Commercial Counsel, Technology & Sales

Commercial Counsel, Technology & Sales

Location: Greater Boston, MA | Hybrid, 1-2 days per week
Compensation: $180,000-$200,000 base + 15% target bonus

A growing, private-equity-backed technology services company is seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel to join its legal team. This is a highly business-facing role supporting a sophisticated sales organization and negotiating a wide range of customer-facing technology and commercial agreements.

The company provides technology solutions across cybersecurity, cloud, networking, managed IT services, automation, and other emerging technologies. This attorney will work closely with Sales, Finance, Operations, Compliance, and senior leadership and will have significant interaction with the business.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex customer-facing commercial agreements.
• Handle SaaS, software licensing, technology, professional services, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs, and related agreements.
• Partner directly with Sales and business teams to help drive transactions while appropriately managing legal and commercial risk.
• Advise on privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, AI, and other technology-related contractual issues.
• Assist with customer escalations, disputes, contract interpretation, and other commercial matters.
• Develop and improve contract templates, negotiation playbooks, policies, and contracting processes.
• Support vendor and procurement agreements and, as needed, broader corporate legal matters.
• Work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, growing organization.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• 5+ years of relevant legal experience, with significant commercial contracting experience.
• Strong background negotiating SaaS, software licensing, technology, and/or services agreements.
• Experience directly supporting Sales or other revenue-generating business teams strongly preferred.
• Ability to independently manage sophisticated negotiations and balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Experience with privacy, cybersecurity, data protection, or AI-related matters is a plus.
• In-house experience within a technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, cloud, IT services, or similar business is particularly relevant.
• Prior law firm experience is welcome but not required.
• Admission to at least one U.S. state bar.