Commercial Counsel, GTM

The role

You will support Go-to-Market teams by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements and enterprise customer contracts. You will also work on research collaborations, product partnerships, and AI safety and research agreements.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements
• Support GTM/Sales transactions including enterprise customer contracts
• Partner with Sales and Go-to-Market teams to support deal velocity
• Provide practical legal guidance to non-lawyers
• Build and maintain commercial legal infrastructure including templates and playbooks
• Partner with Policy, Safeguards, and Research teams on AI governance initiatives
• Identify and escalate legal risks
• Stay current on legal developments affecting AI technologies

Required qualifications

• Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent)
• Meet local licensing requirements to work as in-house counsel where based
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements
• Ability to provide clear, practical legal guidance to non-lawyers on complex commercial law matter
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Active membership in the California bar
• At least 5 years of legal experience with exposure to commercial contracts, SaaS agreements, or technology transactions
• Clear communication skills and comfort translating legal concepts for non-lawyer audiences
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and external partners
• Genuine curiosity about AI technology and AI policy, and a commitment to responsible AI development
• Experience navigating multi-stakeholder agreements involving technical and policy considerations
• Willingness to take initiative and pitch in wherever the team needs support

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.