Senior Commercial Counsel

Redis

About The Position

Redis is seeking a full-time Senior Commercial Counsel to join our dynamic superstar Legal team. As a Senior Commercial Counsel, you will be a critical member of our Commercial Legal team, supporting Redis’ global Sales and Procurement teams with enterprise software licensing, SaaS agreements, and strategic commercial partnerships. You'll lead commercial and legal discussions with internal stakeholders, customers, and suppliers to ensure optimal deal structuring and risk management across our commercial agreements. You'll report directly to our Deputy General Counsel, Commercial & International. We’re looking for someone with a proactive mindset, high integrity, sound judgment, strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to operate and thrive in a fast paced environment under tight deadlines. If you have sound and practical business judgment and can provide business-oriented, practical Legal advice on commercial transactions, then this is the perfect challenge for you.

Requirements

JD from an ABA accredited university, and admission to the State Bar where you are located
6+ years of progressive experience working specifically on software licensing and SaaS agreements (law firm and/or in-house).
Demonstrated experience with AI-based tools for enhanced redlining and legal research.
Proven ability to work independently with minimal guidance on moderate to highly complex problems while contributing successfully to cross-functional teams impacted.
Deep knowledge in your own discipline, basic understanding of related disciplines, and may lead projects or act as a resource for colleagues.
Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage high-volume deal flow, follow through and meet deadlines.
Common sense, great judgment, and a good sense of humor or collaborative spirit!

Nice To Haves

Prior in-house experience preferred, particularly at a high-growth technology company
Undergraduate degree in a business or technology field
Experience with international commercial agreements and data localization requirements

Responsibilities

Lead contract negotiations for all contractual matters, including SaaS purchases, hardware purchases, real estate leases, insurance, contractors, and other supplier requests (including DPAs).
Drive complex deal closure by reviewing, advising, and negotiating a variety of sales agreements, including enterprise commercial licenses (SaaS and On-Prem), data processing agreements (GDPR, CCPA), professional services, channel partner, non-disclosure, and strategic commercial partnerships.
Partner cross-functionally with business teams such as procurement, sales, deal desk, finance, and security to accelerate transaction closure and optimize deal terms.
Lead process optimization and related policies for contracts through the use of AI and other automation tools to increase efficiency and reduce cycle times.
Identify and resolve Legal and regulatory issues related to commercial contracts.
Help maintain and improve templates, including improving commercial contracting playbooks in collaboration with other Legal team members
Draft and negotiate amendments for existing agreements, as needed.
Support inbound software and SaaS agreements, by drafting, negotiating and executing a variety of supply chain/procurement related contracts and amendments.