Commercial Counsel

Role Overview

• Lead the drafting, negotiation, and review of a broad range of commercial agreements across SeekOut’s customer, vendor, and partner portfolios:
• Customer agreements: MSAs, order forms, SOWs, enterprise addenda, and amendments for SeekOut’s SaaS subscription and recruiting services lines of business.
• Supplier and vendor agreements: SaaS subscriptions, professional services, independent contractor, technology licensing, and procurement contracts.
• Partner and strategic agreements: channel, referral, reseller, and co-marketing agreements; advise on deal structure, revenue-sharing, exclusivity, and IP provisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Customer Success, and Finance, delivering crisp, outcome-oriented legal guidance that balances customer experience, deal velocity, and risk mitigation.
• Exercise independent legal judgment on risk allocation, liability caps, indemnification, IP ownership, and data privacy provisions; establish and enforce acceptable risk parameters across all agreement types and risk guidelines in contract review.
• Conduct vendor and customer negotiations via calls and virtual meetings, communicating SeekOut’s position clearly while building productive long-term business relationships.
• Build, refine, and apply AI-enabled workflows, playbooks, and automation tools that accelerate contract drafting, review, and redlining, while maintaining strong privacy, security, and IP safeguards.
• Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks across all agreement types to reflect evolving business needs, legal developments, and market standards.
• Support the evaluation and selection of a future contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, and once implemented, help maintain accurate records, version control, and reporting on key metrics (cycle time, renewal dates, obligation tracking).
• Maintain a legal FAQ and self-service resources to reduce repetitive legal inquiries and enable internal teams to self-serve on routine contract questions.
• Be a force multiplier for the business: scope legal issues quickly, align on risk tolerances, and keep deals, launches, and initiatives moving forward.
• Provide practical legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders on commercial terms, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation, translating legal concepts into clear business guidance.

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state (Washington State bar membership or willingness to obtain is preferred).
• 3–5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house legal department, with substantial experience in commercial transactions for B2B SaaS, software, or technology companies.
• Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, services, vendor/procurement, partnership, and data-processing agreements.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Procurement, and technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI tools for document review, drafting, or legal operations; enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of what AI can do in a legal function.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain legal concepts and contract terms in plain language to non-legal stakeholders at all levels.
• Entrepreneurial mindset—working in a start-up environment with constant change and lots of ambiguity.

Benefits

• Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Stock Options
• Stipends for home office, education, and wellness
• Flexible paid time off
• Company paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day
• Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Retirement plan with company match
• In-office perks include transportation &parking subsidies, daily lunch service, snacks &beverages, and wellness room