Sierra
Senior Commercial Counsel
$265K–$285K
San Francisco, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years; exceptional candidates with less experience may be considered as Commercial Counsel.
About the job
Advise Sierra on commercial contracts and help build scalable legal processes, while supporting cross-functional business initiatives and broader IP, privacy, regulatory, and AI-related work.
What you'll do
- Structure, negotiate, and advise on commercial agreements, including SaaS, technology licensing, services, channel partner, vendor, and NDA contracts.
- Develop contract templates, playbooks, and workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
- Advise on contractual, IP, privacy, and AI-related issues; collaborate with business teams and mentor junior colleagues.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of legal experience, combining large law firm and in-house experience at a tech company; exceptional candidates with less experience may be considered as Commercial Counsel.
- Strong background negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts.
- Strong communication skills and ability to partner with legal and non-legal stakeholders.
- Proactive approach and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.
Nice to have
- Experience with privacy/regulatory frameworks, data processing agreements, and security-related contract provisions; familiarity with AI products, LLMs, and related legal issues.
- Top-tier internationally recognized law firm experience, high-growth startup experience, or industry knowledge in Financial Services, Healthcare, Telecoms, Insurance, or Consumer.
Pay
$265K – $285K (base salary)
Tools
SaaS, AI, LLMs
AI focus
Advise on AI-related legal issues, including evolving regulatory frameworks; AI products and LLMs are a plus.
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