[Hiring] Legal Counsel, Commercial @1Password

Role Description

Reporting to the Manager, Senior Counsel - Commercial, the Legal Counsel, Commercial will support 1Password on a broad range of commercial matters. In this role, you'll work closely with our Go-to-Market (GTM) team to negotiate and close customer agreements, and you'll support procurement, partnership, and product teams across the business. The work is varied and high-profile:

• Negotiate with some of the largest companies in the world.
• Help launch new products and AI features.
• Support sports marketing partnerships with world-class sports teams.

We're looking for a practical, deal-focused commercial lawyer who enjoys negotiating and wants to help drive the growth of a leading SaaS company.

Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree, and membership in good standing with a Canadian provincial or US state bar.
• 3 to 5 years of practice as a commercial transactional lawyer, gained at an established law firm with a strong commercial or technology practice, or as part of an in-house legal team at a mid-size or larger tech company.
• Experience supporting sales teams by drafting and negotiating customer agreements such as MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, and Statements of Work.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating procurement agreements across a range of vendor types, such as software, professional services, sponsorships, physical goods, and hospitality.
• A working knowledge of privacy laws, including GDPR, and how they apply to customer and vendor agreements, especially DPAs.
• A strong interest in AI from two angles: the legal side (such as AI terms in contracts and emerging AI regulation) and the practical side, with a high level of comfort using AI tools in your day-to-day legal work.
• A track record of closing deals on tight timelines, including end-of-quarter pressure, while keeping risk under control.
• The ability to turn complex legal issues into clear, plain-language advice that sales, procurement, and product teams can act on.
• A solutions-first approach: you bring workable options and fallback positions, not just a list of risks.
• A sales-focused mindset: you see Legal as a partner in closing deals and growing the business, and you're motivated to help get deals across the finish line.
• A genuine enjoyment of negotiating, with strong drafting skills and close attention to detail.

Requirements

• Experience with contract lifecycle management and procurement tools, especially Ironclad and Zip.
• Deeper privacy experience with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA or other privacy laws, or a privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPP/C).
• Experience negotiating partnership, reseller, and distributor agreements.

Benefits

• Health and wellbeing:
• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs.
• Competitive health benefits.
• Generous PTO policy.
• Growth and future:
• RSU program for most employees.
• Retirement matching program.
• Free 1Password account.
• Community:
• Paid volunteer days.
• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly.
• Remote-first work environment.