Senior Commercial Counsel - North America

The role

You will own customer-facing commercial contracting across the U.S. and Canada. You will advise Product and Engineering teams on new products and features while managing legal and regulatory risks.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of customer commercial agreements in North America.
• Advise Product and Engineering teams on new products and features from design to launch.
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risk across products and features.
• Monitor evolving privacy, biometric, and AI-related legal and regulatory developments.
• Review and approve product-related marketing and external communications.
• Act as a legal partner to Sales, Account Management, and Customer Success teams.
• Translate complex legal and privacy concepts into practical guidance for business teams.
• Integrate emerging AI governance and AI-ethics frameworks into product development.
• Negotiate OEM, reseller/partner agreements, NDAs/MNDAs, and amendments.
• Lead customer-facing calls and direct negotiations on key commercial terms.

Required qualifications

• J.D. (or equivalent)
• Admission to, and good standing in, at least one U.S. state bar
• 7+ years of relevant experience as a commercial/technology transactions lawyer
• Demonstrated track record negotiating and closing complex customer agreements end-to-end
• Strong, working knowledge of data privacy law applicable to North America
• Experience supporting customers in highly regulated environments

Nice to have

• Qualification to practice law in Canada
• Experience with CLM tooling and Salesforce
• Familiarity with identity, biometrics, or fraud-prevention technology

Benefits

• Flexible Working Hours & Workplace
• Open Vacation Policy

About the company

Incode is a Series B unicorn providing identity solutions that use an AI-powered platform to verify identities and reduce fraud. The company serves customers in finance, government, retail, hospitality, and gaming.