Counsel, Commercial & Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Draft, negotiate, and structure intricate enterprise SaaS and sponsorship agreements with prominent sports franchises and strategic collaborators.

• Oversee deals from the initial draft to final signature in collaboration with the enterprise sales team and potential clients.

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements and amendments, encompassing analytics, product integration, licensing, professional services, vendor, and operational agreements.

• Spearhead negotiations with counterparties and their legal representatives, addressing outstanding issues based on business timelines.

• Create and refine contract templates and playbooks.

• Design processes to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and provide guidance on customer relationship matters, including service interruptions and SLA remedies.

• Cultivate relationships with sales and business leaders.

• Collaborate with product and business teams from concept and design through testing and launch.

• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks throughout the product life cycle.

• Offer counsel on product design, user flows, fan experience, and UX copy.

• Provide advice on products and features in the U.S. and selected international markets, including ticketing regulations.

• Maintain legal documentation related to products, such as terms of service, marketplace policies, and consumer-facing messaging.

⛳️ Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the New York bar, or eligibility for registration as in-house counsel.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience; both law firm and in-house backgrounds are encouraged, with a preference for prior in-house exposure and tech experience being advantageous.

• Strong transactional expertise, demonstrated by a history of drafting and negotiating complex agreements and managing deals from start to finish.

• Proficient and efficient drafter: capable of producing documents swiftly and accurately while adapting as deal terms change.

• Advanced problem-solving abilities paired with excellent judgment.

• Capacity to weigh legal risk mitigation against essential business objectives and risks.

• Enthusiasm for addressing legal challenges with the capability to communicate legal concepts effectively to non-lawyers.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both business and legal teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity stake.

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you desire or fully remotely.

• A WFH stipend to assist with your home office setup.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave.

• 401(k) matching.

• Student loan matching program.

• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance.

• Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services, and gender-affirming care.

• $500 per year for wellness expenses.

• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical.

• $360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events.

• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music.