Senior Commercial Counsel

As a Senior Commercial Counsel at Synthesia, you will work closely with our Sales, Marketing, Finance, Business Operations, and Go-To-Market organizations. Our team is a network of knowledgeable and supportive professionals who work as a unit, bringing bold ideas to the table and providing collaborative problem-solving.

Responsibilities include:

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements to support sales, partnerships, and purchase of software and services from vendors.
• Advising on areas ranging from intellectual property, data privacy, data security, software licensing agreements, and go-to-market strategy.
• Providing input on processes, policies, and playbooks to help scale the organization.
• Staying up-to-date on relevant industry, commercial, open source, IP, privacy, employment, AI, and other laws, regulations, and developments.
• Developing the company’s knowledge in areas of special interest, including intellectual property, data protection, financial services, healthcare, AI governance, and other regulatory matters.
• Operating independently and providing practical, decisive guidance to our business teams that balances business objectives with legal risk.

You’re a great fit for the role if you have:

• Completion of a law degree from an accredited U.S. institution, and qualified to practice law as an in-house U.S. attorney.
• 6+ years of post-qualification experience working on different kinds of commercial transactions.
• Experience working in an in-house legal department in the tech sector.
• Comfortable negotiating data processing agreements, including a working knowledge of GDPR and CCPA.
• Clean and concise drafting of documents, policies, and communications.
• Experience negotiating with enterprise customers.
• Understanding of cloud services, technology, and professional services contracts.
• Knowledge of non-legal business processes gained in-house relating to sales operations and revenue recognition.
• Experience managing workload on tight timelines with multiple competing demands.
• Exposure and experience negotiating artificial intelligence terms.

At Synthesia we expect everyone to...

• Put the Customer First
• Own it & Go Direct
• Be Fast & Experimental

In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:

• A competitive salary + stock options
• Hybrid working environment
• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision
• 401k Plan + company match
• Paid parental leave
• 25 days of annual leave + Public holidays + paid sick leave
• Fun culture with regular socials
• A generous referral scheme
• A brand new computer + monitor