Senior Counsel, Commercial - AMER (PST)

TL;DR

Senior Counsel, Commercial (SaaS): Supporting hirify.global's Americas sales team by reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for revenue-generating activities with an accent on complex cross-border transactions and SaaS/software licensing. Focus on advising on relevant regulatory and compliance developments and developing scalable legal workflows for rapid revenue growth.

Location: Remote (United States, with a preference for Pacific Time Zone (PST))

Salary: $231,500 – $254,000 USD (US Premium Markets)

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing private cloud company specializing in real-time analytics, data warehousing, observability, and AI workloads.

What you will do

• Support the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating customer contracts, primarily for the Americas sales team.
• Act as a solutions-oriented business partner, providing pragmatic legal counsel to the Americas sales team.
• Lead complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties across multiple jurisdictions.
• Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance, or legal developments impacting the business in the Americas region.
• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.
• Maintain and update legal agreements, policies, and templates, and improve scalable workflows for revenue growth.

Requirements

• Law degree and member in good standing in the US.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience practicing with both a law firm and in-house at a high-growth technology company.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial software and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers.
• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax).
• Excellent judgment and business orientation, with the ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills to build trust with sales teams and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a high-growth infrastructure SaaS company.
• Location in Pacific Time Zone (PST).
• International legal experience supporting APAC.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work environment, as hirify.global is a globally distributed and remote-friendly company operating in 20 countries.
• Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company through stock options for every new team member.
• Flexible time off in the US, with generous entitlement in other countries.
• A $500 home office setup for remote employees.
• Opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites for global gatherings.