Hybrid Head of Commercial Legal

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About the role

  • Head of Commercial Legal leading global commercial legal function at Notion. Overseeing legally complex transactions and developing a high-performing legal team across regions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of commercial counsel spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC
  • Set the standard for how commercial legal work is done: speed, quality, business orientation, and use of AI tools to multiply output
  • Recruit and develop attorneys who combine deep transactional expertise with business proximity, learning velocity, and a bias to action
  • Foster a team culture of ownership, craft, low-ego collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Serve as the senior commercial legal advisor on Notion's most complex and strategic customer transactions, including enterprise SaaS and AI agreements, multi-year deals, and global deployments

Requirements

  • Admitted to the California State Bar, New York State Bar, or Registered In-House Counsel, and in good standing
  • 15+ years of combined experience as a commercial or technology transactions attorney in a law firm and in-house at a SaaS technology company
  • Significant experience managing and developing teams of commercial attorneys across multiple regions and time zones
  • Experience supporting a global sales organization, including familiarity with deal structures and legal considerations across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC
  • Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS transactions, including complex customer agreements, data processing agreements, and AI-related terms
  • Executive presence, strong relationship-building skills, and a proven ability to operate as a strategic business partner who earns trust and influences outcomes across Sales, Finance, Product, and executive leadership
  • Track record of building scalable legal processes, playbooks, and systems that increase team capacity and reduce cycle times
  • Resilience, resourcefulness, and the ability to make recommendations and decisions with imperfect facts
  • Demonstrated curiosity about AI and a willingness to adopt AI tools to work smarter, move faster, and deliver better results.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development
  • Stock options

Job title

Head of Commercial Legal

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$360,000 - $400,000 per year

Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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