What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Counsel position at Sift?
Commercial Counsel at Sift
Sift is hiring a business-minded Commercial Counsel to join the growing Sift team. You’ll have an impactful role as a business partner working across the entire company. You’ll advise various teams on commercial terms, business operations, and strategy. You'll need to be proactive and engaged, able to work well cross-functionally both internally and externally and excited about learning Sift’s technology.
Sift promotes a work-life balance and an inclusive culture, and the Legal team is excited to add a Commercial Counsel to its well-respected team. Come join us!
What you'll achieve
- Independently draft and negotiate NDAs, vendor agreements, sales agreements, data processing agreements, and other key commercial agreements.
- Update and manage Legal’s playbooks and templates to reflect best practices.
- Manage our contracts management system and contract processes to optimize interactions with other departments, as well as increase the efficiency and scalability of commercial legal support.
- Identify and evaluate business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals.
- Guide cross-functional teams on general contract questions and improve and coordinate resources and training programs.
- Provide effective and strategic legal advice to internal business clients.
- Build strong relationships and work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders, including Sales, Sales Operations, Technical Services, Finance, Procurement, and other relevant teams.
- Remain up-to-date on relevant industry and privacy laws and regulations to ensure an ongoing ability to provide advice and counseling.
About you
- 3–5 years of relevant legal experience, including prior in-house and/or law firm experience.
- J.D. from a top-tier law school and membership with at least one state bar.
- Strong track record of drafting and negotiating a wide range of agreements.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with an ability to communicate (both written and verbal) in a concise, digestible manner (especially for non-lawyers).
- Sound and practical business judgment and ability to manage multiple, high priority, competing priorities.
- Knowledge of data privacy laws.
- A friendly and flexible team player who is willing to help with projects and assignments beyond the commercial sale cycle.
Benefits and Perks:
- Competitive total compensation package
- 401(k) plan
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- Wellness reimbursement
- Education reimbursement
- Flexible time off
Sift is an equal opportunity employer. We make better decisions as a business when we can harness diversity in our experience, data, and background. Sift is working toward building a team that represents the worldwide customers that we serve, inclusive of people from all walks of life who can bring their full selves to work every day.
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A little about us:
Sift is the leading innovator in Digital Trust & Safety. The Sift engine powers Digital Trust & Safety by helping companies stop fraud before it happens. But it’s not just another anti-fraud platform: Sift enables businesses to tailor experiences to each customer according to the risk they pose. That means fraudsters experience friction, but honest users do not. By drawing on insights from our global network of customers, Sift allows businesses to scale, win, and thrive in the digital era.