Counsel, Commercial & Product

SeatGeek
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

In-house counsel with transactional experience in tech and SaaS will find this role in a fast-growing company with a remote work arrangement and cross-functional collaboration patterns.

Best fit for

  • In-house counsel with a background in SaaS and enterprise agreements who can manage cross-functional teams effectively
    — “you will help drive SeatGeek's growth on two fronts: facilitating deal negotiation and execution for our enterprise SaaS business”
  • Legal professionals who have experience in product development and can provide risk-focused counsel on user experience and regulatory matters
    — “Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks at every stage of the product life cycle”
  • Candidates with strong negotiation skills and the ability to lead discussions with external legal teams and counterparties
    — “Lead negotiations directly with counterparties and their counsel”

Things to consider

  • This role requires admission to the New York bar or eligibility to register as in-house counsel
    — “J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the New York bar, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel”
  • The role demands a balance between legal risk and business objectives, which may require complex decision-making
    — “Ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with SaaS and enterprise agreements in your resume and interview responses
    — “facilitating deal negotiation and execution for our enterprise SaaS business”
  • Demonstrate your ability to partner with product teams and provide UX-focused legal advice
    — “Provide commercially focused product counseling on product design, user flows, fan experience, and UX copy”
  • Showcase your track record of managing deals from first draft through signature
    — “managing deals from first draft through signature”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • complex enterprise SaaS agreements
  • product development
Typical background
transactional law experiencein-house counsel

Skills & requirements

Required

Contract DraftingNegotiationLegal Risk AnalysisProduct Counseling

Preferred

Tech Experience

Stack & domain

Drafting And Negotiating Complex AgreementsContract Templates And PlaybooksLegal DocumentationProduct CounselingLegal Risk MitigationProblem-solvingJudgmentCommunicationTeamworkLegalProduct DevelopmentContract Negotiation

About the role

Original posting from SeatGeek

SeatGeek believes live events are powerful experiences that unite humans. With our technological savvy and fan-first attitude we’re simplifying and modernizing the ticketing industry.

As Counsel, Commercial and Product, you will help drive SeatGeek's growth on two fronts: facilitating deal negotiation and execution for our enterprise SaaS business, and partnering with our product teams to bring new features and experiences to market. You’ll work directly with business stakeholders across Sales, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations and you’ll have real ownership from day one on a legal team that is still building the playbooks it will scale with.

What you'll do

Commercial

Draft, negotiate, and structure complex enterprise SaaS and sponsorship agreements with major sports franchises and other strategic partners, managing deals from first draft through signature and working closely with our enterprise sales team and prospective clients

Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of other commercial agreements and amendments, including analytics, product integration, licensing, professional services, and general vendor and operations agreements

Lead negotiations directly with counterparties and their counsel, driving open issues to resolution and keeping deals moving on business timelines

Create and update contract templates and playbooks as our business evolves and grows

Help develop processes to ensure ongoing compliance with contractual commitments, and provide practical, solutions-oriented advice to help client teams navigate issues that arise in the customer relationship, such as service outages and SLA remedies

Build strong, day-to-day relationships with our sales and business leaders as a responsive and reliable point of contact

Product

Partner with product and business teams throughout all stages of product development, from ideation and design through testing and launch

Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks at every stage of the product life cycle, balancing risk against business opportunity

Provide commercially focused product counseling on product design, user flows, fan experience, and UX copy

Advise on new products and features in the US and select international markets, including the evolving regulatory landscape for ticketing

Establish and maintain product-related legal documentation, including terms of service, marketplace policies, and consumer-facing messaging

What you have

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to the New York bar, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel

3+ years of experience; law firm and in-house backgrounds both welcome, prior in-house exposure preferred, tech experience is a plus

Strong transactional background, with a track record of drafting and negotiating complex agreements and running deals end to end

Skilled, efficient drafter: you turn documents quickly and precisely and adapt as deal terms evolve

Advanced problem-solving skills and excellent judgment - you’re able to quickly digest a problem, evaluate solutions, and then weigh options and recommend a clear path forward

Ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks

Passion for solving legal problems with the ability to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers

You are a clear communicator who explains legal risk to non-lawyers and works well across business and legal teams

Perks

Equity stake

Discretionary annual bonus

Flexible work environment, allowing you to work as many days a week in the office as you’d like or 100% remotely

A WFH stipend to support your home office setup

Unlimited PTO

Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave 

401(k) matching 

Student loan matching program

Health, vision, dental, and life insurance

Up to $25k towards family building, reproductive health services and Gender-affirming care

$500 per year for wellness expenses

Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical

$360 per quarter to spend on tickets to live events

Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon music

The salary range for this role is $151,000 - $218,000 USD. This role is equity eligible. In addition, you may receive a discretionary annual bonus based on individual and company performance. Actual compensation packages within that range are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific location.

SeatGeek is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, creed, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. As an equal opportunities employer, we recognize that diversity is a positive attribute and we welcome the differences and benefits that a diverse culture brings. Come join us!

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