General Counsel

• Own negotiation and execution of commercial SaaS agreements — including MSAs, subscription agreements, DPAs, and NDAs — while enabling the business to move quickly within defined guardrails.
• Enforce company positions on non-standard terms and manage escalation paths, improving time-to-signature without increasing legal or commercial risk.
• Train and enable Sales to handle routine negotiations independently, reducing legal bottlenecks at scale.
• Lead the end-to-end contracting function for all customer and vendor agreements, building a scalable, AI-enabled operation that reduces manual work and accelerates deal cycles.
• Implement and manage a Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) system, including templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and delegation of authority controls.
• Leverage AI-driven legal tools for contract review, risk flagging, and workflow automation — actively identifying opportunities to reduce outside counsel reliance over time.
• Own vendor contracting and procurement legal processes, maintaining a contract repository with proactive tracking of key terms and obligations.
• Lead legal aspects of data privacy — including DPA negotiation and regulatory alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and related frameworks — and monitor evolving requirements across Canto's operating and customer geographies.
• Partner with Security, Product, and Executive Leadership on emerging legal and regulatory requirements related to AI, data governance, automated decision-making, IP, and responsible AI practices.
• Serve as the primary legal advisor across commercial and operational matters, managing outside counsel relationships across the US and Europe with a focus on cost efficiency and minimizing routine escalations.
• Handle disputes and pre-litigation matters with a pragmatic, resolution-oriented approach, and advise on Canto's corporate entity compliance program.
• Partner with Security during privacy and security events, coordinating on notification obligations, contractual commitments, regulatory requirements, and privilege preservation.

Commercial Counsel

• Provides consistent and sound legal advice in a clear, concise and responsive manner
• Identifies conflict situations and brings more senior lawyers into the decision-making process as appropriate
• Effectively contributes to and/or leads negotiations and conflict resolutions

Counsel – Commercial Lending & Workout

• Independently review, draft, and negotiate a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including: SaaS (outbound and inbound), Data-as-a-Service (DaaS), Enterprise and strategic customer agreements, Cloud, reseller, and partnership agreements, Vendor and professional services agreements, Marketing and advertising agreements
• Partner closely with Sales and Revenue leadership to structure deals that align with company's risk tolerance and strategic priorities
• Advise internal stakeholders on legal, financial, and operational risk in commercial transactions and clearly communicate trade-offs
• Support RFPs and customer due diligence processes, including negotiation of security and compliance terms
• Provide guidance on privacy and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and evolving U.S. state privacy laws) as they relate to product features, customer agreements, and marketing initiatives
• Partner with Security and Product teams to support customer responses to data protection and information security questionnaires
• Assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of internal compliance policies and processes
• Advise on legal and regulatory considerations related to AI-enabled products and internal AI use, including: Data usage rights and training data considerations, IP ownership and licensing issues, Transparency and disclosure requirements, Contractual allocation of AI-related risk
• Draft and negotiate AI-specific contractual provisions (e.g., model usage, output ownership, indemnification, acceptable use, and compliance representations)
• Support the development of internal AI governance policies, including acceptable use, vendor evaluation, and risk assessment frameworks
• Partner cross-functionally to evaluate AI vendors and embedded AI technologies from a contractual and compliance perspective
• Leverage AI-enabled tools within Legal to improve contract intake, template population, redline comparison, issue spotting, clause extraction, research, and knowledge management—while ensuring responsible and secure use
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of legal templates, playbooks, and clause libraries to enhance scalability and consistency
• Identify recurring negotiation themes and recommend process or policy adjustments to reduce friction and accelerate deal cycles
• Support implementation and optimization of contract lifecycle management (CLM) and other legal technology tools
• Develop practical guidance and training materials for Sales and other internal stakeholders on contracting best practices
• Provide practical legal advice to Product, Marketing, Finance, and People teams on commercial and operational matters
• Collaborate with outside counsel as needed on specialized or escalated matters
• Support claims, disputes, and general corporate matters as assigned

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