Commercial Counsel

Rogo

$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
  • JD from a top law school; 3-6 years of legal experience, preferably from a top-tier law firm focusing on technology transactions or in-house at a high-growth company.
  • Experience in negotiating and closing commercial agreements independently.
  • Strong knowledge of IP licensing, privacy, data-use rights, and AI.
  • Experience with legal tech tools and building scalable processes from scratch.
  • Genuine interest in technology, software, and finance.

Responsibilities

  • Advise stakeholders on legal issues and concepts.
  • Lead negotiations of high-value MSAs and agreements with major banks and financial institutions.
  • Own negotiations with data and content providers, focusing on licensing and partnership agreements.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Security, and Operations teams to create business-aligned agreements.
  • Implement and manage Rogo's commercial contracting infrastructure, including legal tech tools and negotiation workflows.
  • Partner with the Head of Legal on strategic initiatives.

Benefits

  • Engagement in a dynamic startup culture.
  • Opportunity to contribute to high-impact strategic initiatives.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams.
  • Potential to develop and scale new legal tech systems.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Advise stakeholders on legal issues and concepts.
  • Lead end-to-end negotiations of high-value MSAs and other commercial agreements with major banks and financial institutions.
  • Own negotiations with data and content providers, including data-licensing and partnership agreements.
  • Partner closely with the Sales, Product, Security and Operations teams to structure business-aligned agreements and translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
  • Implement and manage Rogo's commercial contracting infrastructure: operationalize legal tech tools to increase efficiency and design negotiation templates, playbooks and approval workflows.
  • Partner with the Head of Legal on high-impact strategic initiatives.
What You'll Need
  • Must be licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
  • A JD from a top law school and 3-6 years of legal experience, with a strong preference for top-tier law firm training in a technology transactions, IP or emerging companies practice group and/or in-house experience at a high-growth SaaS, data or AI company.
  • Demonstrated experience owning and closing commercial agreements independently and strong working knowledge of IP licensing, privacy, data-use rights and AI.
  • Prior experience implementing and managing legal tech tools and enthusiasm about building scalable systems and processes from scratch.
  • Genuine interest in new technologies, software and finance.
  • Sound commercial judgment and comfort making decisions in a fast-moving start-up environment.
Who You Are
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
  • You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
  • You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
  • You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
  • You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind.
Who You Are
  • You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
  • You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
  • You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
  • You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
  • You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind.

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