Join Profound as a Senior Commercial Counsel to lead contract negotiations and support a fast-growing AI marketing platform.
Posted by employer 6 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
AI in the day-to-day
Monitor data privacy, AI, and IP regulations to provide actionable guidance.
Requirements
- Experience
- 6–10 years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Commercial Counsel at Profound, the individual will manage the legal aspects of the sales process, focusing on reviewing and negotiating various commercial agreements. Key skills include expertise in B2B SaaS contracts and a strong understanding of data privacy and AI regulations. This position is ideal for someone with 6-10 years of legal experience, particularly in high-growth, data-centric environments, who can navigate a fast-paced setting while ensuring legal compliance. Profound's rapid growth and innovative approach to AI marketing create a dynamic backdrop for this role.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 10 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Profound's career page.
- Profound has 77 other open roles including Manager, Engagement Management, Scale, Engagement Manager, Enterprise, Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed.
- Salary band is above the typical range for comparable tech roles (median ~$126,887).
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Commercial Counsel role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in New York, New York.
- What's the salary range?
- Profound lists $200,000–$240,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- 6–10 years of relevant experience for this Senior Commercial Counsel role.
- Where is the role based?
- Profound is hiring for this position in New York, New York.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Profound targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Commercial Counsel role at Profound.
From the original posting
Profound is the marketing platform for the age of AI search. The way brands reach people is being rewritten — AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode are now the answer layer between companies and their customers. We built the platform marketers use to understand, measure, and win in that world: the analytics, intelligence, and agent automation that turn AI search from a threat into a competitive advantage.
We went from 0 to a $1B valuation in 18 months. Revenue grew 100x last year. Our customers include 15% of the Fortune 500 like Walmart, Wayfair and U.S. Bank, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. We are backed by Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, LSVP, and Khosla Ventures — and we are moving fast enough that the people joining now are building the playbook everyone who comes after them will run.
As our Senior Commercial Counsel, you’ll be the legal backbone of our sales motion: responsible for reviewing, redlining, and negotiating contracts with a wide variety of customers and partners. You’ll work closely with Sales and Leadership to keep deals moving while protecting Profound’s interests.
What you’ll do
Review, redline, and negotiate a variety of outbound (sell-side) commercial agreements, procurement agreements, partnership agreements, and bespoke business development deals
Act as the primary legal contact for Sales to facilitate the entire deal process from A to Z through contract execution
Create and maintain contract templates and playbooks for efficiency
Implement and continue to iterate on the company’s AI legal ops strategy
Monitor data privacy, AI, and IP regulations to provide actionable guidance
Who you are
6-10 years of legal experience, with at least 2 years negotiating B2B SaaS contracts at a global in-house data-centric SaaS organization with high deal velocity.
Above all, you must have excellent judgment and critical thinking skills.
You have an obsession with internal client and external customer happiness, with a demonstrated history of promoting scalable processes and procedures.
You are independent, patient, thoughtful, and adept at managing shifting priorities in a demanding, fast-paced environment, but at the same time possess the judgment to know when and how to escalate issues.
Ability to manage the sales contract review process autonomously
Skilled in the transactional aspects of GDPR
Pragmatic approach to balancing legal risk and business needs
Exceptional communication skills for conveying legal concepts to non-lawyers
Experience in-house at a high-growth AI/data-centric products is a major plus
Licensed to practice law in the U.S.
Location
This is an on-site role based in our Union Square, NYC office, designed for builders who thrive on speed, iteration, and meaningful impact.
For this role, the expected base salary range is $200,000 to $240,000. Profound’s total compensation package is designed to be competitive and includes base salary, equity, and a full range of benefits and perks. Final compensation will depend on factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location, and will be determined during the interview process. Our recruiting team will share more details about the full compensation package and benefits as you move through hiring.
Note: All official communication from Profound will come from a @tryprofound.com email address. If you're contacted by anyone using a different domain, please disregard and report it as spam.