Commercial Counsel

Job Description

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You Will Be

• Serve as commercial counsel for client, vendor, and general commercial contracts across Wpromote - from inception to execution - including professional services, SaaS, data, Ad/MarTech software, and other third‑party agreements

• Provide practical, risk‑aligned legal guidance that helps the business move deals forward efficiently

• Build a deep understanding of Wpromote’s services and offerings, and collaborate closely with internal clients to understand and support their goals

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements (including master service agreements, software licenses, SOWs, data protection agreements, professional services agreements, and other procurement contracts)

• Apply legal playbooks and templates while recognizing when custom structuring is needed

• Drive efficient deal flow by triaging and managing tickets through our contract management platform, Ironclad, escalating issues to the right stakeholders, and helping streamline intake, approvals, and closing processes

• Help build and continuously improve the commercial legal function at Wpromote by creating scalable playbooks, templates, processes, and training for internal teams

You Must Have

• J.D. degree with solid academic credentials and an active state bar membership

• 3 to 5 years of experience in a transactional practice at a law firm and/or in‑house, with a preference for those with experience in marketing, advertising, data, AI, intellectual property, or privacy

• Experience as a negotiator on fast‑moving, complex deals, combining strong analytical judgment with high EQ to build consensus with internal and external stakeholders on tricky issues under time pressure

• Experience with Ironclad or similar contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms to manage contract workflows, approvals, and develop scalable templates and processes

• Comfort working with privacy, security, and data‑use terms (including DPAs and information security exhibits), and collaborating with subject‑matter experts to resolve issues efficiently

• Strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to translate complex legal and risk concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non‑lawyers

• A solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to independently drive matters quickly from start to finish

• Holds an exceptionally high bar for their own work and contributes to team development through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous process improvement

• Genuine curiosity about how Wpromote’s business works and a desire to jump in cross‑functionally to help teams solve problems, even when the work sits outside traditional legal lanes

• Desire to learn new products, AI and data issues, and evolving areas of law, with a low-ego and entrepreneurial mindset that sees ambiguity as opportunity and obstacles as chances to build solutions

Nice to Have:

• Prior in‑house experience on high‑impact legal teams at a digital marketing agency, Ad/MarTech provider, or technology (AI) company; high‑growth company experience is a plus