Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology
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Job Summary
Who are we
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. Were training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation semantic search RAG and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do whats best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers engineers designers and more who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
Why this role
The legal team at Cohere is dynamic fast-paced and cross-functional supporting all areas of the organization by providing timely robust and practical legal advice and support. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of enterprise AI and work on some of the most interesting and multi-faceted commercial negotiations globally. This role will partner closely with our go-to-market team product and compliance teams alongside other cross-functional stakeholders to shape and scale Coheres deployment of B2B enterprise AI solutions. The successful candidate will be actively involved in negotiating a variety of complex commercial arrangements.
As Senior Counsel Commercial Technology you will:
Lead and support Cohere with all commercial technology matters including structuring drafting negotiating and reviewing complex commercial arrangements.
Provide mentorship and support to other members of Coheres legal team.
Engage with enterprise clients partners advisors and vendors on legal matters related to commercial contracting.
Work with internal stakeholders and leaders across the organization to answer and resolve legal matters across a variety of functions.
Build out legal strategy and refine processes related to commercial contracting customer acquisition vendor management and strategic partnerships.
Oversee and manage legal contracting contract lifecycle management tools company policies and procedures.
Provide legal guidance advice and education to the organization on commercial risks and opportunities including new developments in the law.
Optimize contracting processes and create operational efficiencies to empower company objectives drive growth and reduce friction.
You may be a good fit if:
You have a minimum of 7 years in private practice and/or in-house with a focus on technology contracting with sophisticated enterprises.
You have experience with cross-border transactions negotiating against counterparties in multiple jurisdictions (e.g. Canada US UK/EU).
You have some familiarity with existing and proposed regulations and issues impacting artificial intelligence.
You have extensive experience leading legal negotiations on a variety of complex commercial arrangements ideally with respect to AI issues.
You are able to operate independently have experience supervising and mentoring lawyers and are comfortable with the fast-paced and evolving nature of new technology and technology startups.
You are a strong communicator (both written and oral) collaborator and team player.
You are analytical collaborative driven and have a passion for new and evolving areas of technology law focusing on AI.
You are focused on solutions and have a practical business-oriented mindset.
Experience negotiating contracts with AI issues and complex strategic partnerships or collaborations with enterprises will be considered an asset.
Experience in public sector and regulated industry contracting will be considered an asset.
If some of the above doesnt line up perfectly with your experience we still encourage you to apply!
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please submit an Accommodations Request Form and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
An open and inclusive culture and work environment
Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
Weekly lunch stipend in-office lunches & snacks
Full health and dental benefits including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture fitness and well-being quality time and workspace improvement
Remote-flexible offices in Toronto New York San Francisco London and Paris as well as a co-working stipend
6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Forecasting
- Hyperion
- Cost Management
- Construction Estimating
- QlikView
- Bus Driving
- Analysis Skills
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Market Research
- negotiation
- Financial Planning
About Company
Deploy multilingual models, advanced retrieval, and intelligent agents securely and privately — without the risks of ordinary AI.
