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Коротко о ролиWe are hiring a Commercial Legal Counsel to lead day-to-day commercial legal support as Tailscale continues to grow. Own and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including enterprise customer, vendor, partner, marketplace, technology, data protection, and confidentiality agreements.
Responsibilities:
— Own and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including enterprise customer, vendor, partner, marketplace, technology, data protection, and confidentiality agreements.
— Advise Sales and other go-to-market teams on deal structure, contracting strategy, risk, and escalation paths.
— Translate legal issues into clear options and recommendations that help teams make timely decisions.
— Build and improve templates, playbooks, fallback positions, approval thresholds, intake processes, and self-service resources.
— Partner with Security, Privacy, Product, and Engineering on customer commitments involving data, security, product functionality, integrations, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
— Work with Finance and Revenue Operations on pricing terms, revenue considerations, procurement, insurance, and other commercial matters.
— Support international transactions and coordinate with outside counsel when local or specialized expertise is needed.
— Identify patterns in negotiations and use data to improve cycle time, consistency, and the experience of customers and internal teams.
— Contribute to other legal priorities as the company and legal function evolve.
Requirements:
— A law degree and active membership in at least one applicable bar or equivalent authorization to practice law.
— Meaningful experience advising technology companies on commercial transactions, including in-house experience or equivalent experience working closely with technology clients.
— Experience helping a legal function, contracting program, or business process scale in a startup or high-growth environment.
— Strong judgment and the ability to distinguish material business risk from issues that can be addressed through practical guardrails.
— A record of leading negotiations with sophisticated customers, partners, vendors, or counterparties.
— Clear, concise communication and the ability to build trust across Legal, Sales, Finance, Security, Product, and executive teams.
— Comfort working independently, prioritizing competing demands, and making progress with incomplete information.
— A collaborative approach that creates appropriate ownership and avoids making Legal an unnecessary bottleneck.
Nice to Have:
— Commercial work involving developer tools, cloud infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, software as a service, or open-source products.
— Experience with enterprise sales, product-led growth, channel or technology partnerships, marketplaces, integrations, or application programming interfaces.
— Familiarity with privacy, data protection, security, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, or product counseling issues that arise in technology transactions.
— Experience supporting global customers or coordinating advice across multiple jurisdictions.
— Experience selecting or implementing contract lifecycle management tools, workflow automation, or commercial legal metrics.
— Experience mentoring colleagues or helping define the structure and priorities of a growing commercial legal capability.
Benefits:
— An inclusive, flexible environment where you can be your authentic self.
— Competitive total compensation package including base salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits.
— Comprehensive group benefits with no waiting period covering health, vision, dental, and more for you and your family.
— Remote-first company with most teams working fully remotely, with options for in-office collaboration as needed.
— Employer-funded retirement contributions with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 0.75% of eligible compensation.
— Opportunities for in-person connection through annual company retreats, team off-sites, and collaboration across multiple countries.
— Support for personal and professional development including $1500 USD annually for professional development, mentorship, coaching, and internal promotion opportunities.
— Flexible paid time off program supporting various life situations.
— Build-your-own home office setup with choice of company-owned laptop, monthly internet reimbursement, and $500 USD customization budget.
— Paid parental leave program with top-ups for birthing and non-birthing parents.
The role is fully remote within the United States.
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