Senior Legal Counsel

MRI Software

Senior Legal Counsel at MRI Software focusing on structuring and negotiating commercial agreements. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to manage complex high-value deals and legal frameworks.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Structure, redline, negotiate, and close a broad range of commercial agreements, including license agreements, SaaS agreements, partnership contracts, and strategic alliances, ensuring favorable terms while balancing business objectives and legal risk.
Own end-to-end legal support for strategic transactions, serving as a primary legal contact for high-value agreements with customers, vendors, and partners.
Assess legal and commercial risk in complex transactions and provide timely, business-focused advice with clear recommendations, practical alternatives to blockers, and methods to accelerate contract velocity.
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, including Sales, Finance, Product, Privacy, Security, Partnership, and Procurement, to solve problems, build partnerships, and achieve business goals.
Develop and improve contract templates, playbooks, and supporting documentation to increase team efficiency and scalability.
Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to commercial contracting and translate them into actionable guidance.
Support dispute resolution.
Handle other business needs as they arise.

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar admission (in good standing) in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
3-6 years of experience in commercial contract negotiation
Proven track record of independently leading and closing strategic agreements with enterprise customers, vendors, and partners
Deep expertise in technology contract terms including licensing models, indemnification, limitation of liability, IP ownership, data protection and privacy provisions
Experience developing and implementing contract playbooks, templates, and negotiation guidelines at scale
Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk against commercial objectives and deliver practical, actionable advice
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly to business stakeholders
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Management experience preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Join our employee-led resource groups to maximize your experience at work.
Add 16 extra hours to your time off to shorten your workday as part of our Flex at MRI program.
Utilize 16 hours of paid time to volunteer.
Know great workers? Our generous employee referral scheme rewards you for bringing in talent.
Enjoy peace of mind with our regional-specific healthcare benefits for you and your family.
Big on family? So are we! Our Parental Leave and parental support perks allow you to grow your family comfortably as an MRI employee.
Maintain a fantastic work-life balance with PTO days plus observed holidays.
Further your professional development and growth with our tuition reimbursement offerings.
Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world for two weeks out of the year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial contract negotiationtechnology contract termslicensing modelsindemnificationlimitation of liabilityIP ownershipdata protectionprivacy provisionscontract playbooksnegotiation guidelines

Soft Skills

business judgmentwritten communicationverbal communicationproblem-solvingindependencetime managementadaptabilitycollaborationleadershipstrategic thinking

Certifications

J.D.active bar admission