Commercial Counsel

SeekOut

Commercial Counsel role at SeekOut involves managing legal agreements and providing advice across departments. Support an AI-driven SaaS business while ensuring legal compliance and risk mitigation.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $140,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the drafting, negotiation, and review of a broad range of commercial agreements across SeekOut’s customer, vendor, and partner portfolios:
Customer agreements: MSAs, order forms, SOWs, enterprise addenda, and amendments for SeekOut’s SaaS subscription and recruiting services lines of business.
Supplier and vendor agreements: SaaS subscriptions, professional services, independent contractor, technology licensing, and procurement contracts.
Partner and strategic agreements: channel, referral, reseller, and co-marketing agreements; advise on deal structure, revenue-sharing, exclusivity, and IP provisions.
Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Customer Success, and Finance, delivering crisp, outcome-oriented legal guidance that balances customer experience, deal velocity, and risk mitigation.
Exercise independent legal judgment on risk allocation, liability caps, indemnification, IP ownership, and data privacy provisions; establish and enforce acceptable risk parameters across all agreement types and risk guidelines in contract review.
Conduct vendor and customer negotiations via calls and virtual meetings, communicating SeekOut’s position clearly while building productive long-term business relationships.
Build, refine, and apply AI-enabled workflows, playbooks, and automation tools that accelerate contract drafting, review, and redlining, while maintaining strong privacy, security, and IP safeguards.
Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks across all agreement types to reflect evolving business needs, legal developments, and market standards.
Support the evaluation and selection of a future contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, and once implemented, help maintain accurate records, version control, and reporting on key metrics (cycle time, renewal dates, obligation tracking).
Maintain a legal FAQ and self-service resources to reduce repetitive legal inquiries and enable internal teams to self-serve on routine contract questions.
Be a force multiplier for the business: scope legal issues quickly, align on risk tolerances, and keep deals, launches, and initiatives moving forward.
Provide practical legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders on commercial terms, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation, translating legal concepts into clear business guidance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state (Washington State bar membership or willingness to obtain is preferred).
3–5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house legal department, with substantial experience in commercial transactions for B2B SaaS, software, or technology companies.
Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, services, vendor/procurement, partnership, and data-processing agreements.
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Procurement, and technical teams in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated fluency with AI tools for document review, drafting, or legal operations; enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of what AI can do in a legal function.
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain legal concepts and contract terms in plain language to non-legal stakeholders at all levels.
Entrepreneurial mindset—working in a start-up environment with constant change and lots of ambiguity.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts
Stock Options
Stipends for home office, education, and wellness
Flexible paid time off
Company paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day
Paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
Retirement plan with company match
In-office perks include transportation &parking subsidies, daily lunch service, snacks &beverages, and wellness room

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract draftingcontract negotiationcommercial agreementsdata privacy provisionsrisk allocationindemnificationIP ownershipSaaS agreementsvendor agreementspartnership agreements

Soft Skills

communication skillslegal judgmentrelationship buildingcross-functional collaborationentrepreneurial mindsetoutcome-oriented guidancerisk mitigationadaptabilityproblem-solvingclarity in explanation

Certifications

JD from an accredited law schoolactive bar membership