Lead Counsel, Commercial

TL;DR

Lead Counsel, Commercial (Commercial Legal): Lead and manage hirify.global's US commercial legal team while personally owning complex enterprise deal negotiations through close, with an accent on commercial contracting, open source licensing compliance, and privacy/data security frameworks. Focus on building scalable playbooks and templates, negotiating with highly regulated customer counsel, and ensuring deal velocity with risk-calibrated guidance across go-to-market stakeholders.

Company

hirify.global delivers hardened, secure, production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.

What you will do

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of US-based commercial legal professionals, ensuring health, output, and velocity of the function.
• Act as a hands-on commercial attorney, managing a portfolio of complex enterprise deals from negotiation through close.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, enterprise customer agreements, MSAs, order forms, DPAs, NDAs, and partner/channel agreements.
• Align US commercial legal practices and playbooks with the global Director of Commercial Legal; build and iterate escalation frameworks and template libraries.
• Partner with Product and Security and other cross-functional teams to align legal guidance with business and technical objectives.
• Own US quarter-end and month-end closing cycles and provide practical, risk-calibrated guidance to senior leadership and go-to-market stakeholders.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent legal qualification with active bar or solicitor membership in good standing.
• 10+ years of commercial legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house technology company experience.
• Currently in an in-house, sell-side commercial legal role (not procurement/vendor management/buy-side contracting).
• Currently managing a team of at least two legal professionals with a track record of developing and retaining legal talent.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage a full commercial deal cycle from negotiation through close, including complex enterprise transactions.
• Working knowledge of open source licensing and compliance; familiarity with US federal and state privacy and data security frameworks (e.g., CCPA/CPRA and state breach notification requirements).

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, remote-first culture with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly coworking/phone/internet stipend.
• 100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• Unlimited flexible time off and 18 weeks paid parental leave (12 weeks for non-birthing parents).
• Stock options upon hire and promotion, with 10 years to exercise options and ability to participate in secondary offerings.

Hiring process

• Interviews focused on commercial deal ownership, legal leadership, and ability to balance risk with business objectives.
• Discussion of experience with open source licensing, privacy/data security frameworks, and negotiating with regulated customer counsel.

Location: United States - Remote

Salary: $221,000 - $260,000 USD (base salary range)