[Hiring] Commercial Legal Counsel @CoLab Software

Role Description

You’ll be the first line of legal support for CoLab’s go-to-market engine - negotiating SaaS contracts and partnering closely with Sales and Security to keep deals moving and data protected. This is a hands-on role where you’ll own both the legal work and the operational systems that drive it. That means helping build scalable contract workflows, and taking pride in making sure nothing slips through the cracks.

Qualifications

• Commercially minded lawyer who wants to be close to the business.
• Experience negotiating SaaS contracts with customers of all sizes, including large enterprise customers.
• Deep knowledge of data privacy.
• Strong communicator who can hold your own with customers, Sales and Security.
• Curious and able to keep up with rapidly changing and innovative technology.

Requirements

• Extensive legal experience, bonus points if you have in-house counsel experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in negotiating complex customer contracts, with a strong ability to drive favorable terms while balancing commercial objectives and risk.
• Familiarity with data privacy laws across US, Canada, and Europe (GDPR, PIPEDA, etc.).
• Strong attention to detail and follow-through—especially on the operational side.
• Comfortable using legal-focused software applications to track and manage contract activity and negotiations.
• Experience in other areas of law (particularly governance, employment, intellectual property) is useful.

Benefits

• Encouragement to apply even if you don’t meet every single qualification.