Commercial Counsel, Sales

Axon

$110K — $130K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in-house preferred for negotiating complex commercial contracts
  • Proficient in drafting and negotiating high volumes of commercial agreements, especially SaaS, hardware, and services
  • Familiarity with international agreements and negotiation practices
  • Strong capability in using AI for automation in contract processes
  • J.D. and admission to practice in at least one U.S. state
  • Ability to handle a dynamic workload and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice to global sales teams on complex transaction matters
  • Negotiate contracts for the sale of safety technology products and services
  • Supervise Contracts Managers and review their work
  • Lead the development of processes for scalable legal contract support
  • Draft and maintain template contract language and risk analyses
  • Offer legal guidance on regulatory compliance and industry standards
  • Collaborate with team members for growth and mentorship opportunities.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
  • Discretionary paid time off
  • Paid parental leave
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • Wellness programs and emotional support
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Stock equity participation.
Full Job Description
Your Impact
As Axon's Corporate Counsel, you will serve as a key member of Axon's contracts and corporate team supporting the sales teams around the world. You will partner with members of external teams such as Sales, Supply Chain, Software and Hardware Engineering, Product and IT to structure and negotiate complex transactions, as well as build processes to help build for a rapidly scaling business.

What You'll Do

Reports to: Deputy General Counsel

Location: Any US Axon hub office location, required to be in-office 4x week (Tuesday - Friday)
  • Provide legal advice to global business partners (primarily including a growing and dynamic Sales organization) on transactional matters related to sale of Axon's market-leading portfolio of public safety technology products, including, for example:
    • structuring, reviewing and negotiating contracts for the disposition of Axon's goods, services and SaaS solutions; and
    • providing and recommending options for business partners with respect to contract negotiations and corresponding risk analyses.
    • Supervise and review the Contracts Managers' work.
    • Set and enforce the risk levels acceptable to Axon through approvals and ownership of the knowledge bank and playbooks.
  • Lead, support, execute and evolve team processes to help us build Legal contracting support for scale, including, for example:
    • drafting, updating and maintaining template contract language, risk analyses, and policies and procedures; and
    • supporting the development and implementation of our contract lifecycle management system.
  • Provide other legal advice as needed related to Axon's operations, including, for example, regulatory compliance matters or other legal requirements, and industry standards.
  • Collaborate with other attorneys, contracts managers and administrative support to help grow, mentor and learn from others.

What You Bring
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience (in-house preferred) negotiating and managing complex commercial contracts.
  • Ability to structure, draft, and negotiate a high volume of commercial contracts, including those for the sale of SaaS, hardware, and services.
  • Experience negotiating SaaS, IaaS and/or PaaS contracts.
  • Ability to act with urgency on all requests.
  • Pass-first attitude with a desire to learn new topics and take on new challenges.
  • Experience negotiating international agreements.
  • Passion for process and organization.
  • J.D. and member in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
  • Experience with using AI including using it to automate processes building applications to simplify workflows.
  • Ability to manage a large workload and pivot quickly between tasks as the business needs change.

Nice To Have
  • Deep understanding of other software tools surrounding the contract process, preferably Generative AI, SalesForce, CLMs, and Microsoft Office.
  • Experience negotiating with US, State, Local governments and Federal.
  • Knowledge of government procurement laws
  • Experience negotiating contracts with international government customers preferably Canada and LATAM.
  • Previous experience as a sales representative.
  • Experience negotiating telecommunication contracts with large telecommunication providers and end users.

Benefits that Benefit You
  • Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
  • Discretionary paid time off
  • Paid parental leave for all
  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Fitness Programs
  • Emotional & Mental Wellness support
  • Learning & Development programs
  • Stock equity programs

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work

Important Notes

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.

Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Axon

More Legal & Accounting Jobs

Find similar Commercial Counsel, Sales jobs: