Legal Counsel

Swap•Austin, TX

11d

About The Position

About Swap Swap is the infrastructure behind modern agentic commerce. The only AI-native platform connecting backend operations with a forward-thinking storefront experience. Built for brands that want to sell anything - anywhere, Swap centralizses global operations, powers intelligent workflows, and unlocks margin-protecting decisions with real-time data and capability. Our products span cross-border, tax, returns, demand planning, and our next-generation agentic storefront, giving merchants full transparency and the ability to act with confidence. At Swap, we’re building a culture that values clarity, creativity, and shared ownership as we redefine how global commerce works. About the Role We are hiring a mid-level Commercial & Product Counsel (3-6 PQE) to become the second member of our legal team. This is a unique opportunity to influence the foundations of a global legal function within a fast-scaling, post-Series C technology company. You will work closely with our Senior Legal Counsel and partner cross-functionally on commercial contracting, product development, privacy, and regulatory matters across the US, UK, and EU. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys autonomy, thrives in fast-paced environments, and is motivated to build structure where none exists.

Requirements

3-6 years working experience as lawyer or internal counsel, with experience in commercial contracting, product counselling, privacy/GDPR, and/or US/UK tech contracting.
Ability to operate autonomously and make pragmatic, business-first decisions in ambiguous and evolving environments.
Strong communication skills, capable of translating legal concepts into practical, actionable advice for non-legal stakeholders.
A collaborative, humble working style and willingness to partner with teams across the organisation.
Ability to work independently with globally distributed colleagues.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting product development or cross-functional teams in a high-growth tech, ecommerce, logistics, or SaaS setting is a plus.
Comfort establishing new processes and improving existing workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead commercial and partner contracting across customer, vendor, and procurement work streams, including SMB, mid-market, and enterprise negotiations.
Maintain, develop, and improve contract templates, playbooks, negotiation guidelines, and scalable legal processes.
Support product development initiatives, including our agentic shopfront and broader platform capabilities, by delivering pragmatic legal guidance.
Contribute to global privacy maturity efforts (e.g., UK GDPR/US privacy), including DPAs, SCCs, data mapping, and privacy-by-design reviews.
Advise cross-functional teams (Sales, Success, Ops, Product, Engineering, Security) as a hands-on legal partner.
Support regulatory work streams related to tax and cross-border shipping products.
Provide region-specific support depending on location (US: commercial and state-law nuances; UK: customer/vendor negotiations and UK privacy requirements).
Assist with generalist legal work, including corporate governance, employment queries, marketing reviews, and light legal-ops improvements.