Commercial Legal Counsel

incident.io•San Francisco, CA

2d•$150,000 - $200,000

About The Position

incident.io is hiring a Commercial Legal Counsel to partner with its US teams, accelerate deal closing, advise on complex legal challenges, and help build a scalable legal function. The legal team supports teams across Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and Finance. As the fifth member of the legal team, the successful candidate will work alongside the existing US commercial counsel in San Francisco to develop localized processes and help create a world-class legal function as the business grows. This role suits a commercially minded lawyer with a strong background in SaaS commercial contracts and data protection who is comfortable working autonomously and taking on high-impact work. The counsel will advise US go-to-market teams, lead commercial contract drafting and negotiations, address US and international privacy issues, develop self-serve legal resources and US-specific templates, and provide internal expertise on US legal matters, including foundational guidance on employment issues.

Requirements

Be a US-licensed attorney with relevant experience.
Have excellent drafting and communication skills and be able to turn complex legal concepts into clear, actionable commercial advice.
Be comfortable handling data protection and privacy issues and understand their impact on the sales cycle.
Work independently while proactively collaborating with the wider legal team.
Be comfortable with ambiguity, able to pivot quickly as new information or priorities arise, and enjoy working in a company-building phase.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience gained in-house at a fast-paced SaaS company or startup.

Responsibilities

Act as a strategic partner to US go-to-market teams, providing pragmatic, high-velocity advice to manage risk and resolve complex commercial challenges.
Own the drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial contracts, primarily SaaS agreements, balancing legal safeguards with commercial momentum.
Navigate US and international data protection and privacy matters, including negotiating data processing agreements and advising on related business risks.
Work with the legal team to create self-serve legal tools, standard forms, and US-specific templates.
Serve as an internal subject matter expert on US legal nuances, including providing foundational guidance on US employment matters as the company scales its local headcount.