Commercial Counsel – New York City, NY (984-SLS)

Our client, a trusted AI platform built specifically for the finance industry, has exclusively retained Solutus Legal Search to assist the Company in its search for a Commercial Counsel to join its growing legal team. This attorney will partner with the Company’s Head of Legal and scale the company’s contracting function. This is a high‑impact role for a business-minded attorney who is able to work independently and build the legal infrastructure that enables the Company to scale with speed and consistency.

Responsibilities include

• Advising stakeholders on legal issues and concepts.
• Leading end-to-end negotiations of high-value MSAs and other commercial agreements with major banks and financial institutions.
• Owning negotiations with data and content providers, including data‑licensing and partnership agreements.
• Partnering closely with the Sales, Product, Security and Operations teams to structure business-aligned agreements and translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
• Implementing and managing the Company’s commercial contracting infrastructure: operationalizing legal tech tools to increase efficiency and design negotiation templates, playbooks and approval workflows.
• Partnering with the Head of Legal on high-impact strategic initiatives.

Requirements

• Must be licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• A JD from a top law school and 3–6+ years of legal experience, with a strong preference for top-tier law firm training in a technology transactions, IP or emerging companies practice group and/or in-house experience at a high-growth SaaS, data or AI company.
• Demonstrated experience owning and closing commercial agreements independently and strong working knowledge of IP licensing, privacy, data-use rights and AI.
• Prior experience implementing and managing legal tech tools and enthusiasm about building scalable systems and processes from scratch.
• Genuine interest in new technologies, software and finance.
• Sound commercial judgment and comfort making decisions in a fast‑moving start-up environment.

The ideal candidate

• You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
• You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
• You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
• You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
• You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind .