Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.

We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why this role?

The Legal team at Cohere is dynamic, fast-paced and cross-functional, supporting all areas of the organization by providing timely, professional and actionable legal advice and support. The Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology is analytical, collaborative, driven and has a passion for new and evolving areas of technology law focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. This role will be actively involved in leading negotiations on a variety of complex commercial arrangements.

As Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology, you will:

- Reporting to the Director of Legal, help lead and support Cohere with all commercial technology matters, including drafting, negotiating and reviewing complex commercial arrangements.

- Provide mentorship and support to other members of Cohere’s legal team.

- Engage with enterprise clients, partners, advisors and vendors on legal matters.

- Work with internal stakeholders and leaders across the organization to answer and resolve legal matters across a variety of functions.

- Build out legal strategy and refine processes related to commercial contracting, customer acquisition, vendor management and partnerships.

- Implement best practices for legal contracting and contract lifecycle management.

- Provide legal guidance, advice and education to the organization on commercial risks and opportunities, including new developments in the law. 

- Optimize contracting processes and create operational efficiencies to empower company objectives, drive growth and reduce friction.

- Oversee and manage legal contracting, company policies and procedures.

This career opportunity may be a good match for you if you have:

- 7 years of experience in private practice or in-house at a company with a focus on enterprise contracting of SaaS, Cloud Computing and IP Licensing arrangements. 

- Experience negotiating contracts with AI or ML issues and complex strategic partnerships or collaborations with enterprises will be considered an asset.

- Experience with cross-border transactions, negotiating against counterparties in multiple jurisdictions (e.g. Canada, US, UK/EU).

- Familiarity with current or proposed legislation and issues impacting AI/ML systems, including privacy legislation.

- Extensive experience leading legal negotiations on a variety of complex commercial arrangements, ideally with respect to AI/ML issues. 

- The ability to operate independently, have experience supervising and mentoring  lawyers, and are comfortable with the fast-paced and evolving nature of new technology and technology startups.

- Strong communication (both written and oral), collaboration, and team play skils.

- An analytical mindset, are driven and have a passion for new and evolving areas of technology law focusing on AI and ML.

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you consider yourself a thoughtful worker, a lifelong learner, and a kind and playful team member, Cohere is the place for you.

We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants of all kinds and are committed to providing an equal opportunity process. Cohere provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Our Perks:

🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment 

🧑‍💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research 

🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks

🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health 

🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK

🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement

🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, Palo Alto, San-Francisco and London and co-working stipend

✈️ 6 weeks of vacation

Note: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.