- Own the deal desk and run customer contracting for MSAs, order forms, change orders, DPAs, and NDAs
- Take first and final passes on redlines and negotiate directly with counterparty counsel and procurement
- Build contracting templates, negotiation playbooks, fallback positions, and approval thresholds
- Own contractual aspects of security and privacy, including data processing, data residency, sub-processor commitments, security exhibits, SLAs, and customer security/privacy commitments
- Support the Operations team with SOC 2 policies and customer-facing security questionnaires and audits
- Serve as point of contact for external and specialist counsel, control legal spend, and bring work in-house as playbooks mature
- Handle special projects involving corporate and financing matters, employment and equity questions, partnership structures, insurance regulatory questions, and AI governance
- Review and negotiate vendor, integration, and data licensing agreements, including AI usage, data rights, and model training terms
- Partner with Operations on authority matrices and risk thresholds for agreement routing
- Report to and partner closely with the Head of Finance & Operations
- Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, Operations, and the executive team

Requirements

- A JD
- Bar admission; must be called to the bar in a Canadian or US jurisdiction
- Roughly 2 to 5 years of practice
- Hands-on commercial contracting experience, including drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
- Working knowledge of data protection and security terms, including DPAs, sub-processor terms, data residency, and security exhibits
- Comfort getting up to speed on privacy regimes across Canada and the US




- Commercial judgment and ability to explain legal issues to non-lawyers in plain English
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, unstructured environments
- Active AI user with a point of view on effective AI use
- Solid communication across levels, including with account executives, executives, and opposing counsel
- High-agency, builder's instinct
- Ability to partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Operations, executives, and external counsel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in commercial contracting, including drafting and negotiating agreements, with a strong understanding of data protection and security terms. Proven ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly to non-lawyers and collaborate effectively across various teams and levels.

Highest-signal resume keywords

- JD
- Bar Admission
- Commercial Contracting Experience
- Data Protection Knowledge
- Strong Communication Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

- Drafting Agreements
- Negotiating Contracts
- Data Processing Agreements
- Security Exhibits
- Change Orders
- Master Service Agreements
- Vendor Agreements
- Integration Agreements
- AI Usage Terms
- Risk Assessment

Soft Skills

- Commercial Judgment
- Ability to Work in Ambiguous Environments
- High-Agency
- Builder's Instinct

Certifications & Qualifications

- JD
- Bar Admission in Canadian or US Jurisdiction

Industry Keywords

- Contracting Templates
- Negotiation Playbooks
- Data Residency
- Sub-Processor Commitments
- Customer Privacy Commitments
- Corporate Matters
- Financing Matters
- Insurance Regulatory Questions
- AI Governance

Tools & Technologies

- SOC 2 Policies
- Customer Security Questionnaires
- Legal Spend Management

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