What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Counsel position at Navan?
The Navan Legal team is growing! We are looking for a brilliant, motivated, collaborative Commercial Counsel to join our team. This is a great career-building opportunity for someone with a passion for Navan’s technology who can thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
What You’ll Do
What You’ll Do
- Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts (sales and services agreements, data processing agreements, and ancillary documents) with strategic/enterprise and mid-market customers
- Provide legal advice and guidance on procurement contracts to internal stakeholders.
- Lead customer-facing legal negotiations in partnership with the Sales team
- Develop and contribute to templates, forms, and playbooks to improve collaboration, and support enablement of the Sales team
- Take on additional product matters as needed, including supply and channel partnerships, feature licensing, and inbound license agreements
- Contribute positively to the culture of the Navan Legal team and the company as a whole
- Qualified lawyer in your practice jurisdiction
- At least 3 years of experience as a practicing attorney, though more is welcome
- Significant experience negotiating B2B commercial agreements, preferably at a SaaS/technology company
- Understanding of GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and other relevant privacy laws applicable to SaaS strongly preferred
- Familiarity with financial regulations and issues arising in fintech transactions strongly preferred
- Excellent communication skills are absolutely essential; you should be comfortable, confident, friendly, and capable of explaining complicated issues at the right level of detail for the audience
- Commitment to client service, with high emotional intelligence and the ability to perform well under pressure
