Karbon · 4 hours ago
Legal Counsel
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$87K/yr - $93K/yr
6+ years expKarbon is a global leader in practice management software for accounting firms, seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel to join their team. This part-time role involves leading commercial negotiations, supporting global partnerships, and advising on product launches to facilitate the company's growth as a SaaS leader in the accounting industry.
Information TechnologyProductivity ToolsProject ManagementSaaSTask Management
Responsibilities
Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
Enterprise customer agreements (MSAs, order forms, amendments)
Channel partner, vendor, and supplier contracts
NDAs and standard form agreements
Lead and support commercial negotiations across Sales, Partnerships, and GTM teams
Provide legal and commercial advice on product launches, particularly involving payments, data handling, and cross-border services
Collaborate with the CFO and other executives to build scalable legal processes and templates that support global operations
Support due diligence, compliance, and integration work related to strategic initiatives, partnerships, or acquisitions
Provide some practical legal support on employment matters (e.g. agreements, policies, compliance)
Act as a trusted legal advisor to the Executive Leadership Team, clearly flagging risks and enabling business decisions
Manage external counsel as needed across multiple jurisdictions
Maintain and evolve internal legal resources (playbooks, templates) to help business teams move faster with confidence
You will be expected to actively use AI tools to streamline and continuously elevate legal workflows, such as contract drafting, clause management, issue spotting, and legal intake
You will also advise on the legal implications of AI in our product, vendor ecosystem, and customer use cases
Qualification
Required
6–8 years of legal experience, ideally in-house at a SaaS or tech company and/or at a top-tier law firm
Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including customer, vendor, and partner agreements
Solid understanding of corporate and transactional matters; exposure to employment and compliance is a plus
Able to manage competing priorities and drive work forward independently in a part-time, fast-paced environment
Clear, concise communicator who collaborates well with cross-functional, non-legal stakeholders
Practical, proactive, and comfortable making judgment calls without over-engineering
Admitted to practice law in at least one relevant jurisdiction
Preferred
Experience with SaaS, data protection, privacy, or information security is beneficial but not required
Benefits
Flexible Time Off with an encouraged 4 weeks use per year
Company paid medical for you and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
Paid dental and vision and eligible spouse/partner and dependents
401(k) with company matching
Flexible Spending Account
Up to 8 weeks paid parental leave
Work-from-home stipend
Company
Karbon
Karbon is a workstream collaboration platform for growing teams and enterprises to combine emails, discussions, tasks, and workflows.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$102.3MKey Investors
TidemarkCIBC Innovation BankingFive Elms Capital
2023-09-18Series Unknown· $10.5M
2022-02-08Series B· $66M
2021-08-05Debt Financing· $5M
Leadership Team
Mary Delaney
Chief Executive Officer
Ian Vacin
Chief Customer Officer and Co-founder
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