Commercial Counsel

🕒 July 17

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⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Canto

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Consulting • Marketing • Artificial Intelligence

Canto is an industry leader in digital asset management (DAM), offering an AI-powered platform to manage the growing content libraries of global brands. The company provides a centralized content hub for digital assets, enabling efficient organization, collaboration, and distribution. Canto's platform includes features such as AI-powered search, streamlined distribution, and countless integrations with popular tools, making it a single source of truth for managing digital content. Additionally, Canto has introduced Canto PIM, enhancing its solutions to manage product information alongside digital assets, thus improving content workflows and accelerating time to market for its clients.

📋 Description

• Build and scale Canto’s modern legal function from the ground up • Own negotiation and execution of commercial SaaS agreements, including MSAs, subscription agreements, DPAs, and NDAs • Enforce company positions on non-standard terms and manage escalation paths • Train and enable Sales to handle routine negotiations independently • Lead end-to-end contracting for customer and vendor agreements • Implement and manage a Contract Lifecycle Management system, including templates, negotiation playbooks, approval workflows, and delegation of authority controls • Leverage AI-driven legal tools for contract review, risk flagging, and workflow automation • Own vendor contracting and procurement legal processes and maintain a contract repository • Lead legal aspects of data privacy, including DPA negotiation and regulatory alignment with GDPR, CCPA, and related frameworks • Partner with Security, Product, and Executive Leadership on legal and regulatory requirements related to AI, data governance, automated decision-making, IP, and responsible AI • Advise on commercial and operational matters and manage outside counsel relationships across the US and Europe • Handle disputes and pre-litigation matters and advise on corporate entity compliance • Partner with Security during privacy and security events, coordinating notifications, contractual commitments, regulatory requirements, and privilege preservation • Report to the CFO and establish legal infrastructure within the first six months

🎯 Requirements

• JD and active bar membership in good standing • 5–8 years of legal experience in SaaS or technology, in-house or a mix of law firm and in-house • Strong experience negotiating commercial SaaS agreements, including MSAs, subscription agreements, DPAs, and NDAs • Working knowledge of data privacy frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, and related regulations • Demonstrated ability to operate independently, build processes from scratch, and establish legal infrastructure in a scaling environment • Experience partnering with Sales and go-to-market teams in a high-velocity commercial environment • Clear interest in legal technology and AI-driven workflows • Hands-on experience with CLM systems and AI-enabled legal review or drafting tools • Background in multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction SaaS businesses with US and EU exposure • Prior experience as an early or first in-house legal hire • Familiarity with vendor, partner, or channel contracting models • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Commercial judgment and pragmatism • Comfort with ambiguity and a builder's mindset • Ability to leverage AI tools for contract review, workflow automation, and legal operations • Cross-functional collaboration skills and a track record of building trust with Sales, Finance, and executive stakeholders • Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to AL, AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, or WI at the time of employment

🏖️ Benefits

• Start-up spirit and flexibility of a growing company • Hands-on impact and meaningful contribution to company success • Real-time learning and growth opportunities • Close-knit, supportive work environment • Open communication and transparency • Work-life harmony • Cultural exchange with diverse colleagues in a global setting • Equal opportunity and commitment to a diverse and inclusive team