[Remote] Legal Counsel, Commercial

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 1Password is hiring a Legal Counsel, Commercial to support a broad range of commercial matters. The role partners with go-to-market, procurement, partnership, and product teams to negotiate agreements, advise on product, privacy, and AI issues, and improve legal processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with GTM to draft, review and negotiate customer agreements, including MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, and SOWs, helping keep deals moving through end-of-quarter pushes
• Review and negotiate a wide variety of procurement agreements, from SaaS vendors and professional services to sponsorships, physical goods, and hospitality and event contracts
• Negotiate larger and more strategic partnership, reseller and distributor agreements that support 1Password's growth into new markets
• Give product counseling, including reviewing new products and features and drafting and maintaining product terms and conditions
• Advise on privacy and data protection terms in customer and vendor agreements, working with the privacy team as needed
• Advise on AI-related legal issues in customer, vendor and product contexts, and use AI tools to build and improve legal processes and workflows
• Build and maintain internal playbooks, templates and guidance that help the business move faster and handle routine issues with confidence
• Take on bespoke and one-off commercial matters across the business, so no two weeks look quite the same

Skills

• A Juris Doctor or equivalent law degree, and membership in good standing with a Canadian provincial or US state bar
• 3 to 5 years of practice as a commercial transactional lawyer, gained at an established law firm with a strong commercial or technology practice, or as part of an in-house legal team at a mid-size or larger tech company
• Experience supporting sales teams by drafting and negotiating customer agreements such as MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs, NDAs, and Statements of Work
• Experience reviewing and negotiating procurement agreements across a range of vendor types, such as software, professional services, sponsorships, physical goods and hospitality
• A working knowledge of privacy laws, including GDPR, and how they apply to customer and vendor agreements, especially DPAs
• A strong interest in AI from two angles: the legal side (such as AI terms in contracts and emerging AI regulation) and the practical side, with a high level of comfort using AI tools in your day-to-day legal work
• A track record of closing deals on tight timelines, including end-of-quarter pressure, while keeping risk under control
• The ability to turn complex legal issues into clear, plain-language advice that sales, procurement and product teams can act on
• A solutions-first approach: you bring workable options and fallback positions, not just a list of risks
• A sales-focused mindset: you see Legal as a partner in closing deals and growing the business, and you're motivated to help get deals across the finish line
• A genuine enjoyment of negotiating, with strong drafting skills and close attention to detail
• Experience with contract lifecycle management and procurement tools, especially Ironclad and Zip
• Deeper privacy experience with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, PIPEDA or other privacy laws, or a privacy certification (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPP/C)
• Experience negotiating partnership, reseller and distributor agreements

Benefits

• Immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others) for USA-based roles
• Immediate participation in 1Password’s generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others) for Canada-based roles
• Generous paid time off
• An equity grant
• Participation in incentive programs, where applicable
• Maternity and parental leave top-up programs
• Competitive health benefits
• Generous PTO policy
• RSU program for most employees
• Retirement matching program
• Free 1Password account
• Paid volunteer days
• Peer-to-peer recognition through Bonusly
• Remote-first work environment

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