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Commercial Counsel

Yext · Washington, D.C. · On-site

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About Yext

Yext is the enterprise agentic marketing platform — intelligence, verified data, and distribution to win every discovery moment across AI and search. Backed by Insight, Felicis and IVP.

About the role

Yext is seeking a dedicated and business-oriented Commercial Counsel to join its Legal team! In this position, you will partner with our Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) sales teams in handling, negotiating and implementing customer deals and work with various business lines in reviewing and negotiating vendor/procurement transactions. This position can be based in the New York (preferred) or Washington D.C. areas with a flexible/hybrid work arrangement. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 3-5 years corporate and/or commercial experience at a leading law firm, in-house, or a combination of the two
  • Experience working through data privacy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.) and security issues in SaaS/commercial transactions
  • Flexibility and eagerness to work hard in fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
  • Highly organized, process-driven and client-focused teammate
  • Law degree from an accredited U.S. law school and license to practice law
  • Foreign language skills (French, German, Italian, Spanish) a plus (but not required)
More about this role

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com .

Yext is seeking a dedicated and business-oriented Commercial Counsel to join its Legal team! In this position, you will partner with our Enterprise, Mid-Market and Partner (indirect) sales teams in handling, negotiating and implementing customer deals and work with various business lines in reviewing and negotiating vendor/procurement transactions. This position can be based in the New York (preferred) or Washington D.C. areas with a flexible/hybrid work...

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