Associate General Counsel

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Canals

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11 - 50 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏢 Enterprise

Artificial Intelligence • Enterprise • Distribution

Canals is an AI-driven tool designed to enhance efficiency in distribution and order processing for sales, accounting, and procurement teams. It automates tasks like sales order entry and invoice processing, transforming customer emails into actionable quotes and orders without the need for templates. Canals is built specifically for various distribution verticals including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and industrial sectors, helping teams save time and increase accuracy in their workflows. As users engage with the platform, the AI continues to improve its performance and adapt to specific business needs, ensuring better service for customers and vendors alike.

📋 Description

• Own the commercial contracts function end-to-end as the first Associate General Counsel • Draft, negotiate, and close enterprise SaaS/AI agreements, including DPAs and related addenda and schedules • Build and maintain contract templates and a negotiation playbook • Triage inbound redlines and establish contract review SLAs • Own day-to-day privacy compliance and data governance strategy • Manage vendor and partner agreements, including software licenses and professional services contracts • Serve as embedded legal partner for Sales & Marketing, Product, Engineering, and Finance • Identify legal risks early in product development and advise on mitigation • Build and refine legal operations infrastructure, including contract management tooling and intake processes • Identify when to use outside counsel and manage those relationships • Advise business verticals on legal risk and business opportunities • Partner with the General Counsel across commercial, corporate, employment, compliance, and strategic legal matters

🎯 Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school • Active state bar membership in good standing • 4-8 years of experience • At least 2-3 years at an Am Law 100 law firm in the transactional/commercial practice area • Deep expertise in commercial contract drafting and negotiation • Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and make judgment calls without hand-holding • Clear, direct communication in plain language • In-house experience at a high-growth tech company (Series A-C) preferred • Familiarity with SaaS/AI business models, cloud infrastructure agreements, and API/platform contracts preferred • Experience with federal, state and international data privacy frameworks and standard DPA negotiations preferred • Experience building in-house data privacy compliance frameworks preferred • Exposure to equity compensation, venture financing documentation, or M&A preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first, flexible, and distributed across North and South America • Opportunities for meaningful impact on the trajectory of a rapidly growing company • Investment in hiring, development, and creating an environment where talented individuals can do the best work of their careers • Collaboration with ambitious, thoughtful teammates • Ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement culture