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Commercial Counsel

Fireworks - New York, NY, United States - In-office

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Fireworks is a Series D AI infrastructure platform ($17.5B valuation) that enables companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their data and workflows. Founded by the PyTorch team and backed by AMD, NVIDIA, Sequoia, and other top-tier investors, Fireworks powers production AI across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads. You will be a foundational member of the legal team, serving as primary commercial counsel to the rapidly scaling go-to-market organization. This is a high-impact role where you'll own the full commercial contracting lifecycle—from drafting and negotiating customer agreements to closing deals with confidence and credibility across the table. Key responsibilities include: - Lead commercial counsel on customer contracts, NDAs, and related agreements supporting sales - Partner strategically with sales teams to structure deals, manage risk, and maintain deal velocity without compromising sound judgment - Advise the marketing team on sponsorship agreements and go-to-market campaigns - Handle standard vendor and procurement agreements - Build scalable templates, playbooks, and processes for a founding legal function You'll report to the General Counsel and work in a legal team defined by high integrity, collaboration, and low ego. The role offers the opportunity to tackle cutting-edge legal challenges at the forefront of AI infrastructure while directly shaping the future of enterprise AI. REQUIREMENTS: - 9+ years of relevant legal experience, with a mix of law firm and in-house preferred; experience in hypergrowth environments strongly preferred - JD and membership in at least one US state bar - Strong command of commercial contracting; ability to operate independently and negotiate confidently - Comfort supporting fast-moving, rapidly maturing sales organizations; ability to translate legal complexity into practical guidance - Fastidious attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and enthusiasm for building process from the ground up - AI-forward mindset with demonstrated ability to use AI tools to streamline workflows and accelerate efficiency

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