Counsel, Commercial Transactions (Remote)

About the role

The Commercial Transactions team within Law and Regulation is seeking a transactional attorney to support a broad and dynamic portfolio of strategic and commercial transactions. This role is well suited for a motivated attorney looking to use their skills in transactional law to support growing business needs while working closely with other in-house counsel and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements—especially those involving procurement of technology and/or service arrangements.
• Provide real time, business-focused commercial legal advice on commercial contracts, including SaaS and other technology agreements, digital marketing, and contract amendments.
• Supports senior counsel on various third-party risk management initiatives.
• Identify potential issues related to data, privacy, and intellectual property for collaboration with and escalation to internal subject matter experts.
• Effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Finance, Risk and Compliance, Privacy, Security, IT, HR, and within Legal to identify and solve problems, build partnerships, and complete commercial transactions.
• Anticipate legal concerns and provide creative problem solving in a dynamic business environment.
• Contribute to the development of templates, playbooks, and process improvements to support efficient contract review and negotiation.

Requirements

This is a remote role with travel required. While the position is open to remote candidates across the U.S., preferred home office locations include Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; or Scottsdale, AZ due to team collaboration and business travel considerations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership in good standing.
• A minimum of 5 years of legal experience, ideally within a law firm or the in-house legal department of a mid- to large-sized organization, and with strong expertise in commercial contracts, corporate transactions, technology agreements, or marketing/vendor relationships.
• Familiarity with one or more of the following areas is a plus: privacy, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, data governance, cybersecurity, and/or highly regulated industries.
• Experience working within a corporate parent company and across a family of affiliated entities.

Skills

• Advertising Technologies
• Business Agreements
• Contract Agreements
• Digital Advertising
• Law
• Legal Advisory
• Legal Agreements
• Legal Consulting
• Legal Negotiations
• SaaS Agreements
• Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Strategic Collaborations
• Strategy Execution
• Transactional Law

Pay

Compensation offered for this role is $120,000.00 - $190,000.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This is a remote role with travel required.

Benefits

Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs. When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.