Commercial Counsel
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What we know
Is it still open?
Confirmed still open
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Posted 1d ago
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We have tracked this listing since 29 Sep 2026 (1 days). The employer's own board has carried it every time we have read it, most recently 1 hour ago.
Is it remote?
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Who may apply?
United States
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Pay not stated
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The listing
About Us
Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers - from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel - love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!)
Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh, a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $125M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders.
About the Role
Socket is looking for a Commercial Counsel to substantially increase our commercial contracting outcomes. You'll join a lean legal team handling around 60 contracts a month, and you'll be the person sales pulls in to get deals done: fast, collaborative with customers, and always within Socket's risk positions. You'll operate with high agency and minimal direction, use AI and automation to multiply your output, and set a new benchmark for what commercial counsel looks like at Socket.
What You'll Do
Partner closely with sales from early in the deal cycle, shaping terms before redlines arrive and helping the team win
Own a meaningful share of Socket's commercial contracts, driving faster turnaround and fewer deals stalled or escalated in legal
Negotiate directly with customers and their counsel in a way that's fair, responsive and relationship-building
Keep deals within Socket's approved risk positions, and escalate genuine exceptions to the CEO with a clear recommendation
Use Socket's existing contracting systems, AI tools and automation to handle more volume and reduce reliance on contractors
Find creative deal structures that unblock stuck negotiations
What You'll Bring
Required:
Licensed attorney with substantial experience working in a high-velocity environment working with SaaS or technology company contracts
Proven track record of delivering timely outcomes with excellent service and communication
Sound, commercially grounded risk judgement across liability, indemnities, IP, data protection and payment terms
Ability to operate with high agency and minimal direction
Clear, concise communicator who can explain legal trade-offs to sales and business colleagues.
Preferred:
Experience at a security, developer tools or infrastructure company
Hands-on use of AI and automation tools to increase legal productivity
Experience negotiating directly with enterprise customers and their counsel
Our Interview Process
Phone Screen with our Talent Team
Virtual f2f with the Hiring Manager
Presentation
Virtual f2f with a few members of the team
Final call with our Founder
References
Offer
Hiring is a big decision on both sides. Read more about our Hiring Philosophy and how we approach the process at Socket.
Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer:
Market competitive salary bands
Meaningful equity program
Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family (99% coverage)
Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
Paid parental leave
Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites
At Socket, we
Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction.
Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action.
Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions.
Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve.
Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains.
Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.