Senior Commercial Counsel
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Job Location:
San Mateo, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Freshworks is looking for a Senior Commercial Counsel to join our growing global legal team and play a critical role in supporting our North America this role youll serve as a strategic legal partner to revenue and operations leaders owning complex commercial transactions and helping scale contracting processes in a fast-growing SaaS company.
Youll work closely with Sales Channels Customer Success Finance and other cross-functional teams to enable deals manage risk and support continued growth all while delivering practical customer-friendly legal guidance. This role reports to the VP of Legal and offers meaningful visibility autonomy and impact.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced commercial attorney who enjoys being close to the business thrives in high-velocity environments and wants to help shape how legal supports scale.
What Youll Do
Own Complex Commercial Transactions
- Lead the drafting review and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements including enterprise SaaS channel and reseller marketplace professional services vendor and data protection agreements.
- Support high-value non-standard and strategic deals with a strong balance of risk awareness and business pragmatism
Act as a Strategic Business Partner
- Serve as a trusted advisor to Sales Channels Customer Success Sourcing and other stakeholders on deal structure risk trade-offs and contracting strategy
- Provide clear practical guidance that enables the business to move quickly and confidently
Scale Legal Processes
- Build refine and maintain commercial templates playbooks and workflows that improve efficiency consistency and speed across North America.
- Partner with Deals Desk Finance and Operations to streamline contracting and support predictable deal execution
Collaborate Globally
- Work closely with legal colleagues across regions to ensure alignment on commercial standards policies and best practices
- Share knowledge and help drive consistency while remaining responsive to local business needs
Advise on Compliance & Risk
- Stay current on relevant legal and regulatory developments related to IP data privacy security and commercial contracting
- Apply legal insight in a practical business-oriented way across multiple jurisdictions
Please note this is a hybrid role with onsite expectations of 3x/week (Tuesday - Thursday) from our San Mateo CA headquarters.
Qualifications :
- 8 years of experience as a transactional attorney ideally in-house at a SaaS or technology company and/or at a leading law firm
- Deep experience negotiating and advising on SaaS agreements partner and channel contracts vendor agreements DPAs and professional services agreements
- Strong working knowledge of commercial contracts intellectual property and data privacy regulations with the ability to translate legal risk into actionable business advice
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities handle ambiguity and operate independently in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication skills and comfort collaborating with senior stakeholders across functions and time zones
- Track record of building strong cross-functional relationships and operating as a solution-oriented partner
- JD from an accredited U.S. law school and active license to practice law in California
Additional Information :
Please note this is a hybrid role with onsite expectations of 3x/ week (Tues - Thurs) from our San Mateo CA headquarters.
The annual base salary range for this position is $161000 - $200000 USD. This role is also eligible for a target bonus.
Compensation is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location experience job-related skills and level. Bonus/equity may be available. Freshworks offers multiple options for dental medical vision disability and life insurances. Equity ESPP flexible PTO flexible spending commuter benefits and wellness benefits are also offered. Freshworks also offers adoption and parental leave benefits.
At Freshworks we have fostered an environment that enables everyone to find their true potential purpose and passion welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds genders sexual orientations religions and ethnicities. We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees communities and business. Fresh vision. Real impact. Come build it with us.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
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About Company
Freshworks makes it fast and easy for businesses to delight their customers and employees. We do this by taking a fresh approach to building and delivering software that is affordable, quick to implement, and designed for the end user. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Freshwork ... View more
