Sr. Commercial Counsel
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Job overview
Numerator is hiring a Sr. Commercial Counsel. Numerator is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to independently manage commercial transactions across the Americas. This role involves overseeing a portfolio of deals, partnering with business leaders, and reporting to the General Counsel. The successful candidate will identify and assess legal risks, stay current on privacy and data protection laws, and serve as a trusted legal advisor to various departments.
Key focus areas include Own the end-to-end negotiation and drafting of complex commercial agreements, Manage a full deal portfolio with limited day-to-day oversight, and Identify and assess legal risks across your portfolio.
Successful candidates bring J.D. And Illinois Bar Admission and 6-8 Years Commercial Transactional Legal Experience. Important skills include Contract Negotiation, Contract Drafting, SaaS Agreements, Data Licensing Agreements, Master Service Agreements, and Order Forms. Preferred (not required): Mentoring Junior Team Members, Managing Direct Reports, Data Industry Experience, and Research Industry Experience.
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Full job description
Numerator is looking for a Senior Commercial Counsel to own commercial transactions across the Americas. You'll operate with a high degree of independence, managing a portfolio of deals while partnering strategically with business leaders across the organization. This role reports to Numerator's General Counsel.
What You'll Do
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Contract Negotiation and Drafting: Own the end-to-end negotiation and drafting of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, data licensing agreements, master service agreements, order forms, and statements of work. Manage a full deal portfolio with limited day-to-day oversight.
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Risk Assessment: Identify and assess legal risks across your portfolio, seeing patterns and anticipating issues before they surface. Make judgment calls independently and know when to escalate.
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Regulatory Awareness: Stay current on privacy and data protection laws relevant to your region and advise on how regulatory developments impact deal terms and product offerings.
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Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a trusted legal advisor to Sales, Product, Finance, and other business partners. Communicate strategically, anticipate stakeholder needs, and provide advice that accounts for both deal-level and broader business implications.
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Process and Tools: Use AI and legal technology tools as part of daily workflows. Identify and drive opportunities to improve templates, playbooks, and processes across the commercial legal function. Manage deals through Salesforce.
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Team Contribution: Mentor junior team members, contribute to training and knowledge-sharing, and help maintain high-quality, consistent output across the team. Manage and develop direct reports on the commercial legal team.
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6-8 years of commercial/transactional legal experience, with meaningful time in-house at a technology, data, or SaaS company.
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Deep experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly SaaS and data licensing deals.
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Strong knowledge of privacy and data protection laws, with the ability to advise on regulatory developments and their commercial impact.
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Comfort using AI and legal technology tools in day-to-day legal work.
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Track record of managing a deal portfolio independently with sound judgment on when to escalate.
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to craft strategic narratives and translate legal risk into business-relevant advice for non-legal stakeholders.
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Proficiency with Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Salesforce.
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Experience in the data, research, or consumer insights industry.
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JD and admission to the Illinois bar
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