Commercial Counsel

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Hiring Remotely in Chicago, IL, USA
Remote or Hybrid
168K-210K Annually
Mid level
eCommerce • Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Software
We help small teams power big businesses.
The Role
As Associate Commercial Counsel, you will draft, negotiate, and review contracts, advise on legal issues, and optimize legal workflows for a SaaS company.
Summary Generated by Built In

As our next Commercial Counsel, you won’t just be reviewing contracts—you’ll be a key architect of the legal framework that powers ActiveCampaign’s global growth. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will serve as a strategic partner to the business, navigating complex transactions and safeguarding our interests across a diverse landscape of customers, vendors, and strategic partners.

This isn't a role for a legal spectator; it’s for a proactive builder. You will lead the charge in refining our contractual workflows, leveraging legal operations to transform "redlines" into streamlined, automated processes that enable the company to move at the speed of SaaS. This is your opportunity to see your legal expertise directly influence the trajectory of a high-growth technology leader.

On a typical day, you might:

  • Assist the General Counsel, the legal department, and senior management with a variety of legal issues related to the ActiveCampaign family of businesses.
  • Draft, negotiate, and review various contracts, including customer and vendor contracts, strategic partnership agreements, NDAs, master services agreements, and license agreements, among others.
  • Serve as legal advisor to various internal departments and committees as requested.
  • Assist with the maintenance and oversight of relationships with external counsel as required.
  • Work closely with revenue operations and legal operations teams to improve and refine contractual workflows for optimal efficiency, automating processes where applicable to streamline and improve existing contract workflows.
  • Partner with company leaders to identify practical and legal risk.

The ideal candidate will bring:

  • 4-year college degree and a Juris Doctorate degree.
  • Active membership in good standing with a State Bar.
  • 3+ years of experience as an attorney, focusing on transactional, commercial, or corporate law with strong transactional experience (preferably with a SaaS or technology company).
  • Proven experience negotiating contracts across various risk and value levels.
  • Experience designing and maintaining legal resources, such as iterating upon contractual playbooks.
  • Prior experience with tech industry clients and familiarity with global data privacy and data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
  • Familiarity with contract management software (CMS), with specific experience in Ironclad and/or Zip (preferred but not strictly required).
  • Experience advising clients with global operations, understanding the nuances of international business.
  • Excellent research and project management skills, with the ability to navigate complex legal landscapes.
  • High levels of organization and self-motivation, with the capability to track and complete multiple tasks in a timely manner.

About ActiveCampaign:
ActiveCampaign is the autonomous marketing platform for people at the heart of the action. It empowers teams to automate their campaigns with AI agents that imagine, activate, and validate–freeing them from step-by-step workflows and unlocking limitless ways to orchestrate their marketing. 

With AI, goal-based automation, and 1,000+ app integrations, agencies, marketers, and owners can build cross-channel campaigns in minutes–fine-tuned with billions of data points to drive real results for their unique business.

ActiveCampaign is the trusted choice to help businesses unlock a new world of boundless opportunities–where ideas become impact and potential turns into real results.

As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here. 

Perks and benefits:
At ActiveCampaign, we prioritize employees’ well-being and professional growth by cultivating a culture centered on collaboration and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll not only have the opportunity to make a significant impact, but also enjoy a range of benefits tailored to support your personal and career development. 

Here are some of the benefits we offer:
-Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Top-tier benefits package that includes a fully-covered High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), complimentary access to telehealth services, and a free subscription to Calm.
-Growth & Development: Access to LinkedIn Learning, professional development programs, and career growth opportunities in a fast-growing organization.
-Generous Paid Time Off: Recharge and take the time you need to maintain work-life balance with open PTO. 
-Total Rewards: Generous 401(k) matching with immediate vesting, quarterly perks with commuter and lunch benefits for hub based employees or a stipend for remote workers, and a four-week paid sabbatical with bonus after five years.
-Collaborative Culture: Work alongside brilliant, passionate colleagues in an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and mutual support.

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.

Skills Required

  • 4-year college degree and Juris Doctorate degree
  • Active membership in good standing with a State Bar
  • 3+ years of experience as an attorney focusing on transactional, commercial, or corporate law
  • Proven experience negotiating contracts across various risk and value levels
  • Experience designing and maintaining legal resources, such as contractual playbooks
  • Prior experience with tech industry clients and familiarity with global data privacy laws
  • Familiarity with contract management software, specifically Ironclad and/or Zip
  • Experience advising clients with global operations
  • Excellent research and project management skills
  • High levels of organization and self-motivation
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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
850 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

ActiveCampaign helps small teams power big businesses with the must-have platform for intelligent marketing automation. Customers from over 170 countries depend on ActiveCampaign’s mix of pre-built automations and integrations (including Facebook, Google, WordPress, Salesforce, Shopify, and Square) to power personalized marketing, transactional emails, and one-to-one CRM interactions throughout the customer lifecycle. ActiveCampaign holds the highest customer satisfaction rating among Marketing Automation, E-Commerce Personalization, Landing Page Builders, and CRM solutions on G2.com and is one of only a handful of software solutions with over 10,000 positive reviews. ActiveCampaign has also been named the Top Rated Email Marketing Software on TrustRadius. Learn more and start your free trial at ActiveCampaign.com.

Why Work With Us

We are focused on our employees, our customers, and even our customer's customers. Ideas are valued over titles, contributions are valued over appearances, helping a co-worker is more important than outshining them. We are passionate about diversity and inclusion, believing everyone has a voice and can make a difference.

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