Skip to content
Commercial Counsel
| Company | Decagon |
|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
|---|
| Salary | $210000 – $250000 |
|---|
| Type | Full-Time |
|---|
| Degrees | JD |
|---|
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
|---|
Requirements
- Are a qualified attorney in your jurisdiction with 3+ years of legal experience, including time at a top-tier law firm.
- Have deep experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on a high volume of commercial agreements, including SaaS, MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs, and partner/reseller deals.
- Are fluent in privacy frameworks (like GDPR and CCPA), security concepts, and intellectual property concerns that arise in SaaS transactions.
- Understand how to balance legal risk with business outcomes, and can tailor guidance based on context and deal stage.
- Thrive in cross-functional environments and are comfortable being the go-to legal resource for Sales, Finance, Product, and RevOps.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, translating legal complexity into actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
- Are energized by fast growth, ambiguity, and the opportunity to build scalable legal systems that drive velocity.
Responsibilities
- Lead the charge on all things commercial and corporate law, serving as a trusted partner to teams across Sales, Security, Product, and Leadership.
- Negotiate complex enterprise SaaS agreements.
- Streamline contract operations.
- Play a pivotal role in accelerating revenue, protecting the business, and building scalable legal infrastructure from the ground up.
Preferred Qualifications
- Have in-house legal experience at a high-growth SaaS or technology company.
- Have worked closely with RevOps or LegalOps on CLM tools and Salesforce integrations.
- Are experienced leading customer-facing contract negotiations directly with enterprise clients.
- Have built and maintained legal playbooks, fallback clause libraries, and approval workflows.
- Have trained commercial teams on contract review, negotiation strategy, or compliance topics.
