What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counsel, Commercial position at griddable.io?
Description
The Counsel role will support Salesforce’s AMER Sales organization, structuring commercial transactions and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements primarily for direct deals. Strategic and critical thinking and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines while working closely with a wide array of cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment are critical to success in this role. This role will work out of the Salesforce office 3 days a week on a hybrid schedule (preferred locations listed on the posting).
Roles & Responsibilities
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
The Counsel role will support Salesforce’s AMER Sales organization, structuring commercial transactions and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements primarily for direct deals. Strategic and critical thinking and the ability to deliver under tight deadlines while working closely with a wide array of cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment are critical to success in this role. This role will work out of the Salesforce office 3 days a week on a hybrid schedule (preferred locations listed on the posting).
Roles & Responsibilities
- Commercial Contract Expertise and Execution Under Pressure: Review, negotiate, draft, and drive fast turnaround times on high-value agreements (across all industries and sectors other than Public Sector), including, cloud, SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, and data processing addenda and AI transactions.
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Work closely with sales, privacy, and security teams to ensure smooth and efficient deal execution, and that agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes.
- Have Fun While Doing It: Work hard, move fast, and bring a positive, solutions-driven approach to challenging situations. Look after yourself, your colleagues, and the company’s interests. Act with kindness and good humor.
- LL.B. or J.D. from an accredited law school/university; licensed to practice law in the United States.
- Minimum 3-5 years of legal experience, with strong focus on commercial contracting in technology transactions.
- Strong negotiation and drafting skills, particularly in technology transactions, including SaaS, cloud, AI, and professional services.
- Excellent verbal and written English language communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to coordinate, prioritize, and manage deadlines in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving, and demanding industry.
- Team-oriented and collaborative mindset.
- Familiar with and interested in technical concepts (Web applications, cloud computing, digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence).
- A can-do attitude—proactive, autonomous, resilient, adaptable, eager to continually learn and develop professionally, and a team-first mindset.
For roles in San Francisco and Los Angeles: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.