and global expansion initiatives.

Requirements

• J.D. and active Bar admission.
• 10+ years of commercial and technology legal experience, including SaaS and software negotiations.
• Direct experience managing and leading legal team members.
• Significant in-house experience at a high-growth international technology or software company.
• Deep knowledge of SaaS, software licensing, intellectual property, data protection and privacy, and enterprise revenue recognition.
• Must be based in Austin or willing to relocate to the United States location for the role.

Culture & Benefits

• In-office collaboration centered around Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday anchor days.
• Fast-paced, profitable growth with more than $400 million in revenue.
• Global hubs across Austin, Bochum, Dubai, Geneva, London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment with equal-opportunity hiring.
• Employment is contingent on a comprehensive background check and reference verification.