Legal Counsel - Commercial

Vercel · Hybrid - San Francisco · Legal · listed September 18, 2026

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The shape of it

Seniority
Mid level
Experience asked
2–6 years
Where
Hybrid
Stated pay
$207,000 – $253,000
Requirements listed
2
Length
556 words

In the posting’s own words

As Commercial Counsel, you'll close Vercel's customer, vendor, and partner agreements as the company's deal volume climbs with its growth. You'll serve as the primary legal contact for go-to-market and procurement deals, independently negotiating commercial agreements while using AI to build playbooks, templates, and processes that boost the team's efficiency and deal velocity as Vercel scales. This is a hybrid role based in San Francisco, in the office on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.

What it asks for · 2

  • Proven experience independently negotiating technology agreements with enterprise customers and vendors
  • Working knowledge of US privacy regulations and the regulatory landscape for AI and cloud services, plus experience using AI tools to build legal workflows

Also a plus

  • Have used Vercel's products and services
  • Have supported channel or reseller partnerships
  • Are fluent in another language

What the job covers

  • Independently manage and negotiate commercial agreements, including customer, vendor, partnership, and reseller deals
  • Serve as the primary legal contact for go-to-market and procurement teams, giving clear, practical advice
  • Draft and maintain agreement templates, playbooks, and fallback positions
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to improve contracting processes and tools, using AI to speed up deals and keep them consistent as Vercel scales
  • Advise on Vercel's regional expansion strategy, and support commercial legal work in EMEA and APAC plus product, privacy, and security initiatives

Tools and skills named

Go to market
  • Go-to-market2×
  • Partnerships
  • SaaS
Security & compliance
  • Regulatory
  • Security
Ways of working
  • Cross-functional

Words the posting leans on

  • deals6×
  • legal6×
  • agreements5×
  • commercial5×
  • experience4×
  • privacy4×
  • status3×
  • another2×
  • build2×
  • commercial agreements2×
  • customer vendor2×
  • go-to-market2×
  • independently negotiating2×
  • information2×
  • law2×
  • legal contact2×

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