Commercial Counsel (AI SaaS)

Location: Hybrid in San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, New York City, Austin, United States

Base compensation: $190K–$223K in San Francisco and New York City; $170K–$200K in other US locations. Equity is offered.

Company

Writer is an AI platform for marketing and revenue teams, using autonomous agents and an Enterprise Brain with governance and compliance capabilities to support enterprise growth.

What you will do

• Review and negotiate inbound and outbound commercial contracts, including SaaS licensing, strategic partnership, data processing, customer, and supplier agreements.
• Develop and manage contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Improve sales contracting processes and create scalable processes for internal stakeholders in collaboration with sales operations.
• Advise and train go-to-market teams on practical legal matters.

Requirements

• Law degree from an accredited law school and admission to practice law in the U.S.
• At least 3 years of experience negotiating commercial contracts, ideally at a SaaS company or a law firm serving technology clients.
• Experience contracting with large enterprise companies and strategic partners, preferably in regulated finance, healthcare, or insurance industries.
• Exposure to privacy, intellectual property, and/or AI-specific legal issues, with a basic understanding of AI.
• Experience using contract management tools and familiarity with legal operations, project management, and CLM tools such as Asana, Salesforce, and Linksquares.
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts in non-legal language, prioritize and multitask under tight deadlines, and work efficiently during end-of-month, quarter, and year-end pushes.
• Self-starter mindset, strong work ethic, reliability, curiosity, adaptability to a fast pace, and a collaborative, low-ego approach.

Nice to have

• Experience at a SaaS company or with a law firm serving technology clients.
• Experience supporting a global sales team with international offices.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, collaborative legal team with a focus on creativity, practical business partnership, and low ego.
• Generous PTO, company holidays, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave for all parents.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; fertility and family planning support; cancer screening; FSA and HSA options with company contribution.
• Annual wellness and learning and development stipends.
• Company and team off-sites, stock options, and 401(k).