Director, Commercial Legal

Temporal Technologies

1d•$235,000 - $360,000

About The Position

Temporal is looking for a Director, Commercial Legal to build and lead the commercial legal function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will be the founding architect of how Temporal contracts, negotiates, and scales its commercial legal operations. This is a hands-on builder role — you'll lead a contracts manager from day one and build and grow the team over time, but you'll be expected to stay close to the work, embedded in the business, closing deals and solving problems in real time. This is an opportunity for someone who is genuinely excited about building — creating systems, playbooks, and processes that didn't exist before, and doing it in a way that is smart, scalable, and AI-forward.

Requirements

Admitted and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with extensive in-house experience supporting go-to-market or commercial teams; law firm background is a plus
10+ years of experience drafting and negotiating enterprise commercial agreements across a wide range of deal sizes and structures in a B2B SaaS or cloud environment
Proven track record supporting fast-moving sales organizations and understanding where deals get stuck
Demonstrated experience building commercial legal infrastructure, including CLM systems, playbooks, standard form agreements, and enablement materials
Strong business judgment with a pragmatic, business-forward approach to legal risk
People management experience, with the ability to develop and grow a team while remaining hands-on as an individual contributor
A low-ego, roll-up-your-sleeves approach, stepping outside traditional swim lanes when the business needs it and treating every problem, big or small, as your own
A genuine passion for process improvement, automation, and applying AI tools to legal workflows

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with data privacy concepts (GDPR, CCPA) and experience reviewing or negotiating DPAs
Technical fluency or comfort working alongside engineering and product teams at a developer-focused or infrastructure company
Experience with CLM platforms (e.g., Docusign IAM, Ironclad or similar), CRM tools, and modern collaboration tools
Exposure to open source licensing or developer-facing commercial models

Responsibilities

Own and lead Temporal's commercial legal function end-to-end, covering both customer-facing agreements and vendor contracts, serving as the primary legal partner to Sales, Revenue Operations, and Finance
Draft, negotiate, and close a broad range of commercial agreements across all deal sizes, from small velocity deals to complex enterprise contracts, including MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, partnership agreements, and bespoke addenda
Negotiate and manage key vendor and procurement agreements, including SaaS subscriptions, technology licenses, and professional services contracts, while building scalable playbooks and best practices for vendor intake and risk assessment
Build the commercial legal function from the ground up: design and implement scalable contracting frameworks, a CLM system, sales enablement materials, playbooks, and internal trainings
Drive continuous improvement of commercial legal processes and policies, leveraging automation and AI-enabled tools to reduce cycle times and free bandwidth for high-impact work
Serve as a strategic advisor across commercial matters, exercising sound judgment that balances business objectives, legal risk, and operational precedent
Manage and develop a contracts manager, with an eye toward growing the team as the business scales
Partner cross-functionally with Privacy, Security, Product, and Finance to ensure commercial terms are accurate, defensible, and forward-looking
Translate complex legal and contractual concepts into clear, actionable guidance that empowers business stakeholders to self-serve where appropriate

Benefits

Unlimited PTO, 12 Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
100% Premiums Coverage for Medical, Dental, and Vision
AD&D, LT & ST Disability, and Life Insurance (Standard & Supplemental Available)
Empower 401K Plan
Additional Perks for Learning & Development, Lifestyle Spending, In-Home Office Setup, Professional Memberships, WFH Meals, Internet Stipend and more!
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Benefits outside the United States vary by country, and are issued in partnership with Remote.com. Additionally, Temporal offers perks to all international employees for learning & career development, a lifestyle spending account, in-home office setup (in addition to company-issued hardware), professional memberships, work-from-home meals, and access to the Calm app for mental wellness.
$3,600 / Year Work from Home Meals
$1,800 / Year Professional Enrichment (Career Development & Professional Memberships)
$1,200 / Year Lifestyle Spending Account
$1,000 / Year In-Home Office Setup (In addition to Temporal issued equipment - laptop, monitor, keyboard, mouse, trackpad, and extension power cable at no cost to you)
$74 / Month Reimbursement for Internet
Calm App Subscription for Mental Health & Wellness