Legal Counsel

About the role

Aikido is looking for a Legal Counsel who can take ownership of our commercial legal workflows in the US. This is a hands-on, pragmatic commercial operator role—neither a paralegal nor a full attorney position—focused on managing contracts end-to-end and keeping the business moving in a high-growth environment. You’ll build structure without adding friction, ensuring deals don’t stall in legal.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle of customer and partner agreements
• Review, redline, and negotiate contracts with enterprise and mid-market customers
• Partner closely with Sales to unblock deals quickly and responsibly
• Maintain and improve our contract templates and playbooks
• Ensure alignment with security, privacy, and compliance standards
• Manage contract tracking, approvals, and documentation processes
• Support HR/employment documentation and policy updates (US focus)
• Help coordinate external counsel when required
• Assist with litigation or dispute-related documentation
• Support internal compliance initiatives
• Handle miscellaneous US legal matters as they arise

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• 3–5 years of hands-on commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating NDAs and deal structures in the $50K–$100K range
• Demonstrated experience with SaaS agreements and software licensing terms
• Knowledge of employment and HR-related legal matters
• Strong experience reviewing and negotiating SaaS agreements
• Comfortable working directly with Sales teams and external stakeholders
• Ability to balance risk with pragmatism (know when to push and when to move)
• Based in Chicago, IL (on-site)

Qualifications

• Experience in a high-growth SaaS or tech company preferred
• Familiarity with security, privacy, or data processing agreements is a plus
• Highly organized and process-oriented, but not bureaucratic

Benefits

• High-impact position in a fast-growing company
• Fast growth of responsibility
• A company that sticks to its values in an open and informal atmosphere
• Flexibility in working hours

You will be recruited based on competencies. Qualities of people are decisive, regardless of gender, religion, ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, or any disability.