Description
Job Title: Lead Counsel, Commercial
Location: New York, NY
About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact.
Job Description:
We are seeking a Lead Counsel, Commercial to join our Legal team. As a key member of our commercial legal function, you will play a critical role in supporting our Enterprise business unit by negotiating complex revenue deals with Fortune 500 enterprise companies driving the development of agentic AI applications across industries including healthcare, insurance, financial services, and consumer goods and services.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, and negotiate master services agreements with Fortune 500 and other companies, working closely with our sales, product, and engineering organizations to close revenue deals
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of other agreements, including partnership, reseller and vendor agreements as well as data processing agreements
- Partner closely with our GTM teams to drive deals and the business forward
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor and business accelerator by providing practical legal counsel to sales, product, engineering, and marketing teams
- Assess legal risk and advise the business accordingly
- Design, implement, and iterate on policies and processes to manage legal and business risk on a global scale
Requirements:
- J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the New York State Bar in good standing
- 5+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience with training in commercial agreements
- Experience partnering with Sales, guiding negotiation cycles, and closing high-impact revenue deals
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex enterprise licensing, services, and data processing agreements
- An ability to communicate clearly and concisely with business and technical audiences and effectively translate legal concepts for non-lawyers
- A collaborative and low-ego approach to working across the organization, with a "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude towards tackling novel legal issues
- Deep interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning technology, generative AI, and AI applications
Nice to Have:
- Experience working on IP and technology transactions at a large law firm
- Experience advising growth-stage technology companies regarding legal issues related to AI/machine learning and/or generative AI applications
- Product or privacy counseling experience
Compensation:
The base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $227,200-$284,000 USD
Benefits:
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.