SlipstreamJobs tracks this role from the company's public career site. Apply directly on the employer's site.
Ashby is seeking a Commercial Counsel to join its newly-formed legal team as the first dedicated commercial contracting hire. This is a founding-level role at an inflection point: the company's revenue is outpacing plan, deal volume and size are growing, and the global footprint is expanding with more sophisticated enterprise customers and deeper cross-functional complexity.
The role is hands-on and execution-focused, centered on sales commercial contracting with a meaningful procurement blend. You will be the go-to reviewer for all commercial contracts, with primary focus on sales (NDAs, MSAs, Order Forms, DPAs) and secondary focus on vendor/procurement agreements. Key responsibilities include reviewing and negotiating customer contracts with emphasis on speed and commercial pragmatism, developing sales enablement materials and internal guidance, building scalable processes and workflows (playbooks, SOPs), and serving as a responsive partner to sales and internal stakeholders.
You will also manage procurement and vendor requests across marketing, events, and tooling; partner with security, IT, and product on questionnaire responses; help shape legal operations including CLM and CPQ tools; and identify opportunities to contribute across the broader legal function as bandwidth grows.
The ideal candidate has 6-8 years of legal experience, with at least 4 years in-house at a startup or high-growth company, ideally as an early hire. You must have a JD from an accredited law school and active US license (or equivalent). SaaS or high-growth tech experience is essential, with demonstrable success in commercial contract negotiation on both customer and vendor sides. You combine sound judgment, business acumen, and excellent interpersonal skills—you genuinely enjoy working with sales teams and cross-functional partners. Exceptional written communication is required; you can explain legal concepts and processes in plain language and develop GTM-facing enablement materials. You balance legal risk with business objectives, exercise ownership, and know when to escalate.
