Commercial Counsel

What is SeekOut?     SeekOut is a leading talent acquisition platform that empowers companies to find, attract, and hire the best talent. Using advanced AI and machine learning, SeekOut provides deep insights into candidate pools, enabling recruiters to identify and engage with top candidates efficiently. The platform offers comprehensive tools for talent analytics and personalized outreach, making it an essential resource for modern recruitment teams.  What are we looking to add to our team?   A Commercial Counsel who will serve as a trusted advisor to the business. Reporting to the VP, Finance, you will manage SeekOut’s commercial contract function across customer, supplier, and partner agreements; combining practical legal judgment, AI-enabled workflows, and cross-functional partnership to support the company’s growth. You will exercise independent legal judgment on commercial risk, negotiate agreements end-to-end, provide day-to-day legal counsel to stakeholders across the organization, and play a foundational role in building a scalable legal function for a fast-moving, AI-driven SaaS business.  What you’ll be doing:   Commercial Transactions   Lead the drafting, negotiation, and review of a broad range of commercial agreements across SeekOut’s customer, vendor, and partner portfolios:   Customer agreements: MSAs, order forms, SOWs, enterprise addenda, and amendments for SeekOut’s SaaS subscription and recruiting services lines of business.   Supplier and vendor agreements: SaaS subscriptions, professional services, independent contractor, technology licensing, and procurement contracts.   Partner and strategic agreements: channel, referral, reseller, and co-marketing agreements; advise on deal structure, revenue-sharing, exclusivity, and IP provisions.   Act as a trusted advisor to Sales, Customer Success, and Finance, delivering crisp, outcome-oriented legal guidance that balances customer experience, deal velocity, and risk mitigation.   Exercise independent legal judgment on risk allocation, liability caps, indemnification, IP ownership, and data privacy provisions; establish and enforce acceptable risk parameters across all agreement types and risk guidelines in contract review.   Conduct vendor and customer negotiations via calls and virtual meetings, communicating SeekOut’s position clearly while building productive long-term business relationships.   Legal Operations & Process   Build, refine, and apply AI-enabled workflows, playbooks, and automation tools that accelerate contract drafting, review, and redlining, while maintaining strong privacy, security, and IP safeguards.   Maintain and improve contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks across all agreement types to reflect evolving business needs, legal developments, and market standards.   Support the evaluation and selection of a future contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, and once implemented, help maintain accurate records, version control, and reporting on key metrics (cycle time, renewal dates, obligation tracking).   Coordinate with Finance on contract terms that impact revenue recognition, billing, payment terms, and procurement budgets.   Maintain a legal FAQ and self-service resources to reduce repetitive legal inquiries and enable internal teams to self-serve on routine contract questions.   Strategic Partnership & Outside Counsel Management   Be a force multiplier for the business: scope legal issues quickly, align on risk tolerances, and keep deals, launches, and initiatives moving forward.   Provide practical legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders on commercial terms, contract interpretation, and risk mitigation, translating legal concepts into clear business guidance.   What  you'll bring to the team:   JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state (Washington State bar membership or willingness to obtain is preferred).   3–5 years of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house legal department, with substantial experience in commercial transactions for B2B SaaS, software, or technology companies.   Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, services, vendor/procurement, partnership, and data-processing agreements.   Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Procurement, and technical teams in a fast-paced environment.   Demonstrated fluency with AI tools for document review, drafting, or legal operations; enthusiasm for pushing the boundaries of what AI can do in a legal function.   Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain legal concepts and contract terms in plain language to non-legal stakeholders at all levels.   Entrepreneurial mindset—working in a start-up environment with constant change and lots of ambiguity.   Logistics   Location:  Hybrid / Bellevue, WA   Reports to:  VP, Finance   Our Commitment to Pay Fairness:   At SeekOut, pay equity is at the heart of our compensation philosophy and approach. Our goal is to provide a transparent, fair and rewarding environment where team members are equitably compensated for substantially similar work, feel supported, and ultimately choose to grow their careers here at SeekOut.  To ensure fairness for new hires and existing team members, we factor in an individual's unique skills and experience, market data, and the internal equity of the team.   Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 per year  SeekOut offers an industry-leading benefits package which includes:   Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health savings and flexible spending accounts    Stock Options    Stipends for home office, education, and wellness    Flexible paid time off    Company paid holidays, including Juneteenth and Indigenous People’s Day   Paid parental leave for birthing an