Legal Counsel

Karbon•Chicago, IL

3d•$87,000 - $93,000

About The Position

We’re looking for an experienced, commercially minded legal partner to join Karbon as our first dedicated Commercial Counsel. In this part-time role, you’ll work closely with our CFO and leadership team to lead commercial negotiations, support global GTM partnerships, advise on new product launches, and help scale our legal and operational frameworks. This is a high-impact position that supports Karbon’s continued growth as a global SaaS leader in the accounting industry. This is a part-time role (approximately 3 days per week) The prorated compensation range for this part-time position: $87,000-93,000 About the Role This is a hands-on role with a strong emphasis on execution. You’ll be responsible for day-to-day legal work across the business, with commercial contracts as the primary focus.

Requirements

6–8 years of legal experience, ideally in-house at a SaaS or tech company and/or at a top-tier law firm
Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including customer, vendor, and partner agreements
Solid understanding of corporate and transactional matters; exposure to employment and compliance is a plus
Able to manage competing priorities and drive work forward independently in a part-time, fast-paced environment
Clear, concise communicator who collaborates well with cross-functional, non-legal stakeholders
Practical, proactive, and comfortable making judgment calls without over-engineering
Admitted to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction

Nice To Haves

Experience with SaaS, data protection, privacy, or information security is beneficial but not required

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
Enterprise customer agreements (MSAs, order forms, amendments)
Channel partner, vendor, and supplier contracts
NDAs and standard form agreements
Lead and support commercial negotiations across Sales, Partnerships, and GTM teams
Provide legal and commercial advice on product launches, particularly involving payments, data handling, and cross-border services
Collaborate with the CFO and other executives to build scalable legal processes and templates that support global operations
Support due diligence, compliance, and integration work related to strategic initiatives, partnerships, or acquisitions
Provide some practical legal support on employment matters (e.g. agreements, policies, compliance)
Act as a trusted legal advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, clearly flagging risks and enabling business decisions
Manage external counsel as needed across multiple jurisdictions
Maintain and evolve internal legal resources (playbooks, templates) to help business teams move faster with confidence
Karbon embraces AI as a core enabler of scale and efficiency across both our product and internal operations. In this role, you will be expected to actively use AI tools to streamline and continuously elevate legal workflows, such as contract drafting, clause management, issue spotting, and legal intake. You will also advise on the legal implications of AI in our product, vendor ecosystem, and customer use cases.

Benefits

Gain global experience across Australia, New Zealand, UK, and Canada
Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year
Company paid medical for you and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
Paid dental and vision and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
401(k) with company matching
Flexible Spending Account
Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave
Work-from-home stipend
Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development and provides consistent feedback
Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within