Commercial Counsel

Location: New York, NY — hybrid in-office role with remote work permitted up to two days per week

Salary: $150,000–$180,000 annually in New York

Company

hirify.global provides legal support across the organization to protect its brands, intellectual property, employees, customers, and business while enabling growth through practical legal advice and strategic risk management.

What you will do

• Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on customer, vendor, technology, SaaS, software licensing, advertising, partnership, procurement, consulting, confidentiality, data processing, and professional services agreements.
• Develop and improve scalable contracting processes, templates, negotiation playbooks, training materials, and legal operations.
• Support strategic initiatives, product launches, partnerships, emerging technologies, and new business models by identifying legal risks and recommending practical solutions.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Marketing, Technology, Procurement, Finance, and executive leadership on revenue growth and commercial risk management.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments affecting commercial transactions, intellectual property, privacy, AI, digital advertising, and technology.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and a bachelor's degree.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar; New York is preferred.
• 4+ years of experience practicing commercial, corporate, technology, media, intellectual property, or business law at a nationally recognized law firm or in-house legal department.
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Strong knowledge of commercial contracting, contract negotiation, risk allocation, intellectual property law, and commercial transactions.
• Strong communication, negotiation, drafting, issue-spotting, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting technology, digital media, publishing, advertising, SaaS, or consumer businesses.
• Experience with intellectual property transactions, privacy, AI, product counseling, or data licensing.
• Experience developing legal operations, contract management processes, and contracting playbooks.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
• Unlimited paid time off, 10–12 paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, disability, life insurance, health savings, and flexible spending benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match, tuition reimbursement, donation matching, commuter benefits, and family care benefits.
• Approximately less than 5% travel required.