Senior commercial counsel

About WRITER

WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. We are proving it's possible with powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams to unlock enterprise-wide transformation. With WRITER's end-to-end platform, hundreds of companies like Mars, Marriott, Uber, and Vanguard are building and deploying AI agents grounded in their data and fueled by WRITER's enterprise-grade LLMs.

Valued at $1.9B and backed by investors including Premji Invest, Radical Ventures, and ICONIQ Growth, WRITER is rapidly cementing its position as a leader in enterprise generative AI.

Founded in 2020 with office hubs in San Francisco, New York City, Austin, Chicago, and London, our team thinks big and moves fast. We’re looking for smart, hardworking builders and scalers to join us on our journey to create a better future of work with AI.

We’re looking for a senior commercial counsel who thrives on deal-making and loves turning legal complexity into business clarity. In this role, you’ll be the trusted legal partner to our sales and procurement functions, reporting to our head of commercial legal. You’ll draft and negotiate SaaS agreements that power our growth and keep our partnerships strong. If you’re energized by fast-paced negotiations with large enterprise companies, curious about cutting-edge technology, and excited to join a small-but-mighty team that values creativity and collaboration (with a sense of humor and low ego), this may be the role for you.

Help us redefine what it means to be an in-house legal team—and have fun doing it.

This role is designed as a hybrid position, with expectations for regular presence in our San Francisco, New York City, or Chicago hubs, fostering deep collaboration with the team. You’ll report to our senior director, head of commercial legal.

• Review and negotiate inbound and outbound commercial contracts, including SaaS licensing agreements, strategic partnership agreements, data processing agreements, and other contracts with our enterprise customers and suppliers.
• Develop and manage contract templates and negotiation playbooks; improve efficiency of sales contracting processes in collaboration with Sales Operations.
• Create processes that benefit the business and internal stakeholders as we grow and scale. If you see something that doesn’t work or could be better, help fix it.
• Enable and train our go-to-market teammates by giving practical advice and guidance.

• You have:
• A law degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice law in the U.S.
• 7+ years of experience negotiating commercial contracts, ideally at a SaaS company and/or law firm servicing tech industry clients
• Experience contracting with large enterprise companies and strategic partners, often in heavily-regulated industries (finance, healthcare, insurance). Bonus points if you’ve supported a global sales team with international offices
• Exposure to privacy, IP, and/or AI-specific legal issues, with a basic understanding of generative AI
• Experience using contract management tools to help legal teams remain data-driven
• Familiarity with legal operations, project management and CLM tools like Asana, Salesforce, Linksquares, Ironclad, etc.
• A strong work ethic, the ability to think on your feet, and a sense of humor—we work hard, but we know how to have fun
• You are:
• A business person first who happens to be a lawyer
• Someone who can explain complex legal concepts in plain language
• A redline machine with the ability to work under tight deadlines, prioritize, and multitask
• A self-starter who adds value without being told
• A collaborator who gets things done
• Curious, reliable, comfortable moving quickly, and with a low ego

• Generous PTO and company holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
• Paid parental leave for all parents (12 weeks)
• Fertility and family planning support
• Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
• Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
• Health savings account with company contribution
• Annu…