Commercial Counsel/Senior CounselPosted today$200K–$290K

Perplexity
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The opportunity

Perplexity is looking for a commercially minded attorney to join our Legal team. In this role, you’ll own the full commercial legal lifecycle.

What you'll do

  • Lead end-to-end drafting, review, and negotiation of commercial agreements,: including MSAs, SaaS and API agreements, DPAs, partnership and reseller agreements, strategic collaboration and co-marketing agreements, procurement and vendor contracts, technology and infrastructure agreements, and IP licensing arrangements.

  • Serve as a primary legal partner across the business, providing fast,: practical, and business-aligned counsel that accelerates deal velocity without compromising on risk Management.

  • Provide strategic counsel on legal risks across AI infrastructure, compute,: partnerships, and enterprise deployments as the company scales.

  • Advise on AI-specific legal considerations in commercial agreements,: including acceptable use, data retention and training restrictions, output liability, and evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., EU AI Act, CCPA/CPRA, GDPR).

  • Build and maintain scalable legal infrastructure—contract templates,: negotiation playbooks, fallback positions, and tools (e.g., CLM, self-serve workflows)—to support high-volume deal flow and reduce friction in the contracting cycle.

  • Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, and: Compliance teams to surface and address legal risk early, particularly on data use, enterprise integrations, and customer-specific compliance requirements.

What they're looking for

  • Monitor the evolving regulatory landscape for enterprise AI and SaaS products: and translate emerging requirements into practical contractual and policy guidance for internal stakeholders.
  • JD and in good standing with an active U.S. state bar membership.
  • At least 5+ years of law firm and/or in-house experience, with a track record: of drafting and negotiating complex commercial technology agreements.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to partner effectively with sales,: product, engineering, and executive teams.