Senior Legal Counsel (AI/SaaS)

Location: Hybrid in New York, San Francisco, Austin, or Toronto

Salary: NYC/SF: $200,000–$250,000 USD; Toronto: C$170,000–C$200,000 CAD.

Company

hirify.global is an AI-powered SaaS platform focused on redefining business planning.

What you will do

• Manage the full customer contract lifecycle across the Americas, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with customers, partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
• Advise Legal, Sales, Revenue Operations, security, product, and commercial teams on contracts, privacy, data protection, procurement, vendor management, risk, and compliance.
• Maintain and develop contract lifecycle management systems, internal documentation, and public-facing templates with Finance and Systems/IT.
• Deliver internal training on contracts, privacy, data protection, marketing, and compliance.
• Monitor commercial, privacy, AI, and cybersecurity regulatory developments and coordinate occasional litigation-related queries with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.

Requirements

• J.D. or LL.B. and good standing with a relevant Bar Association.
• At least 5 years of experience in a top-tier or technology law firm and/or as in-house counsel at a fast-growing technology company.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial enterprise agreements, ideally in a SaaS startup or scale-up.
• Working knowledge of EU and US data protection and privacy laws.
• Admitted to practice in the United States.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice to have

• Strong additional experience negotiating enterprise deals.
• Experience working in a dynamic startup or growth environment.
• Ability to manage numerous deals and meet tight deadlines.

Culture & Benefits

• Stock options and competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Generous time off and parental leave policies.
• Flexible working hours, high-end equipment, and one company offsite each year.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k).
• Values centered on teamwork, action, humility, customer empathy, and continuous improvement.

Hiring process

• Background checks are conducted with candidate consent before formal employment contracts are signed, where legally permitted.