Commercial Counsel

Pogo Technologies, Inc.•New York, NY

About The Position

We’re hiring our first in-house Commercial Counsel to help Pogo scale our commercial contracting and build the foundations of our legal function. You’ll partner closely with our GTM team to negotiate agreements with some of the world’s largest companies, while increasingly becoming the go-to person for legal questions across Pogo. You’ll work alongside experienced fractional and specialist outside counsel when needed, but you’ll own getting legal problems solved internally. This role involves owning commercial contracting end-to-end, including MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, vendor and partnership agreements. You will partner with GTM to get complex enterprise deals across the finish line while balancing risk, speed, and commercial reality. A key part of the role will be to build templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations that help Pogo scale. You will also support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes — bringing in specialists when needed. As we grow, you will take increasing ownership of Pogo’s legal function.

Requirements

4–8 years of legal experience, ideally combining strong law firm training with in-house experience at a high-growth technology company.
JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the US.
Significant experience independently negotiating complex enterprise technology, SaaS, and data agreements.
Excellent legal and commercial judgment — you know what matters, what doesn't, and when to escalate.
Ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and give practical, actionable recommendations.
Comfortable in front of customers. You can represent Pogo confidently in negotiations, build trust with customer legal and procurement teams, and work through difficult issues without creating unnecessary friction.
Thrive with ownership and ambiguity and enjoy building systems rather than waiting for established processes.
Excited to use AI and automation to build a modern legal function.

Nice To Haves

Experience with privacy/data/product counseling, legal ops and automation, or broader matters across employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, and IP.

Responsibilities

Own commercial contracting end-to-end, including MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, vendor and partnership agreements.
Partner with GTM to get complex enterprise deals across the finish line while balancing risk, speed, and commercial reality.
Build templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations that help Pogo scale.
Support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes — bringing in specialists when needed.
Take increasing ownership of Pogo’s legal function as we grow.