Legal

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Legal hire at AI startup managing commercial contracts and advising stakeholders. Reviewing NDAs and building contracting infrastructure with a focus on ownership and speed.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the full contract lifecycle for commercial agreements (MSAs, SaaS subscriptions, SOWs, POC agreements, DPAs, security addenda, AI addenda, and vendor contracts) in partnership with outside counsel and the Operations & Commercial teams
Review, redline, and negotiate NDAs at volume
Build and maintain scalable contracting infrastructure, including standard form agreements, negotiation playbooks, and implement a CLM system
Advise GTM, partnerships, and finance teams on contractual risk and liability exposure
Coordinate outside counsel on relevant matters: briefing, tracking deliverables, managing timelines
Assist where needed with corporate and employment matters across our US, French, and Israeli entities, including IP assignments, offer letters, and contractor agreements

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–7 years of legal experience
Significant time at a recognized technology or venture/emerging growth firm (Gunderson Dettmer, Cooley, Fenwick & West, Wilson Sonsini, Goodwin, Orrick, or equivalent)
Proven ability to own high-volume commercial work and operate in a distributed environment with minimal oversight and structure
Detail-oriented, rigorous, and pragmatic; you value speed and precision equally
Sees automation as part of the job, not someone else's problem
Thrives under pressure; our company moves fast and we expect the same from our team
Low-ego, ownership-driven, and energized by building from first principles

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation with salary and equity
Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K
Paid parental leave for all new parents, inclusive of adoptive and surrogate journeys
Relocation support for employees moving to join the team in one of our office locations
A mission-driven, low-ego culture that values diversity of thought, ownership, and bias toward action

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract lifecycle managementnegotiationredliningcommercial agreementsMSAsSaaS subscriptionsSOWsNDAsCLM system implementationcorporate law

Soft Skills

detail-orientedrigorouspragmaticability to work under pressureownership-drivenautomation mindsetadaptabilitycollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving