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Commercial Counsel

Tekion · Pleasanton HQ · On-site

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About Tekion

Tekion's AI-native platform unifies every part of the automotive retail business—DMS, CRM, Digital Retail, Service, and more. Backed by Index.

About the role

Lead drafting, review and negotiation of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, enterprise level MSAs, SOWs, DPAs and partnership agreements. Partner closely with the Sales and Partnership teams to support quick turnaround of agreements under tight deadlines. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 6-8 years’ experience providing legal support to sales organizations at a high growth fast paced SaaS company
  • Extensive experience negotiating complex commercial agreements at the enterprise level
  • Familiarity with common issues in contracting SaaS, AI, and Data Privacy agreements
  • Familiarity with revenue recognition principles (ASC 606) and other relevant accounting standards
  • Business minded: You understand the need for speed and can balance legal risk with business priorities
  • Collaborative: Strong ability to partner with cross functional teams and coordinate input from various stakeholders
More about this role

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

As Commercial Counsel, you will support our commercial contracting function end to end, serving as the go-to legal partner on deals from first draft to signature. Reporting directly to the leader of the Commercial Legal team, you will negotiate complex, high-impact agreements, build...

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