Commercial Counsel

Yext
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with experience in SaaS and technology industry commercial agreements who are comfortable with drafting and negotiating contracts across multiple business lines.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in SaaS, content distribution, and technology industry commercial agreements
    — “experience with SaaS, content distribution and general commercial agreements within the technology industry strongly preferred”
  • Legal professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments and can manage tight deadlines
    — “Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines”
  • Individuals who can lead process improvements and standardization for global scaling
    — “Improving and maintaining our standard commercial agreements, contract negotiation playbooks and legal processes to help us scale globally”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a U.S. law license and may be less flexible for non-U.S. based candidates
    — “Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and license to practice law”
  • The position involves collaboration with multiple internal teams, including Enterprise, Mid-Market, and Partner sales
    — “partner with our Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) sales teams in handling, negotiating and implementing customer deals”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with data privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA in your resume and interview responses
    — “Experience working through data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.) and security issues in SaaS/commercial transactions”
  • Demonstrate your familiarity with hybrid work arrangements and cross-team collaboration
    — “flexible/hybrid work arrangement”
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What success looks like

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements
  • Improving and maintaining standard commercial agreements
  • Conducting employee trainings
Typical background
3-5 years corporate and/or commercial experience at a leading law firm or in-house

Skills & requirements

Required

Contract Drafting And NegotiationSaas Subscription AgreementsData PrivacySecurity Issues In Saas/commercial TransactionsProcess-driven

Preferred

Foreign Language Skills

Stack & domain

Saas Subscription AgreementsData PrivacySecurity IssuesFlexibilityOrganizational SkillsClient FocusLegalTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Yext via Greenhouse

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com.

Yext is seeking a dedicated and business-oriented Commercial Counsel to join its Legal team! In this position, you will partner with our Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) sales teams in handling, negotiating and implementing customer deals and work with various business lines in reviewing and negotiating vendor/procurement transactions. This position can be based in the New York (preferred) or Washington D.C. areas with a flexible/hybrid work arrangement.

What You'll Do

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements – primarily SaaS subscription agreements – across our Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) businesses

Improving and maintaining our standard commercial agreements, contract negotiation playbooks and legal processes to help us scale globally

Proactively working with internal clients to improve and scale all aspects of the sales contract negotiation process

Conducting periodic employee trainings on all of the above

What You Have

3-5 years corporate and/or commercial experience at a leading law firm, in-house, or a combination of the two

Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; prior experience with commercial agreements required, experience with SaaS, content distribution and general commercial agreements within the technology industry strongly preferred

Experience working through data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.) and security issues in SaaS/commercial transactions

Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines

Highly organized, process-driven and client-focused teammate

Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and license to practice law

Foreign language skills (French, German, Italian, Spanish) a plus (but not required)

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Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision benefits; life insurance; short term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; and vacation and sick leave. Successful candidates may also be eligible for variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.

Annual Base Pay Range$111,600—$229,000 USDYext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers. 

It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by applicable law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.

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Source: Yext careers (Greenhouse)

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