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Commercial Counsel

San Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Jul 2025

💰 $220,000/yr($190,000/yr – $220,000/yr)

About the role

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers’ pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace. Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We’re backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. POSITION SUMMARY We're seeking a highly experienced and pragmatic legal counsel to support our growing platform of DevSecOps products. This individual will lead complex commercial negotiations, provide strategic legal guidance on product initiatives, and manage key elements of our IP program. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, global SaaS environment and brings both law firm and in-house experience. ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead and negotiate complex commercial agreements (MSAs, DPAs, partner agreements, etc.) with enterprise customers and strategic partners, including Fortune 100 and regulated institutions
Serve as a trusted advisor to Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams on product development, go-to-market initiatives, and emerging tech risk
Assist in driving IP strategy, including open source license compliance, trademark and patent support, and rights management
Support and scale cross-functional legal enablement tools and processes
Provide mentorship and guidance across the Legal team

ABOUT YOU

4–7 years of legal experience, with a mix of top-tier law firm and in-house legal work
Extensive experience negotiating enterprise SaaS transactions
Strong background in product counseling, IP, and open source software management
Proven ability to support global teams and navigate international regulatory frameworks
JD and bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction

Work Location

The ideal location for this role is to work onsite 3 days a week in our San Francisco. As a secondary option, we will consider candidates who are remote from a major city within the US.

What you will have at Harness

Competitive compensation
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid Time Off and Parental Leave
Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team-building events
Recharge & Reset Program
Monthly internet reimbursement
Commuter benefits

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 annually. Salary is determined by a combination of factors including location, level, relevant experience, and skills. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. The compensation package for this position may also include equity, and benefits. More details about our company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.harness.io/company/careers.

Pay transparency$190,000—$220,000 USD