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Commercial Counsel

Nex · San Jose, California or Remote · Remote

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About Nex

We build and deploy AI agents that manage prospecting, qualification, CRM hygiene, forecasting, lead routing, revenue recovery, and all the complex revenue work in between, on autopilot. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

We're looking for an experienced commercial attorney to lead legal support for Nex's content and partnerships ecosystem - the agreements and relationships that bring games, experiences, and brand collaborations onto the Nex Playground platform. You will be the primary legal partner to our Content, Partnerships, and Business Development teams, negotiating content and IP licensing deals, developer and publishing agreements, and strategic partnerships that grow our content catalog and platform reach.

What they're looking for

  • Hold a J.D. and active bar membership in good standing (California or another U.S. state, as applicable)
  • Have 7-10+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience, including meaningful time supporting a content/media partnerships business
  • Have direct experience negotiating publishing/content licensing deals, experience with brand/entertainment IP licensing is a strong plus
  • Understand partnership economics: how revenue share and attribution work, and how to structure incentives that align interests between Nex and its content and brand partners
  • Are comfortable operating in an entrepreneurial environment with little existing precedent. You are proactive, independent, and energized by building rather than maintaining
  • Communicate with clarity and business judgment, tailoring advice to enable responsible, fast-moving growth, and are comfortable presenting partnership strategy to business leaders
More about this role

Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground, the company’s award-winning active play system, is purpose-built to get families moving year-round, with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy, active play for all ages and abilities.

Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, TIME’s Best Inventions, and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families, and has earned Red Dot, IDEA, and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back? , as they offer a deeper look into our culture, values, and explain how our...

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