Counsel, Commercial & Product

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Prepare, negotiate, and structure intricate enterprise SaaS and sponsorship contracts with prominent sports franchises and strategic partners.

• Oversee agreements from initial draft to signature alongside the enterprise sales team and potential clients.

• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts and amendments, including analytics, product integration, licensing, professional services, vendor, and operations agreements.

• Lead negotiations with opposing parties and their legal representatives, driving unresolved issues to resolution.

• Create and revise contract templates and playbooks.

• Establish compliance processes for contractual obligations and provide guidance on customer relationship matters such as service interruptions and SLA remedies.

• Cultivate relationships with sales and business leaders.

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

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

• Offer product counseling on 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, including 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 to register as in-house counsel.

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

• Strong transactional experience, with a proven history of drafting and negotiating complex agreements and managing deals from start to finish.

• Proficient and efficient drafter capable of producing documents quickly and accurately, adapting to evolving deal terms.

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities and sound judgment.

• Capacity to balance legal risk reduction with key business objectives and risks.

• Ability to articulate legal concepts to non-legal audiences.

• Effective 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 choose or 100% remotely.

• A work-from-home 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 $25,000 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.