Global Head of Commercial Legal

Join VAST Data, the provider of the foundational AI Operating System, as the Global Head of Commercial Legal. In this role, you will design, scale, and lead our global technology transactions function, transitioning our existing commercial legal frameworks into a world-class global enterprise architecture. You will serve as the chief legal architect for multi-million and billion-dollar infrastructure transactions while building an international team to support exponential GTM velocity across AMER, EMEA, and APAC. This is a rare opportunity to define the commercial legal playbook for the entire AI infrastructure sector.

• Lead the transition of existing commercial legal frameworks into a world-class global enterprise architecture, serving as the chief legal architect for multi-million and billion-dollar infrastructure transactions.
• Design, implement, and continuously refine global commercial contract templates, including master software agreements, product-specific AI terms, and vendor procurement frameworks.
• Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing, geographically distributed team of commercial counsel and legal specialists across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
• Education: JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• First-Principles Mindset: Outstanding ability to make rapid, pragmatic business decisions in an ambiguous, evolving regulatory environment where clear legal precedents do not yet exist
• Technical Fluency: A strong interest in and clear understanding of modern AI stacks, data storage architectures, GPU-accelerated environments, and enterprise data lifecycle management
• Transactional Mastery: Exceptional background drafting and negotiating complex software licenses, technology partnerships, and cloud infrastructure agreements with highly sophisticated counterparties
• Experience: 12+ years of legal experience, combining top-tier law firm training with significant in-house leadership at a hyper-growth enterprise SaaS, deep tech, or AI infrastructure company. Experience leading a commercial team through rapid international scale or a pre-IPO transition is highly desirable