Senior Legal Counsel - New York, San Francisco, Austin or Toronto
Pigment · Austin, TX, US
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About the Role
Pigment is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with strong commercial expertise to support its commercial operations and strategic initiatives across North America. This role involves managing the full customer contract lifecycle, providing legal guidance, and supporting cross-functional processes with a focus on risk assessment and compliance.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full customer contract lifecycle across the Americas, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with customers, partners, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for legal inquiries from internal teams, providing clear, pragmatic, and business-oriented guidance.
- Support cross-functional processes such as procurement and vendor management with a strong focus on risk assessment and compliance.
- Advise legal, security, product, and commercial teams on data protection matters in the context of SaaS contracts, customer negotiations, RFPs, and calls for tenders.
- Collaborate with other business teams to maintain and develop Pigment’s contract lifecycle management systems, internal documentation, and public-facing templates.
- Deliver internal training sessions on relevant topics such as contracts, privacy, data protection, marketing, and compliance.
- Contribute to legal monitoring and analysis relevant to Pigment’s activities, including developments in the commercial, privacy, AI, and cybersecurity regulatory landscapes.
- Oversee occasional litigation-related queries in coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel.
Requirements
- J.D. or LL.B., and in good standing with a relevant Bar Association.
- 5 years of experience in a top-tier/tech law firm and/or as an in-house lawyer in a fast-growing tech company, ideally a SaaS start-up/scale up, negotiating complex commercial Enterprise agreements.
- Working knowledge of data protection and privacy laws (EU and US).
- Admitted to practice in the U.S.
Skills
- Strong commercial expertise
- Data protection
- Privacy laws
- Contract lifecycle management
- Risk assessment
- Compliance
- Negotiation
- Legal guidance
- Diplomacy
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpersonal skills
Location
- North America
- New York
- Toronto
- San Francisco
- Austin
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- J.D. or LL.B.
Salary/Compensations
- $200,000 - $250,000 USD (NYC/SF)
- $170,000 - $200,000 CAD (TOR)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Stock options
- Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, & vision insurance coverage
- Generous time off
- Parental leave policies
- Trust and flexible working hours
- Company offsite
- Brand new offices
- High-end equipment
- Employer-sponsored 401(k)
About the Company
- Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale.
- Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally.
- Industry leaders use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.
- The company has a team of 600+ across Paris, London, New York, Toronto, San Francisco and Austin.
- Pigment has raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors.
- Named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.
- Company values include taking smart risks, celebrating bold ideas, and challenging the status quo.
Equal Opportunity
- Pigment is an equal opportunity employer.
- We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation.
- We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.