Runway
Commercial Counsel / Senior Commercial Counsel
$200K–$270K
Remote +2 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 23, 2026
- Location
- Remote
New York, NY
San Francisco, CA - Experience
- 3+ years negotiating complex technology transactions, including 1+ years negotiating B2B SaaS customer contracts.
- Education
- J.D.
About the job
Negotiate commercial agreements and build scalable legal processes for Runway’s generative AI SaaS platform and APIs.
What you'll do
- Lead negotiations on customer and strategic-partner contracts, including SaaS contracts, DPAs, partnership agreements, and vendor agreements.
- Develop commercial processes, templates, playbooks, automation, and legal technology to support growth.
- Advise cross-functional teams on the products and developments in generative AI.
What they ask for
- J.D. and admission in good standing with at least one state bar.
- 3+ years negotiating complex technology transactions, including 1+ years negotiating B2B SaaS customer contracts on a commercial legal team at a fast-paced late-stage private or mid-sized public B2B SaaS company.
- Experience scaling business processes globally and working in environments that have achieved significant scale.
Nice to have
- Experience with data privacy, legal operations, strategic IP-heavy partnerships, or B2C legal issues.
Pay
$200K – $270K USD base salary
Tools
generative AI SaaS platform, APIs
AI focus
Advise on generative AI products and follow technical, legal, and policy developments in the generative AI space.
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