Corporate & Compliance Counsel

At Commerce, our mission is to empower businesses to innovate, grow, and thrive with our open, AI-driven commerce ecosystem. As the parent company of BigCommerce, Feedonomics, and Makeswift, we connect the tools and systems that power growth, enabling businesses to unlock the full potential of their data, deliver seamless and personalized experiences across every channel, and adapt swiftly to an ever-changing market. Simply said, we help businesses confidently solve complex commerce challenges so they can build smarter, adapt faster, and grow on their own terms. If you want to be part of a team of bold builders, sharp thinkers, and technical trailblazers, working together to shape the future of commerce, this is the place for you.

Corporate & Compliance Counsel 

Commerce is disrupting the e-commerce industry as the SaaS leader for fast-growing, mid-market businesses. We enable our customers to build intuitive and engaging stores to support every stage of their growth.

Commerce, named a 2025 "Best Place to Work" in Austin, is looking for a Corporate & Compliance Counsel. 

• Help lead and manage the company’s regulatory compliance and legal reporting functions for a public company, including oversight of global laws and regulations (e.g., U.S. securities laws, exchange listing rules, data protection/privacy, ESG/disclosure obligations).

• Act as a strategic legal partner to the business, providing counsel in a high-growth, globally-oriented public company environment with a strong business-partner mindset.

• Manage the company’s public company reporting and disclosure obligations, including periodic filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements), real-time disclosures, annual meeting materials and required exchange/trading disclosures.

• Drive continuous improvement of the disclosure process and internal controls over financial and non-financial reporting, working with finance, internal audit, external auditors, and operational teams.

• Design, implement and maintain robust compliance programs (policies, training, monitoring, audits) covering business ethics, anti-corruption, data privacy/security, OFAC/sanctions compliance, insider trading, ESG and other relevant domains.

• Provide practical, actionable legal guidance to cross-functional teams (e.g., product, marketing, technology, HR, sales) on emerging legal and regulatory risks (including AI/ML, cybersecurity/data use, privacy, IP, employment/labor issues).

• Foster strong working relationships at all levels of the organization, including outside counsel and external advisors, to promote timely use of internal legal resources and embed a proactive compliance culture.

• Enhance the company’s corporate governance practices, working closely with the General Counsel, Board of Directors (and committees) and internal stakeholders.

• Direct the preparation, review, negotiation and execution of a broad range of corporate agreements and transactions (e.g., capital markets/financing, licensing).

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.

• Minimum 4-6 years of legal experience (in-house or law firm) advising publicly traded companies, with a record of increasing responsibility in securities, reporting, governance and compliance.

• Demonstrated experience managing SEC and stock exchange reporting (10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxies), disclosures, and working with audit/finance teams.

• Strong corporate and securities law background (transactional, governance, capital markets experience) plus familiarity with global regulatory regimes (data privacy, anti-corruption, trade, ESG).

• Excellent commercial judgment, able to translate complex legal/regulatory issues into clear, actionable guidance for business stakeholders.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented with a strong quality-control mindset; proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Superior interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills; able to build credibility with senior business leaders, board members and external advisors.

• Comfortable working both independently and in a collaborative team environment; adaptable, flexible thinker, and resourceful in solving challenging issues.

• Preferred: experience with emerging risks such as AI/ML.

We have the opportunity to build not only a great business, but a great company, with soul.  Our beliefs and commitment to diversity and inclusion are a central part of achieving that. Our dedication to diversity and inclusion is grounded in two things: a moral belief in the dignity, value, and potential of every individual, and a practical belief that diverse, inclusive teams will create the best outcomes for our customers, partners, employees, and company. We welcome everyone to be a part of our journey.

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(Pay Transparency Range: $134,150.00 - $201,226.00)

At Commerce, we believe that celebrating the unique histories, perspectives and abilities of every employee makes a difference for our company, our customers and our community. We are an equal opportunity employer and the inclusive atmosphere we build together will make room for every person to contribute, grow and thrive.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you need an accommodation in order to interview at Commerce, please let us know during any of your interactions with our recruiting team.

Learn more about the Commerce team, culture and benefits at https://www.commerce.com/careers/

Commerce, along with many other employers, has become the subject of fraudulent job offers to hopeful prospective job seekers.
Be advised:
Commerce does not offer jobs to individuals who do not go through our formal hiring process.
Commerce will never:

• require payment of recruitment fees from candidates;

• request personally identifiable information through unsanctioned websites or applications;

• attempt to solicit money from you as part of the hiring process or as part of an employment offer;

• solicit money to complete visa requirements as part of a job offer.

If you receive unsolicited offers of employment from Commerce, we urge you to be extremely cautious and avoid engaging or responding.