Commercial & Corporate Counsel

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Commercial and Corporate Counsel to join our growing legal team at Tools for Humanity. The opportunity is perfect for someone who is eager to get involved with cutting edge issues around the future of identity, privacy, AI, hardware, and the blockchain. You will be helping to create the commercialization and go-to-market function with key deals, and mature the company's critical procurement function. This role is primarily focused on supporting complex commercial transactions, strategic partnerships, enterprise deals, integrations, and other high-impact business initiatives that are critical to the company's growth. You will partner closely with business development, partnerships, product, operations, finance, and legal stakeholders to structure, negotiate, and execute sophisticated commercial arrangements across a wide range of products, technologies, and markets. The role requires strong commercial judgment, practical problem-solving, and the ability to balance legal protection with operational and business realities in a fast-moving environment. In addition to core commercial legal responsibilities, this role may also support select corporate and strategic transaction matters, including investments, M&A, governance, and other structural initiatives where commercial and corporate considerations intersect. The ideal candidate combines strong technical legal training with practical in-house judgment, excellent communication skills, and a highly collaborative approach. You should be equally comfortable leading negotiations, advising business stakeholders, improving contracting processes, and navigating novel or ambiguous transaction structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the drafting, negotiation, and execution of sophisticated commercial agreements, including strategic partnerships, enterprise customer agreements, technology integrations, SaaS agreements, vendor arrangements, ecosystem partnerships, and other high-impact transactions.
• Partner closely with business development, partnerships, product, operations, finance, and leadership teams to structure and execute complex commercial arrangements.
• Advise stakeholders on transaction structure, risk allocation, operational considerations, and negotiation strategy in a practical and business-oriented manner.
• Support novel and cross-functional deal structures involving emerging technologies, blockchain infrastructure, digital identity systems, AI, and global operational models.
• Coordinate effectively with subject matter experts across regulatory, privacy, product, IP, employment, security, tax, and corporate legal functions.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and scalable contracting processes that improve consistency, speed, and business enablement.
• Support strategic transactions, investments, acquisitions, joint ventures, and other corporate initiatives as needed.
• Assist with corporate governance matters, including board materials, subsidiary maintenance, consents, resolutions, and related documentation.
• Help identify and manage legal, operational, and structural risks associated with new business initiatives and partnership models.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years as a Commercial or Technology Transactions attorney with meaningful experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house.
• Significant hands-on experience drafting, negotiating, and managing sophisticated commercial transactions and strategic partnerships.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and build strong, trust-based relationships across legal and business teams.
• Practical, business-oriented problem solver capable of balancing legal risk, commercial objectives, operational realities, and execution speed.
• Able to generally be in the office in San Francisco, CA.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and integrity in all interactions.
• Positive and collaborative attitude with intellectual curiosity, resourcefulness, and comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, with a track record of improving processes.
• Skilled at managing multiple priorities and solving both traditional and novel legal challenges.
• Open to occasional international travel and flexible scheduling based on team needs.

Benefits

• An open, collaborative office space in San Francisco
• Flexible, unlimited PTO
• Monthly phone reimbursement or company-provided device
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Commuter benefits and professional development stipend

Pay

The reasonably estimated salary for this role at TFH ranges from $234,000 – $275,000, plus a competitive long term incentive package. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, TFH offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) plan and match, life insurance, flexible time off, commuter benefits, professional development stipend and much more!