Commercial Counsel - US

The role

You will support complex commercial transactions across North America including SaaS, licensing, and strategic partnerships. You will provide business-oriented advice to help the company navigate legal and regulatory frameworks in artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements focusing on GTM/Sales transactions in North America
• Partner with sales, business development, and operations teams to support go-to-market initiatives
• Monitor and interpret legal and regulatory developments in data protection, technology, and AI
• Develop, maintain, and localize contract templates, playbooks, and policies
• Provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice to cross-functional teams
• Contribute to scaling the Legal Team's commercial function

Required qualifications

• J.D.
• active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar
• 6+ years of relevant post-qualification legal experience
• Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements
• Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing, SaaS, data protection, and intellectual property
• Experience advising on privacy, cybersecurity, and cross-border data transfer issues
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
• Comfort in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and tight deadlines

Nice to have

• NY or CA bar membership preferred
• in-house experience in technology or SaaS strongly preferred
• Prior experience with heavily regulated industries is a plus

Benefits

• Annual discretionary stipend for professional development
• Annual discretionary stipend to meet up with colleagues
• Annual team offsite
• Monthly co-working stipend if not located near a main hub

About the company

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology. They serve millions of users and thousands of businesses through platforms like ElevenAgents, ElevenCreative, and ElevenAPI.