Notion

Commercial Counsel

Notion$280K — $340K *
Legal & Accounting
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Admitted to California or New York State Bar, or Registered In-House Counsel in good standing
  • 10+ years of experience as a commercial attorney in law firms or tech companies
  • 2+ years in-house experience at a SaaS or AI technology company
  • Expertise in privacy and AI regulations (GDPR, CCPA, EU AI Act)
  • Experience in driving B2B SaaS commercial transactions
  • Strong negotiation and communication skills with ability to explain legal concepts clearly
  • Proficiency in adopting AI tools and demonstrating curiosity about AI

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate complex SaaS AI agreements and provide commercial legal support for sales and marketing teams
  • Collaborate with the Product Legal team on customer agreement and go-to-market initiatives
  • Draft and negotiate contracts focusing on privacy, security, and AI regulations
  • Identify and implement process improvements for buy-side motions
  • Develop and update contract templates and playbooks based on legal and product changes

Benefits

  • Highly competitive cash compensation and equity
  • Flexible working days with required in-office presence on Anchor Days
  • Opportunities for professional development and growth
  • Collaborative work environment focused on team success and innovation
Full Job Description
About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced attorney to join our Commercial Counsel team. This senior role will help build and support Notion's rapidly evolving Enterprise customer sales motions, bringing deep expertise in negotiating complex AI SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, as well as acting as an advisor and coach to our account teams and cross functional partners. Notion is scaling rapidly, and we need people who work well as a tight-knit team with a passion for driving revenue deals to conclusion. If you enjoy using your deep industry and technology transaction expertise to support revenue generating functions, this role is for you.

Our Commercial Legal team sits at the center of Notion's growth. We simplify how customers contract with us, take clear and unambiguous positions on AI, privacy, and security, and drive revenue deals to a fast, predictable close. That means exercising real judgment and finding creative, pragmatic paths forward through complex customer requests and requirements.

This role can be based in either San Francisco or New York City. We work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (our Anchor Days) because we do our best thinking and building together in person. We're looking for someone who's excited to work alongside the team during those days.

What You'll Achieve:
  • Have broad responsibility for negotiating SaaS AI agreements and providing practical day-to-day commercial legal support - primarily in the Americas region - for the sales, marketing, channels, and customer success teams with a focus on supporting the Enterprise segment
  • Collaborate with Product Legal team on product and operational items that impact customer agreements and go-to-market initiatives
  • Draft and negotiate complex agreements regarding privacy, security, and AI regulatory matters
  • Identify and independently pursue process improvements for buy-side supporting motions
  • Develop and revise contract templates and playbooks as necessary, based on changes in our product offerings, organization, and law


Skills You'll Need to Bring:
  • Admitted to the California State Bar, New York State Bar, or Registered In-House Counsel in good standing
  • 10+ years of combined experience practicing as a commercial attorney within a law firm or software technology company
  • 2+ years in-house experience at a SaaS and/or AI technology company
  • Privacy and artificial intelligence subject matter expertise, including privacy regulations (GDPR, e-Privacy Directive, CCPA, etc.) and AI regulations (EU AI Act) with the ability to incorporate evolving requirements into the customer facing agreements
  • Experience driving commercial transactions, SaaS, and enterprise B2B transactions
  • Strong negotiation skills, including ability to explain nuanced legal concepts to internal and external parties and tailor approach to the audience
  • Excellent drafting, written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt legal requirements in balanced, creative and pragmatic ways to facilitate communication at all levels of the organization
  • Ability to directly interact and build meaningful relationships and trust with internal and external clients and leaders
  • Demonstrated curiosity about AI and a willingness to adopt AI tools to work smarter, move faster, and deliver better results. Developing your personal AI fluency is required for this role
  • Resilience, resourcefulness, and the ability to make recommendations and decisions with imperfect facts
  • Independent and strategic thought combined with excellent team player qualities and a willingness to take on additional responsibilities


Nice to Haves:
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional or equivalent
  • Prior experience with a fast growing technology company
  • Experience supporting channel and reseller partnerships
  • Experience supporting customers in the financial services industry
  • Familiarity using Notion


Notion is committed to providing highly competitive cash compensation, equity, and benefits. The compensation offered for this role will be based on multiple factors such as location, the role's scope and complexity, and the candidate's experience and expertise, and may vary from the range provided below. For roles based in San Francisco or New York City, the estimated base salary range for this role is $280,000-340,000 per year.

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A Note on AI

You don't need deep AI expertise for every role, but we do expect every Notino to be intellectually curious, drawn to tinkering and discovery, and excited to use AI as a real collaborator in their work. For some roles, AI fluency is a core requirement - when that's the case, we'll say so explicitly in the qualifications. People who thrive here don't treat AI as a novelty. They use it to think better, and make their work easier for others to build on.

About Notion

Notion is a software company that provides a productivity and collaboration platform for teams. The company's platform offers a range of features, including note-taking, project management, and task tracking. Notion's software is designed to help teams streamline their workflows and improve their productivity. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Notion
Size
300 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$80 million
Founded
2016
Revenue
$80 million
NASDAQ

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