Assistant General Counsel

EvolutionIQ

Assistant General Counsel at EvolutionIQ supporting Sales and legal teams to close strategic agreements. Focus on drafting and negotiating SaaS contracts while advising on legal matters.

Posted 5/21/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $260,000 - $285,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS agreements, MSAs, order forms, statements of work, amendments, renewals, data processing agreements, BAAs where applicable, vendor agreements, NDAs, and other commercial contracts.
Serve as a primary legal partner to Sales, Revenue, Client Services teams, providing practical guidance that helps move deals forward while appropriately managing risk.
Lead or support negotiations with customer legal, procurement, privacy, security, and business stakeholders, particularly for enterprise and strategic SaaS transactions.
Advise internal teams on contract terms related to liability, indemnity, warranties, service levels, termination rights, payment terms, data usage, confidentiality, privacy, security, AI, and intellectual property.
Partner with internal stakeholders to assess privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, AI-related, and IP provisions as they appear in customer, partner, and vendor contracts.
Help maintain and improve contract templates, fallback positions, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and other legal processes that support scalable deal velocity.
Support contract intake, review, negotiation, execution, renewal, and post-signature interpretation in partnership with sales and business stakeholders.
Work closely with Sales, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to ensure commercial agreements reflect business requirements and operational realities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
Proven experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, software licensing, technology services, enterprise customer, vendor, and partnership agreements.
Experience working closely with Sales, Revenue, Customer Success, Deal Desk, Finance, and Security teams to support commercial transactions.
Strong understanding of key SaaS contract issues, including limitation of liability, indemnification, warranties, service levels, data protection, confidentiality, audit rights, termination, payment, and renewal terms.
Ability to review and negotiate privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, AI, and IP provisions as part of broader commercial agreements.
Practical, solutions-oriented style with the ability to balance legal risk, customer demands, sales priorities, and company standards.
Exceptional ability to explain contract risks and negotiation tradeoffs clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
Interest in improving contracting processes, templates, playbooks, and workflows to help a fast-growing SaaS company scale.
Can leverage AI and agentic tools responsibly to improve contract review, drafting, negotiation preparation, and legal operations while maintaining strong judgment and confidentiality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, short & long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D, and 401k matching.
Additional family, wellness, and pet benefits.
Paid time off and sick leave, 100% paid parental leave: 16 weeks for primary caregivers and 12 weeks for secondary caregivers.
We offer a flexible schedule for new parents returning to work.
Catered lunches, happy hours, pet-friendly spaces, and monthly technology stipend.
$1,000/year for each employee for professional development, as well as opportunities for tuition reimbursement.

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

drafting agreementsnegotiating contractsSaaS agreementssoftware licensingtechnology services agreementsvendor agreementsdata processing agreementsprivacy provisionscybersecurity provisionsintellectual property provisions

Soft Skills

practical guidancesolutions-orientedability to balance legal riskexceptional communicationability to explain contract risksinterest in process improvementcollaboration with stakeholdersnegotiation tradeoffscustomer demands managementsales priorities alignment

Certifications

J.D. from an accredited law schoolactive membership in U.S. state bar