Commercial Counsel

Join Yext, a leading technology company, as a Commercial Counsel. In this role, you will work closely with our sales teams to handle, negotiate, and implement customer deals, as well as review and negotiate vendor/procurement transactions. You will also be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial agreements, improving and maintaining our standard commercial agreements, and conducting employee training. Yext offers a comprehensive benefits program, a collaborative work environment, and opportunities for career growth.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with sales teams to handle, negotiate, and implement customer deals, as well as reviewing and negotiating vendor/procurement transactions.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, primarily SaaS subscription agreements, and improving standard commercial agreements.
• Proactively working with internal clients to improve and scale all aspects of the sales contract negotiation process, and conducting periodic employee trainings.
• Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and license to practice law

Requirements

Highly organized, process-driven and client-focused teammate

• Foreign language skills (French, German, Italian, Spanish) a plus (but not required)
• Experience working through data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.) and security issues in SaaS/commercial transactions
• 3-5 years corporate and/or commercial experience at a leading law firm, in-house, or a combination of the two
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; prior experience with commercial agreements required, experience with SaaS, content distribution and general commercial agreements within the technology industry strongly preferred
• Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines

Pay

USD 111,600 - 229,000