Commercial Counsel

Do work that matters.   

At AlertMedia, everything we do supports our mission: To save lives and minimize loss by identifying active threats globally and facilitating timely communications when an emergency situation threatens personal safety and business continuity.    

Our core values drive us in our important mission of keeping people safe: 

• We’re humans not robots 
• Customers always come first 
• We work better together 
• Simplicity is our strength 
• Our reputation is priceless 
• Hard work pays off 

As one of the fastest growing start-up companies in the nation, we’re focused on finding the best talent and building the best team to continue accelerating our rapid growth to keep up with our demand.   

AlertMedia is seeking a business-minded attorney with a solid understanding of technology contracts and experience in managing and negotiating a high volume of commercial transactions ranging from our SMB customers to Fortune 100 global enterprises. You will help AlertMedia continue its growth and success, with a focus on contracting for customers, vendors, and strategic partnerships. You will be the lead attorney working on a variety of innovative legal issues across the entire company. You will be required to leverage your expertise, good judgement, and strong business sense to help us grow, while assessing and mitigating legal risk. 

Who you are: 

You are relentlessly stakeholder focused to ensure timing expectations are met. You are risk aware in protecting the business legally but not risk adverse to a fault. You can balance being very detail-oriented with being able to see the big picture. You are comfortable staying on top of fast-moving information and able to respond at a moment’s notice, and you bring a sense of urgency to everything you do. You see yourself as a team player and consultant working closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive negotiations to completeness. 

What you get to do every day: 

• Contract Drafting, Review and Negotiations: Review, draft, negotiate, and revise a high volume of commercial agreements, including SaaS subscription agreements, MSAs, DPAs, NDAs, procurement agreements, and vendor contracts. Operate effectively within an SLA-driven contracting environment while ensuring alignment with AlertMedia’s risk profile, legal requirements, and business objectives. Apply practical judgment to resolve routine issues efficiently and escalate non-standard risk appropriately. 
• AI and Process Innovation: Leverage AI-enabled legal tools, contract lifecycle management systems, and standardized workflows to improve productivity, consistency, and scalability of legal support. Continuously identify opportunities to streamline processes, reduce friction in contracting, and enhance the quality and speed of legal work product. 
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Sales, Finance, Deal Desk, Procurement, and Executive leadership to align contract terms with strategic priorities. Help drive deals forward by proactively managing internal stakeholder expectations and balancing legal risk with commercial objectives. 
• Stakeholder Support and Enablement: Provide timely, clear, and actionable legal guidance to the Sales and Customer Success teams during deal cycles. Train and mentor internal stakeholders on legal and negotiation best practices to improve contract turnaround times. 
• Regulatory and Privacy Expertise: Stay up to date on legal trends affecting the SaaS industry, including data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA. Support the review and negot