Commercial Counsel

Retool is growing fast, and our legal function needs to keep pace. We're looking for a commercial lawyer who moves quickly, communicates clearly, and is genuinely energized by helping a business close deals and scale its operations without unnecessary legal drag. This is a hands-on, high-impact role reporting to the Head of Legal. You'll play a key role in supporting our commercial contracting work, partnering closely with our sales team, leading our vendor contract program, and helping build the legal ops infrastructure (playbooks, templates, processes).

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key legal contact for our sales team on commercial transactions by reviewing, revising, and negotiating MSAs, DPAs, order forms, and NDAs
• Lead vendor contract reviews, partnering with internal stakeholders who own the vendor relationship
• Help build and maintain our commercial legal infrastructure, including contract intake workflows, contract templates, playbooks, and process documentation, and identify opportunities to leverage AI to improve efficiency and scale
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, Trust, and other internal teams to provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on day-to-day operational matters
• Stay current on legal developments affecting AI technologies and evolving laws and regulations relevant to our business
• Support our Head of Legal on special projects and matters as needed

Requirements

• If you enjoy solving problems and finding practical, scalable solutions and want to work somewhere that treats legal as a business enabler rather than a checkpoint, this role is for you.
• J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 3-5 years of in-house or law firm experience, with meaningful exposure to commercial contracts in a B2B SaaS/AI environment across both customer and vendor relationships
• Familiarity with privacy law frameworks, including GDPR and CCPA, as they arise in commercial transactions
• Comfort with high-volume, quick-turn commercial work and the ability to prioritize and execute independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort translating legal concepts for non-lawyer audiences
• Genuine curiosity about AI tools and legal tech, with a willingness to leverage them to work more efficiently
• Experience with contract management systems such as Ironclad or similar a plus

Pay

For candidates based in the United States, the pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents base salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings (OTE) for commissionable roles. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Retool and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors such as (but not limited to), scope and responsibilities, the candidate’s experience and qualifications, and location. Additional compensation in