Legal Counsel, Commercial Contracts

The role

You will advise on commercial matters and partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering teams. You will review, draft, and negotiate technology and commercial contracts including SaaS and vendor agreements.

What you will do

• Advise on commercial matters regarding deal structure, contract negotiations, risk, and compliance
• Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret technology and commercial contracts
• Identify and resolve legal and regulatory risks related to IP, licensing, data use, privacy, and compliance
• Become an expert on products and business models to help bring new offerings to market
• Identify and advise on risk and offer pragmatic risk-mitigation solutions
• Prepare, maintain, and improve template agreements, playbooks, and operational guidance
• Use AI tools for contract drafting, redlining, and review
• Ensure customer contract terms are consistent with underlying data-acquisition and vendor agreements

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Active Bar membership in good standing
• 4-8 years of post-JD experience independently negotiating SaaS, technology, licensing, partner, and vendor agreements
• Working knowledge of consumer data privacy laws relevant to commercial contracting (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA)
• Comfort using AI tools as part of daily workflow
• Drive for continuous improvement
• Ability to independently manage and own multiple projects with varying deadlines
• Ability to make decisions under ambiguous circumstances
• Focus on closing deals and finding pragmatic solutions
• Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Collaborative partnership and diplomatic communication with multiple constituencies
• Understanding of the commitment and hard work involved in working at a successful, fast-growing start-up

Nice to have

• Law firm, data use/licensing, and fintech experience
• Experience with public sector (SLED and/or Federal) sales contracting
• Interest in helping the team adopt and refine AI-supported processes

About the company

Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy. The company aims to verify identities in real time and stop fraud.