Commercial Counsel

What You’ll Do

• Advis[e] stakeholders on legal issues and concepts.
• Lead end-to-end negotiations of high-value MSAs and other commercial agreements with major banks and financial institutions.
• Own negotiations with data and content providers, including data-licensing and partnership agreements.
• Partner closely with the Sales, Product, Security and Operations teams to structure business-aligned agreements and translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
• Implement and manage Rogo’s commercial contracting infrastructure: operationalize legal tech tools to increase efficiency and design negotiation templates, playbooks and approval workflows.
• Partner with the Head of Legal on high-impact strategic initiatives.

What You’ll Need

• Must be licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• A JD from a top law school and 3–6 years of legal experience, with a strong preference for top-tier law firm training in a technology transactions, IP or emerging companies practice group and/or in-house experience at a high-growth SaaS, data or AI company.
• Demonstrated experience owning and closing commercial agreements independently and strong working knowledge of IP licensing, privacy, data-use rights and AI.
• Prior experience implementing and managing legal tech tools and enthusiasm about building scalable systems and processes from scratch.
• Genuine interest in new technologies, software and finance.
• Sound commercial judgment and comfort making decisions in a fast-moving start-up environment.

Who You Are

• You thrive in fast-paced environments.
• You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
• You are ambitious.
• You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
• You are curious.
• You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
• You are an owner.
• You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
• You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind.