Commercial Counsel - Supply Chain Sourcing (Renewable Energy)

Location: Fremont, California, USA; hybrid arrangement with 4 days per week in the office.

Annual salary: $175,000–$200,000, plus potential bonus and equity.

Company

Develops integrated solar power technology combining tracker, electrical, digital, yield-management, and control solutions for utility-scale and distributed-generation projects.

What you will do

• Draft, review, structure, and negotiate global direct-material supplier contracts, including NDAs, supply agreements, purchase-order terms, amendments, and change orders.
• Address operational contract terms covering delivery schedules, change control, quality, packaging, logistics, Incoterms, title and risk of loss, warranties, and liquidated damages.
• Manage supplier disputes and claims involving late deliveries, shortages, nonconformances, serial defects, field failures, and pass-through costs.
• Coordinate contract lifecycle processes, approvals, documentation standards, and alignment between customer-facing and supplier-facing agreements.
• Partner with Sourcing, Operations, Quality, Logistics, Project Management, and Legal to identify risks and approve non-standard terms.
• Develop templates, fallback positions, clause libraries, playbooks, guidance notes, and training for supply chain contracting.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 6+ years of relevant legal experience from law firm, in-house, or combined practice.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Experience with supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, hardware, technology, energy, infrastructure, or other operationally complex agreements.
• Ability to communicate legal, commercial, and operational risks and provide practical, solution-oriented advice.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a global environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with direct-material sourcing, supplier contracts, renewable energy, solar, battery storage, hardware, semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, or industrial supply chains.
• In-house experience supporting procurement, sourcing, operations, or supply chain teams.
• Experience with global supply agreements, quality agreements, logistics terms, Incoterms, warranties, liquidated damages, supplier disputes, and contract management systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Work focused on sustainability, innovation, collaborative problem solving, and the global energy transition.
• Health, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) participation with company matching.
• Company-paid holidays, unlimited paid time off, discretionary bonuses, life and disability protection, and potential stock compensation.