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Commercial Counsel

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Hybrid
San Francisco, CA
Mid level
Hybrid
San Francisco, CA
Mid level
The Commercial Counsel will provide day-to-day legal support to the sales team, negotiate SaaS and vendor agreements, and create legal materials for cross-functional teams, while building relationships with internal and external clients.
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About Us:

We're on a mission to make it possible for every person, team, and company to be able to tailor their software to solve any problem and take on any challenge. Computers may be our most powerful tools, but most of us can't build or modify the software we use on them every day. At Notion, we want to change this with focus, design, and craft.

We've been working on this together since 2016, and have customers like Pixar, Mitsubishi, Figma, Plaid, Match Group, and thousands more on this journey with us. Today, we're growing fast and excited for new teammates to join us who are the best at what they do. We're passionate about building a company as diverse and creative as the millions of people Notion reaches worldwide.

Notion is an in person company, and currently requires its employees to come to the office for two Anchor Days (Mondays & Thursdays) and requests that employees spend the majority of their week in the office (including a third day).

About The Role:

As our Commercial Counsel, you will support our cross-functional partner teams and our growing sales team in the Americas. We are looking for a team member who is excited about our passionate user base and is interested in joining a dedicated cross-functional team that engages with our customers, community, and vendors.

What You'll Do:

  • Have responsibility for providing practical day-to-day commercial legal support to the Notion Sales team in the Americas, including negotiation of customer subscription agreements.
  • Employ a business-centric mindset to independently identify creative solutions
  • Support procurement and requesting business teams on negotiation of vendor agreements
  • Work with various global partner teams on a wide range of special projects that require legal support
  • Create and maintain enablement materials such legal playbooks, FAQs, training, and self-service materials for the Sales team and other relevant cross-functional partners

What We're Looking For:

  • Admitted to the California Bar or eligible for Registered In-House Counsel exception and in good standing
  • 7+ years of combined experience practicing as a commercial attorney within a law firm or software technology company, including 3+ years in-house commercial legal experience at a software technology company
  • Ability to confidently and independently manage and negotiate SaaS agreements with a wide variety of customers
  • Strong understanding of cloud services and general SaaS business practices, and a willingness to dive into Notion's product offerings, operational processes, and security and privacy practices and policies in order to build a strong foundation for providing support across all relevant lines of business
  • Resilience, resourcefulness, the ability to directly interact and build meaningful relationships and trust with internal and external clients and leaders, and the ability to make recommendations and decisions with imperfect facts
  • Experience negotiating with technology and professional services vendors
  • Excellent drafting, written and verbal communication skills

Bonus Points:

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional or equivalent
  • Experience supporting channel and reseller partnerships
  • Spanish and/or Portuguese business proficiency
  • Familiarity using Notion

Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role’s scope and complexity, and the candidate’s experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco, the estimated base salary range for this role is $220,000-$250,000 per year.

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