Commercial Counsel

Overview

Temporal is seeking a Commercial Counsel for its Legal team to handle a mix of customer, procurement and other commercial contracts and act as a trusted legal partner to cross-functional teams, reporting to the Director of Commercial Legal.

What you'll do

• Support commercial contracting for both sell-side and buy-side by drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of agreements such as MSAs, DPAs, NDAs and vendor agreements.
• Partner closely with Sales and GTM teams as a trusted advisor, providing clear, solution-oriented legal guidance that helps accelerate business objectives.
• Support partner and reseller-related agreements, including reseller or channel relationships, marketplace arrangements and strategic collaborations.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of contract templates, negotiation guidelines and scalable contracting processes.
• Identify and escalate legal risks appropriately while supporting business momentum.
• Help build and maintain commercial legal infrastructure, including contract templates, playbooks and processes.

What you'll need

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in the U.S.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with a minimum of 4 years in-house experience at a high-growth B2B SaaS company.
• Strong track record drafting and negotiating vendor, procurement and technology agreements.
• Solid understanding of common commercial deal structures, including SaaS subscriptions, professional services, data processing terms and SLA frameworks.
• Experience with contracts management systems.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with a drive to solve emerging challenges in an evolving environment.
• Passion for tackling complex challenges on a small Legal team and willingness to wear multiple hats.

Nice to have

• Experience with Ironclad.
• Experience with AI-powered contract tools.
• Privacy experience.

Details

• Location: United States (Remote).