Commercial Counsel

About the role

We’re hiring our first in-house Commercial Counsel to help Pogo scale our commercial contracting and build the foundations of our legal function. You’ll partner closely with our GTM team to negotiate agreements with some of the world’s largest companies, while increasingly becoming the go-to person for legal questions across Pogo. You’ll work alongside experienced fractional and specialist outside counsel when needed, but you’ll own getting legal problems solved internally. Own commercial contracting end-to-end, including MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, vendor and partnership agreements. Partner with GTM to get complex enterprise deals across the finish line while balancing risk, speed, and commercial reality. Build templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations that help Pogo scale. Support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes — bringing in specialists when needed. Take increasing ownership of Pogo’s legal function as we grow.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate agreements with enterprise customers (MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, vendor and partnership agreements).
• Partner with GTM to close complex enterprise deals while balancing risk, speed, and commercial reality.
• Build templates, playbooks, workflows, and automations to scale the legal function.
• Support broader legal matters across privacy, product, data, employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, IP, and disputes, engaging specialists as needed.
• Take increasing ownership of Pogo’s legal function as the company grows.

Requirements

• 4–8 years of legal experience, ideally combining law firm training with in-house experience at a high‑growth technology company, focused on commercial contracting.
• JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in the US.
• Significant experience independently negotiating complex enterprise technology, SaaS, and data agreements.

Qualifications

• Excellent legal and commercial judgment; ability to identify what matters, what doesn’t, and when to escalate.
• Ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and give practical, actionable recommendations.
• Comfortable representing Pogo confidently in negotiations and building trust with customer legal and procurement teams.
• Thrives with ownership and ambiguity; enjoys building systems rather than waiting for established processes.
• Excited to use AI and automation to build a modern legal function.

Skills

• Experience with privacy/data/product counseling, legal ops and automation, or broader matters across employment, corporate, insurance, compliance, and IP (bonus).

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO with a minimum 20‑day vacation policy.