# Senior Counsel, Commercial **Company**: Axios **Location**: Remote **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $175,000 - $205,000 **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/8282430?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_491d88b6-cb2 ## Description Axios is a digital media company focused on breaking news and invaluable insights across business, technology, politics, and media. We are hiring a Senior Counsel, Commercial to join our collaborative legal team and serve as a key legal partner to our revenue, product, and operations teams. This is a high-visibility, broad-scope role. You will independently counsel senior business leaders, own significant commercial matters end-to-end, and help shape practical solutions as Axios develops new products, partnerships, and growth opportunities. We are looking for a pragmatic, self-directed attorney with strong commercial judgment who will: - Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including advertising sales, sponsorships, events, customer subscriptions, content licensing, vendor, technology, and strategic agreements. - Own commercial legal intake and workflow: prioritize and delegate work, improve playbooks and templates, and help implement self-service tools and automation to handle volume efficiently. - Provide practical, business-focused advice that balances legal risk with commercial objectives and helps teams reach workable solutions. - Advise on new products and features, sales and marketing initiatives, advertising and sponsorships, new revenue opportunities, and day-to-day business matters. - Identify legal implications across privacy, IP, regulatory, and operational issues. - Provide practical privacy and data-use counseling, including DPAs, privacy policy updates, and data-use questions, and exercise judgment about when specialized support is warranted. - Handle routine commercial disputes and other business issues and escalate significant or high-risk matters thoughtfully. - Scope and manage outside counsel efficiently and translate legal advice into clear, actionable recommendations for business leaders. - Stay current on legal developments relevant to digital media and technology. - Contribute to cross-functional and Legal team initiatives as needed. Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios' mission. This position requires: - 6+ years of relevant legal experience, including significant in-house commercial experience; law firm experience a plus. - Experience advising on product, sales, marketing, advertising, sponsorships, and digital media matters; digital media experience strongly preferred. - Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of independently leading sophisticated commercial transactions. - Broad issue-spotting skills and experience to identify and advise on legal and business risks beyond the contract. - Pragmatic risk assessment that balances legal protection with business agility and avoids over-lawyering. - Proven ability to operate independently, own matters end-to-end, and advise senior business leaders with sound judgment and confidence. - Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a collaborative, solution-oriented approach. - Ability to move quickly, prioritize competing demands, and communicate clearly and succinctly. - AI aptitude and comfort using AI-enabled tools and workflows to work more effectively. Starting salary for this role is in the range of $175,000 - $205,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. Axios offers: - 401(k) with employer match - Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network - Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high-deductible health plan option - Dental and vision coverage - Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave - Generous vacation policy, plus holidays - One mental health day per quarter - Annual learning and development stipend - $100 monthly work-from-home stipend - Tele-mental health services through Headspace - OneMedical membership, including tele-health services - Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate - Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility - Access to the Axios 'Family Fund', which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies - Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers - Virtual company-sponsored social events - A strong and positive work environment - A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture ## Skills ### Required - commercial transactions - contract drafting - negotiation - privacy and data-use counseling - IP - regulatory - operational issues - AI-enabled tools ### Nice to have - digital media experience - law firm experience --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axios/jobs/8282430?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)