Legal Counsel, Commercial
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- Canada
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Negotiate, draft, and review complex commercial and technology agreements, including partnership, services, consulting, marketing, licensing, data privacy, and artificial intelligence related contracts.
- Independently manage strategic and high-priority matters tied to large-value and material transactions, partnering directly with internal stakeholders and external parties.
- Advise Sales and cross-functional GitLab teams on contract structure, risk allocation, and practical negotiation strategies that support business goals while protecting GitLab's interests.
- Perform risk analysis on contractual documents and recommend mitigation options, including escalation paths and alternative terms.
- Benchmark, develop, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, policies, and supporting documentation, incorporating regional legal requirements and feedback from stakeholders.
- Monitor legal and regulatory changes, assess impact on GitLab's contracting practices, and propose clear, actionable updates to templates and processes.
- Create and deliver training for contract managers and Sales team members to improve contracting consistency and day-to-day decision-making.
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
- 3+ years of experience at a major law firm and/or in-house legal department (focus on commercial and technology transactions preferred).
- Experience negotiating and drafting complex commercial and technology agreements, including software, SaaS, services, consulting, marketing, licensing, partnerships, data privacy, and artificial intelligence-related terms.
- Ability to independently manage high volume, strategic and high-priority matters and drive agreements to closure with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Knowledge of regional legal requirements and comfort partnering with outside counsel to inform contract terms, templates, and policy enforcement.
- Practical risk-spotting and risk mitigation skills, with the ability to provide clear, business-focused guidance that protects GitLab's interests.
- Experience improving or building templates, playbooks, processes, and documentation to support consistent contracting outcomes across teams.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to influence and serve as a trusted advisor to sales and cross-functional leadership.
- Ability to create and deliver training for sales team members
- Comfort working in a remote, globally distributed environment across time zones, with a willingness to learn GitLab and its products (including using GitLab in your work).
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