Senior Commercial Counsel

Decagon • San Francisco, CA

12d • $190 - $260 • Onsite

About The Position

Decagon is a premier, fast-growing AI company operating at the intersection of enterprise SaaS, security, and regulation. We are shaping the future of enterprise AI and looking for thoughtful, smart, communicative lawyers to build the legal function from the ground up. If you are an experienced Commercial counsel who wants who enjoys working as a trusted partner to teams across Sales, Security, Product, and Leadership, we want to talk to you. Come play a pivotal role in accelerating revenue, protecting the business, and building scalable legal infrastructure.

Requirements

• Are a qualified attorney in California or New York (including registered in-house counsel) with 7+ years of legal experience, including time at a top-tier law firm and/or a relevant in-house role.
• Have deep experience drafting, negotiating, and closing on a high volume of commercial agreements, including SaaS, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs, and partner/reseller deals.
• Are fluent in legal frameworks (like GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA), security concepts, AI governance, and intellectual property concerns that arise in SaaS transactions.
• Thrive in cross-functional environments and are comfortable being the go-to legal resource for Sales, Finance, Product, and RevOps as we build out a global contracting process.
• Can leave your ego at the door and communicate clearly and effectively, translating legal complexity and abstract risk into actionable guidance for internal non-legal stakeholders - and do the same with counterparties who may not be at the same level of sophistication.
• Are flexible, eager to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

• Be a part of a team reviewing and negotiating our commercial agreements, working cross functionally to balance legal risk with business outcomes, tailoring your guidance based on context and deal stage.
• Build relationships throughout our company, and serve a solutions oriented partner to provide guidance to sales teams based on our technology, market norms, and your experience.
• Define what excellent looks like on a legal team in a hypergrowth startup - establish working norms and process to provide top-tier service.
• Work to design, update, and enforce policies and controls over Decagon’s contracting process.
• Grow with the team as Decagon scales, and be open to taking on new challenges outside of Commercial legal as appropriate.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed