Commercial Counsel

The role

You will draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, mainly SaaS subscription agreements, for Yext's Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner sales teams. You will also improve standard contracts and negotiation playbooks, and run employee trainings.

What you will do

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, primarily SaaS subscription agreements
• Improve and maintain standard commercial agreements, negotiation playbooks and legal processes
• Work with internal clients to improve and scale the sales contract negotiation process
• Conduct periodic employee trainings on these topics
• Partner with Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) sales teams on customer deals
• Review and negotiate vendor and procurement transactions with various business lines

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years corporate and/or commercial experience at a leading law firm, in-house, or both
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Prior experience with commercial agreements
• Experience working through data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA) and security issues in SaaS or commercial transactions
• Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, process-driven and client-focused
• Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school
• License to practice law

Nice to have

• Experience with SaaS, content distribution and general commercial agreements within the technology industry
• Foreign language skills (French, German, Italian, Spanish)

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Vacation and sick leave
• Possible eligibility for variable pay programs based on performance

Before you apply

• Applicants with criminal histories are considered, consistent with legal requirements
• Reasonable accommodations are provided for people with disabilities

About the company

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is an enterprise agentic marketing platform that helps brands and partners manage, measure and optimize visibility across AI and traditional search. Thousands of brands in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality and food use Yext.