Commercial Counsel

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Austin, TX, USA
Hybrid
115K-157K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
As Commercial Counsel, you'll drive growth by negotiating commercial agreements and providing legal guidance while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
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About Us:  

We love going to work and think you should too. Our team is dedicated to trust, customer obsession, agility, and striving to be better everyday. These values serve as the foundation of our culture, guiding our actions and driving us towards excellence. We foster a culture of performance and recognition, allowing us to transform growth as we enable our employees to do the best work of their careers.

This role is open to candidates based in or near Austin, TX. Our Austin office is based in the vibrant San Jacinto Center downtown with breathtaking views of Lady Bird Lake. At LogicMonitor, we hire within our Centers of Energy—vibrant locations where our teams connect, collaborate, and innovate.

To learn more about life at LogicMonitor, check out our Careers Page.

What You'll Do:

LogicMonitor® is the AI-first hybrid observability platform powering the next generation of digital infrastructure. LogicMonitor delivers complete visibility and actionable intelligence across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. By anticipating issues before they strike, optimizing resources in real time, and enabling faster, smarter decisions, LogicMonitor helps IT and business leaders protect margins, accelerate innovation, and deliver exceptional digital experiences without compromise.

Our customers love LogicMonitor's ability to bring cloud and traditional IT together into one view, as seen in minimal churn rates, expansion business, and exciting new customer references. In fact, LogicMonitor has received the highest Net Promoter Score of any IT Infrastructure Management provider. LogicMonitor also boasts high employee satisfaction. We have been certified as a Great Place To Work®, and named one of BuiltIn's Best Places to Work for the seventh year in a row!

As a Commerical Counsel, you will accelerate LogicMonitor’s growth by combining practical judgment, AI-enabled legal operations, and cross-functional collaboration to efficiently scale the business to $1B ARR. Deliver commercial agility, operational efficiency, and compliance integrity through automation, structured knowledge, and deep client partnership. Mitigate, not eliminate, risk in pursuit of balanced, sustainable growth while upholding LM’s values of trust, innovation, and ownership.

Here's a closer look at this key role:

Commercial Transactions & Procurement

  • Lead the negotiation and review of a broad range of commercial agreements, including SaaS, services, procurement, and technology partnership contracts, supporting LogicMonitor’s LM Envision platform and ecosystem.
  • Conduct vendor and customer negotiations via calls and virtual meetings, communicating LM’s position with clarity and professionalism while fostering long-term business relationships.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to LM’s Sales and Procurement Teams, delivering crisp, outcome-oriented legal advice that balances customer experience, revenue velocity, and risk mitigation.
  • Build, refine, and apply AI-enabled workflows, playbooks, and automation tools that accelerate contract drafting, review, and redlining—while maintaining strong privacy, security, and IP safeguards.
  • Continuously improve inbound and outbound contracting workflows, identifying bottlenecks, automating repeat tasks, and embedding structured knowledge so the Legal Team can deliver faster, more consistent outcomes across the business.
  • Share insights and learnings from commercial negotiations to improve team templates, training, and AI models, ensuring collective knowledge compounds across LM’s global Legal function.

Facilitating Corporate Operations

  • Provide prompt, business-savvy legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance.
  • Provide risk-based legal guidance on legal issues related to IP, AI, OSS, TOS, and user-generated content to product and engineering teams through the product development lifecycle.
  • Collaborate on the design and rollout of new procedures that simplify workflows, improve turnaround times, and increase transparency while maintaining strict compliance standards.
  • Partner with various Teams to evolve and scale all of LM’s Playbooks, embedding automation, AI-assisted review, and risk-tiering frameworks to deliver faster and more consistent contracting outcomes across the enterprise.
  • Ensure LM’s procurement contracting practices align with FedRAMP, ESG, and other regulatory or corporate governance requirements, integrating compliance checkpoints into automated workflows wherever possible.
  • Lead the development and governance of various enterprise legal policies, ensuring alignment with corporate governance standards, Board expectations, and emerging regulatory frameworks.
  • Use and optimize LM’s technology stack—including Zip, Salesforce, Jira, ContractPodAI, Brightflag, and Slack—to deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, visibility, and collaboration across Legal and its business partners.

Compliance & Risk

  • Collaborate with senior legal counsel on internal investigations, audits, and event management, ensuring issues are handled promptly, fairly, and in alignment with LM’s values and regulatory obligations.
  • Knowledge management and SME for teams with IC compliance; PEO or EOR use and advising on this and being a matter expert on when and where to use these; escalating and advising executive stakeholders and CLO with risk assessment and location recommendations for use of independent contractors.
  • Translate complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable processes that align with LM’s business objectives. Leverage automation, AI-enabled monitoring, and structured workflows to operationalize compliance across teams.
  • Assist in drafting, implementing, and maintaining global legal policies and procedures that promote accountability, consistency, and clarity across all LM operations.
  • Partner with the Security team to evaluate and refine LM’s compliance posture, identifying opportunities to automate repetitive checks, address compliance risks with risk-based approach, reduce manual overhead, and build measurable trust into everyday operations.
  • Help scale compliance knowledge within the Legal Team and business units by creating guidance materials, contributing to training, and fostering awareness of evolving regulatory landscapes.

