Counsel, Commercial (AMER)

ClickHouse is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join ClickHouse’s elite and business-focused Legal team.

You will be responsible for supporting ClickHouse’s Americas sales team in reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for ClickHouse’s revenue-generating activities.

Responsibilities

• Become an important member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts.
• Cultivate strong relationships with the Americas sales team and act as a solutions-oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s Americas sales team by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel.
• Negotiate complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across multiple jurisdictions, with increasing ownership of complex deals.
• Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance or legal developments impacting the business in the Americas region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross-functional stakeholders where required.
• Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes.
• Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the company.
• As an early member of ClickHouse’s AMER legal function, contribute to building the playbooks, templates, and processes the region will run on, with mentorship and support from the broader Legal team.

Requirements

• Law degree and member in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• 3-6 years of law firm and/or in-house experience.
• Exceptional academic performance and training, including a law degree from a highly ranked law school (e.g., Top 30) and/or experience at a top-tier law firm in the technology space.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial technology transactions and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing.
• Excellent judgement, strong business orientation, and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and ClickHouse’s customers.

Perks

• Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly.
• Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare.
• Equity in the company - Every new team member who joins our company receives stock options.
• Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries.
• A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee.
• Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.