Commercial Counsel (Enterprise)

iManage•Chicago, IL

4d•$145,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We offer a flexible working policy that supports a healthy balance between personal and professional well-being. This role requires in-office presence on Tuesdays & Thursdays to collaborate, connect, and learn from peers - while also maintaining the flexibility for meaningful work-life balance. Being a Commercial Counsel (Enterprise) at iManage Means… You will be a core member of iManage's legal team, responsible for negotiating and closing a high volume of enterprise agreements with customers across the Americas. This is a high-impact, practitioner-focused role for a lawyer with meaningful enterprise SaaS or cloud experience who is ready to take ownership of the Americas customer contracting lane and operate with a high degree of independence. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, you will be a key contributor to iManage's commercial legal capacity as the company scales its customer base. You will handle third-party paper, negotiate iManage's own paper, and serve as a reliable, commercially minded legal partner to various business units. The ideal candidate has substantial experience negotiating sophisticated enterprise customer paper, not just working from their company's standard form, and brings the commercial judgment and sales-partnership instincts to operate as a trusted business counsel, not just a contract reviewer.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active membership in at least one state bar.
4–7 years of commercial legal experience, with significant experience negotiating enterprise SaaS, cloud, or technology agreements in a high-volume environment.
Demonstrated ability to manage a large and varied deal pipeline independently; comfortable with concurrent negotiations, competing priorities, and business-driven timelines.
Strong commercial judgment, including the ability to make pragmatic decisions within established risk parameters and identify matters appropriately requiring escalation.
Strong experience reviewing, redlining, and negotiating sophisticated customer paper, applying fallback positions with sound judgment on deviations.
Deep familiarity with enterprise software commercial structures including SaaS subscription agreements, data processing agreements, security addenda, order forms, and professional services terms.
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; able to build trust with sales and business stakeholders, explain legal positions clearly to non-lawyers, and find pragmatic solutions that work for the business.
Self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently, triage effectively, and maintain quality under volume and time pressure.
Prior in-house experience at an enterprise SaaS, cloud, or technology company, including direct support of a sales organization and ownership of customer contracting, is strongly preferred. Law firm candidates with unusually strong embedded commercial contracting experience and demonstrable sales-environment exposure will also be considered.

Nice To Haves

Experience with privacy and data protection provisions in commercial agreements, including GDPR and UK GDPR-related DPA negotiation.
Familiarity with AI-related contractual provisions including data usage rights, AI training exclusions, model governance, and MCP or API commercial frameworks.
Background serving enterprise customers in regulated industries such as legal services, financial services, or healthcare.

Responsibilities

Negotiating and closing enterprise SaaS agreements with customers across the Americas.
Reviewing, redlining, and negotiating customer paper, applying iManage's established fallback positions and playbooks while exercising sound legal judgment on deviations.
Managing a high volume of concurrent deals efficiently, prioritizing deal velocity and business outcomes while maintaining appropriate risk discipline.
Serving as the legal counterpart to sales and customer experience on customer contract matters in the Americas, handling escalations, answering commercial legal questions, and keeping deals moving.
Using deal experience to identify emerging customer positions, market trends, and opportunities to improve iManage's commercial contracting approach.
Building strong working relationships with sales, finance, customer experience, security, privacy, and legal operations as a trusted, commercially minded legal partner.
Participating in deal reviews and other commercial forums where legal support adds value.
Working closely with other legal team members to maintain consistency across commercial legal positions, sharing precedents, and coordinating on cross-regional accounts.

Benefits

Flexible work hours
Supportive, experienced team with an inclusive, encouraging, and vibrant culture
Modern open plan workspace with a gaming area, free snacks, drinks and regular social events
Focus on impactful work, solving complex, real challenges utilizing the latest technologies and protocols
Career path ownership with internal development framework
Access to unlimited courses in LinkedIn Learning
Innovative, industry leading SaaS company that is continuing to grow & scale
Inclusive environment where employees can shape the culture
Market competitive salary
Annual performance-based bonus
Comprehensive Health/Vision/Dental/Life Insurance
401k Retirement Savings Plan with a company match up to 4%
Access to HealthJoy, a healthcare concierge service
Enhanced leave for expecting parents (20 weeks 100% paid for primary leave, and 10 weeks 100% paid for secondary leave)
Flexible time off policy
Company wellness days
Free access to the Healthy Minds app