Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology

November 21

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Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • SaaS

Cohere is a leading enterprise AI platform optimized for generative AI, search and discovery, and advanced retrieval. The company offers AI-powered applications designed to augment and elevate the global workforce, helping businesses thrive in the AI era. Cohere provides solutions such as embedding and reranking models, allowing enterprises to efficiently retrieve information and build powerful applications. The company offers flexible deployment options for enterprise-grade AI, on any cloud or on-premises, and provides extensive developer resources and support. Cohere is committed to scaling intelligence to serve humanity, making intelligence abundant, affordable, and accessible.

11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Lead and support Cohere with all commercial technology matters, including structuring, 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 related to commercial contracting. • 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 strategic partnerships. • Oversee and manage legal contracting contract lifecycle management tools, company policies and procedures. • 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.

🎯 Requirements

• You have a minimum of 7+ years in private practice and/or in-house, with a focus on technology contracting with sophisticated enterprises. • You have experience with cross-border transactions, negotiating against counterparties in multiple jurisdictions (e.g., Canada, US, UK/EU). • You have some familiarity with existing and proposed regulations and issues impacting artificial intelligence. • You have extensive experience leading legal negotiations on a variety of complex commercial arrangements, ideally with respect to AI issues. • You are able 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. • You are a strong communicator (both written and oral), collaborator and team player. • You are analytical, collaborative, driven and have a passion for new and evolving areas of technology law focusing on AI. • You are focused on solutions and have a practical, business-oriented mindset. • Experience negotiating contracts with AI issues and complex strategic partnerships or collaborations with enterprises will be considered an asset. • Experience in public sector and regulated industry contracting will be considered an asset.

🏖️ Benefits

• 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 up to 6 months • Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement • Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend • 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)