[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Socure logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2022/02/4dd877ff6ea919681d6e790a57ab639c.jpeg)](https://jobicy.com/company/socure.md)[Socure](https://jobicy.com/company/socure.md) # Legal Counsel, Commercial Contracts Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/socure.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md)SalaryUSD 150k–180k / yrDepartment[Legal & Compliance](https://jobicy.com/categories/legal.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceSeniorPublished26 Oct 2026Apply before25 Nov 2026Listing views75Application actions6Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Socure seeks a Commercial Counsel to independently negotiate and advise on SaaS, technology, licensing, partner, vendor, and customer agreements. The role partners closely with Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Security, Product, Engineering, Privacy, and data-acquisition stakeholders to close deals while managing legal and regulatory risk. Key work includes improving contract templates and playbooks, assessing data-use and privacy terms, and using AI-assisted drafting and redlining tools to improve turnaround times. Candidates need a JD, active Bar membership, and 4–8 years of post-JD commercial contracting experience, ideally with fintech, data licensing, or public-sector contracting exposure. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 4/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 5/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 5/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 5/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is a senior individual-contributor legal role requiring independent negotiation of complex technology and data-related agreements under fast-moving commercial deadlines. The counsel must balance privacy, licensing, IP, regulatory, and revenue considerations while influencing many internal stakeholders. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$165,000US market range (per year)$145k–$190k0$209.00k AI insightThe employer discloses a base salary range of $150,000–$180,000 USD per year, with a midpoint of $165,000. This is a credible annual range for a U.S.-remote commercial counsel with 4–8 years of post-JD technology-contracting experience. Estimated U.S. market compensation for comparable roles is approximately $145,000–$190,000 annually; actual pay can vary by location, licensing expertise, and fintech or data-privacy experience. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. 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I then prioritize issues by materiality and propose practical alternatives, such as scoped obligations, implementation limits, or revised commercial language, so the deal team has clear options rather than a simple rejection. Describe your approach to reviewing customer data-use terms when the company relies on third-party data sources. I map the proposed customer rights and restrictions against the rights obtained in upstream data-acquisition and vendor agreements. I confirm that downstream commitments do not exceed permitted uses, retention periods, disclosure rights, or security obligations, and involve privacy, product, and data-licensing counsel early when the terms create uncertainty. What steps would you take to improve a high-volume commercial contracting process? I would analyze recurring redlines, approval bottlenecks, turnaround metrics, and escalation themes. Based on those findings, I would update templates and playbooks, define fallback positions and approval thresholds, and use contract automation or AI review tools for repeatable issues while retaining attorney review for material risk. How have you advised a sales team on privacy requirements such as CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, or FCRA? I translate legal requirements into clear contract positions and operational commitments, including data roles, permitted purposes, security measures, audit terms, and restrictions on use or disclosure. I also explain the business rationale to sales stakeholders so they can communicate boundaries confidently and avoid making unsupported commitments. How do you manage multiple negotiations with competing deadlines and ambiguous facts? I triage matters based on revenue impact, legal exposure, customer timing, and dependencies. I establish the critical facts quickly, communicate risks and expected turnaround times to stakeholders, and document decisions and escalation points so that negotiations continue moving even when information is incomplete. Opportunity details ## About this role. ### Why Socure? Socure is building the identity trust infrastructure for the digital economy — verifying 100% of good identities in real time and stopping fraud before it starts. The mission is big, the problems are complex, and the impact is felt by businesses, governments, and millions of people every day. We hire people who want that level of responsibility. People who move fast, think critically, act like owners, and care deeply about solving customer problems with precision. If you want predictability or narrow scope, this won’t be your place. If you want to help build the future of identity with a team that holds a high bar for itself — keep reading. Job Summary Socure’s legal team is seeking a Commercial Counsel. Reporting to our Head of Commercial Legal or a Senior Legal Counsel, you will have a chance to help shape the company’s legal function, build processes and policies, and partner with Sales, Finance, Product, and Engineering teams, as well as other attorneys. We offer an exciting, fast-paced company environment, with a shared mission to eliminate identity fraud and lead the identity verification market. This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about their work, enjoys taking ownership of projects, and is skilled at identifying pragmatic solutions. Socure’s Legal team is part of the Financial Operations Center of Excellence organization, and we pride ourselves on best-in-class legal counsel contributing to Socure’s mission to eliminate identity fraud. Job Responsibilities • Advise on a broad range of commercial matters, serving as legal partner to Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Security, and Product on deal structure, contract negotiations, risk, and compliance • Review, draft, negotiate, and interpret a wide range of technology and commercial contracts, including SaaS agreements, partner/reseller agreements, NDAs, evaluation agreements, and vendor contracts • Independently identify and resolve legal and regulatory risks related to IP, licensing, data use, privacy, and compliance in commercial contracts • Become an expert on Socure’s products and business models, and help bring new offerings to market • Identify and advise on risk, and offer creative, pragmatic risk-mitigation solutions • Prepare, maintain, and improve template agreements, playbooks, and operational guidance to help the sales and legal teams move faster • Use AI tools as part of your everyday contract workflow — including AI-assisted drafting, redlining, and review — to accelerate turnaround on sales contracts, and surface ideas for where automation could further improve the team’s efficiency • Ensure that customer contract terms addressing data usage rights or restrictions are consistent with the rights Socure has secured under its underlying data-acquisition and vendor agreements, coordinating as needed with the Senior Corporate Counsel, Data Acquisition & Licensing, the Data Acquisition team, Product Counsel, and Privacy Job Requirements • JD from an accredited law school and active Bar membership in good standing • 4-8 years of post-JD experience independently negotiating SaaS, technology, licensing, partner, and vendor agreements with minimal oversight • Working knowledge of consumer data privacy laws relevant to commercial contracting (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GLBA, FCRA) and how they shape customer-facing data terms • Law firm, data use/licensing, and fintech experience preferred • Experience with public sector (SLED and/or Federal) sales contracting, such as supporting RFP/RFx responses or government procurement processes, is preferred • Comfort using AI tools (e.g., contract drafting, redlining, or review assistants) as part of your daily workflow; interest in helping the team adopt and refine AI-supported processes is a plus • A drive for continuous improvement, and the willingness to voice your opinion • Ability to independently manage and own multiple projects with varying deadlines; comfortable making decisions under ambiguous circumstances • A focus on closing deals and finding pragmatic solutions to any issue you encounter • Ability to adapt to change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment • Collaborative partnership and diplomatic communication with multiple constituencies • An understanding of the commitment and hard work involved in working at a successful, fast-growing start-up Socure is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in all its forms within our company. 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