Asana

Commercial Counsel, AMER & APJ Sales

Asana$202K — $229K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • J.D. degree from an accredited institution and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar association.
  • 4+ years of legal experience with a strong focus on in-house, particularly within tech supporting sales teams.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions including Sales, Finance, Privacy, and Security.
  • Excellent legal judgment and the ability to convey complex legal guidance to non-legal stakeholders.
  • Strong curiosity about AI tools and a proactive approach to leveraging emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with sales teams and cross-functional stakeholders to streamline deal processes across multiple regions.
  • Draft and negotiate various commercial agreements, particularly SaaS and strategic partnership agreements.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to sales, providing actionable legal guidance and aligning transaction structures with business goals.
  • Conduct training sessions for sales teams on commercial issues and best practices.
  • Innovate and enhance legal team workflows with scalable practices and resources to boost deal velocity.
  • Stay informed on global laws affecting the business, adapting guidelines to maintain compliance.
  • Manage high-impact legal projects as needed.

Benefits

  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options catering to dietary preferences
Full Job Description
Join our expanding team as we actively contribute to Asana's mission. We're looking for a solutions-oriented team player to join our Commercial Legal team as a Commercial Counsel, where you will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to support our global sales organization and report directly to the Global Head of Commercial Legal.

This role is based in our San Francisco office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you'll achieve
  • Partner closely with sales teams and cross-functional stakeholders-including Finance, Deal Desk, Privacy, and Security-to support high-velocity deal cycles in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Japan regions.
  • Draft, negotiate, and advise on outbound commercial agreements and strategic partnership agreements with enterprise customers, including SaaS agreements and related agreements such as DPAs, BAAs, Product-Specific Terms, and AI terms.
  • Act as a trusted legal advisor to sales teams, delivering timely and practical guidance, and driving transaction structures that align with Asana's policies and business objectives.
  • Train sales teams on common commercial issues and best practices in support of closing transactions efficiently.
  • Apply innovative thinking to the development and scaling of commercial legal team best practices and resources-including internal knowledge-sharing materials, scalable frameworks, legal playbooks, and standards that drive deal velocity and quality.
  • Stay current on emerging global laws, regulatory shifts, and judicial decisions relevant to our business (including competition and data protection laws), conducting thorough research to proactively adapt internal legal guidelines.
  • Support and manage a variety of high-impact ad hoc legal projects as they arise.

About you
  • Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making.
  • J.D. degree from an accredited institution and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar association.
  • 4+ years of experience practicing law, including significant in-house experience at a technology company supporting a sales organization on complex, high-velocity outbound revenue transactions with enterprise customers, including SaaS agreements and related agreements such as DPAs, BAAs, Product-Specific Terms, and AI terms.
  • Proven background collaborating cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, Revenue Accounting, Deal Desk, Privacy, Security, and Legal Operations to move deals toward closing.
  • Excellent legal and business judgment, integrity, and emotional intelligence; able to quickly assess risks, provide practical guidance, and translate dense legal nuances into clear and actionable recommendations for non-legal business stakeholders.
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented, and able to work independently while thriving in ambiguity and maintaining focus on closing deals that protect Asana's values and business interests.

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we'll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $202,000 - $229,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About Asana

Asana is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It is produced by the San Francisco based company of the same name. The company was founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. The product launched commercially in April 2012. In September 2020, the company was valued at $5.5 billion following its direct listing.
Learn more about Asana
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$211.7 million
Founded
2008
Revenue
$227 million
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