Data Privacy & AI Governance

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for procurement privacy decisions DPA and AI terms; intake questions from procurement; 
    • Decide if we need DPA
    • Respond to initial privacy questions from procurement
    • Decide if we need AI terms
    • Reviewing vendors for privacy concerns prior to DPO escalation
  • Collaboration with DPO on privacy terms; workflow (i.e., how does this work with procurement / sales and will it make sense?)
  • Serve on the AI governance committee 
  • Serve as a resource on global AI, data privacy, and security laws, including the EU AI Act, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other relevant regulations.
  • Assist DPO with DPA drafting
  • Collaborate with DPO and Security Team on ISO 42001 implementation
  • Screen and isolate issues with Vendor AI use cases and coordinate with DPO with respect to that AI technology.
  • Communicate with internal stakeholders compliance obligations related to conditional approvals and changes in privacy posture
  • Facilitate cross-functional legal and privacy reviews for high-risk sales contracts, specifically managing compliance workflows for customers with operations in restricted or highly regulated jurisdictions such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Russia.
  • Maintain practical guidance on data classification, retention, incident response, AI model governance, and third-party risk.
  • Collaborate with DPO on strategic procurement privacy AI decisions related to: (i) risk tolerance with respect to privacy concerns with new AI vendors; (ii) which AI vendors need additional consideration as to terms; (iii) whether we can accept vendor AI terms or must use LogicMonitor’s;
  • Assisting with FedRAMP Compliance 
  • Assist DPO with tracking regulatory changes and translating them into actionable updates, enablement with internal teams, training, and system configurations across workflows.

Strategic Partnership & Special Projects

  • Be a force multiplier for the business: Partner with the business to scope Legal issues quickly, align on risk tolerances, and keep deals, launches, and the business moving forward without surprises.
  • Close the loop: Operate a feedback pathway from frontline negotiations back into templates, playbooks, and AI models to continuously improve quality and speed.
  • Special projects & strategic support: Tackle priority matters for senior legal leadership (e.g., complex/strategic deals, new go-to-market motions, policy rollouts, vendor/data governance initiatives, or M&A diligence/integration as needed).
  • Business Partner: Serve as a strategic advisor to business leadership on emerging legal, regulatory, and operational risks, including AI governance, data privacy, and international expansion.

What You'll Need:
  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • 6+ years of relevant legal experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, with substantial experience in commercial transactions for B2B SaaS, software, technology, or data-driven businesses.
  • Significant experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on SaaS, services, vendor/procurement, partnership, and data-processing agreements.
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Procurement, Product, Security, and business stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
  • Familiarity with privacy, AI, and security issues that arise in commercial contracting and product counseling, including issue spotting, risk assessment, and escalation.
  • Experience building or improving templates, playbooks, workflows, and legal operations processes; experience with CLM and workflow tools preferred.

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Anticipated Application Close Date: 07/05/26

LogicMonitor is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At LogicMonitor, we believe that innovation thrives when every voice is heard and each individual is empowered to bring their unique perspective. We’re committed to creating a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and all employees feel inspired and supported to contribute their best.

For us, equal opportunity means fostering a truly inclusive culture where everyone has the chance to grow and succeed. We don’t just open doors; we invite you to step through and be part of something bigger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Work Authorization:
At this time, we are able to consider candidates who are authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis without requiring new or initial employer-sponsored work authorization.
Candidates who currently hold valid U.S. work authorization that can be transferred to a new employer (such as certain H-1B statuses) may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
We are not able to provide new sponsorship for employment-based visas that require an initial petition or application by the employer.

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LogicMonitor is dedicated to fostering a culture of transparency and fairness, including our commitment to pay transparency. We provide the base salary ranges for all positions posted within the United States. 

Compensation packages at LogicMonitor for eligible roles include base salary, a variable plan depending on role, along with comprehensive benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum base salary target for new hires in the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. As part of our holistic compensation philosophy, your package will also include, but is not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, generous parental leave policies, access to our Employee Assistance Program and various Wellness programs, a 401K with company matching, a Lifestyle Spending Account, and an unlimited vacation policy. For more information on our benefits, see our careers page.

The Base Salary range for this role is:
$114,765$157,000 USD

                                               

Our goal is to ensure an accessible and inclusive experience for every candidate.

If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process under applicable local law, please submit a request via this Accommodation Request Form.

Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal. Please click here to review LogicMonitor’s U.S. Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision.

Skills Required

  • J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 6+ years of relevant legal experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
  • Substantial experience in commercial transactions for B2B SaaS, software, technology, or data-driven businesses
  • Significant experience drafting and negotiating SaaS, services, vendor/procurement agreements
  • Experience with privacy, AI, and security issues in commercial contracting
  • Experience building or improving templates, playbooks, workflows, and legal operations processes

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LogicMonitor Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth The company describes unlimited vacation with a separate bank of sick/personal time and paid volunteer time, with regional time‑off programs tailored by location.
  • Healthcare Strength North America benefits list multiple medical, dental, and vision options plus mental‑health resources such as Calm and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Parental & Family Support Access to Maven for fertility, family planning, pediatrics, and menopause and generous parental leave for birth, non‑birth, and adoptive parents are highlighted, with adoption assistance and return‑to‑work support also noted.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Barbara, CA
1,100 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

LogicMonitor® is the AI-first hybrid observability platform powering the next generation of digital infrastructure. LogicMonitor delivers complete visibility and actionable intelligence across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. By anticipating issues before they strike, optimizing resources in real time, and enabling faster, smarter decisions, LogicMonitor helps IT and business leaders protect margins, accelerate innovation, and deliver exceptional digital experiences without compromise. For more information, visit www.logicmonitor.com and our blog, or follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

Why Work With Us

We love going to work and think you should too. We are customer-obsessed, work as one agile team, and strive to be better every day while building trust. These are our core values. So it's no surprise that we work hard and genuinely have fun working with each other as we expand our global presence and achieve record-breaking success.

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