Senior Commercial Counsel

Join Semperis, a leading cybersecurity company, as a Senior Commercial Counsel. In this role, you will accelerate our go-to-market motion, scale our commercial legal operations, and design AI-enabled workflows for contract management. You will draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, lead complex negotiations, and advise cross-functional teams on commercial strategy and legal risk. This position requires 7+ years of experience in negotiating complex B2B SaaS/technology transactions, a JD (or equivalent) and bar admission in good standing, and a background in cybersecurity or infrastructure software.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including enterprise SaaS MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, and channel partner agreements.
• Lead complex, multi-threaded negotiations with enterprise customers and strategic partners, balancing risk with business velocity.
• Continuously improve contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks; streamline approvals and escalations to reduce cycle time.
• Hands-on experience with channel partner agreements and partner program constructs
• Expertise in enterprise contracting mechanics: privacy (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA), information security terms (SOC 2/ISO-aligned controls), SLAs/credits, IP, indemnities, limitations, renewals/termination
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and executive-ready communication; calm under pressure, excellent prioritization, and a bias for action
• Demonstrated success driving high-volume deal flow while exercising sharp risk judgment and crisp internal communication
• Practical familiarity with AI-enabled contracting workflows or legal ops automation, including change management and guardrails for responsible use
• Experience improving templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks; proven ability to enable non-lawyers to move faster with smart guardrails
• 7+ years of experience (with significant in-house time) negotiating complex B2B SaaS/technology transactions at a growth-stage or enterprise software company; cybersecurity experience preferred
• JD (or equivalent) and bar admission in good standing
• Background in cybersecurity, identity, or infrastructure software; experience with public-sector terms or specialized frameworks
• Familiarity with EU and global regulatory trends and emerging AI-related contracting
• Experience with CLM and legal ops tooling, data models, and reporting
• You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you