Corporate Counsel

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid (Toronto, United Kingdom, San Francisco)
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Enable is seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial first in-house legal counsel to lead the legal function at a high-growth, global SaaS company. Reporting directly to the President, this role will provide proactive, strategic, and practical legal advice across all aspects of the business, from commercial contracting to corporate governance, M&A, and compliance. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role requiring a strong generalist who thrives in a fast-paced, scaling environment—and who embraces technology and AI to improve legal speed, accuracy, and scale.

This role involves providing legal counsel across various areas, managing contracts, supporting M&A, and championing a tech-forward legal approach.

Requirements

• Strong generalist legal background
• Experience in commercial transactions, corporate governance, equity, compliance, and risk
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, scaling environment
• Embrace of technology and AI in legal operations
• Experience with SaaS contracts, partner agreements, and enterprise agreements

Responsibilities

• Serve as Enable’s first in-house legal counsel, providing expert counsel on a broad range of issues including commercial transactions, corporate governance, equity, compliance, and risk.
• Own and manage the full lifecycle of customer-facing SaaS contracts, as well as partner, reseller, and enterprise agreements.
• Develop scalable contracting frameworks and workflows, leveraging AI-enabled tools and legal automation to streamline legal operations.
• Proactively improve the speed and efficiency of the sales cycle and enterprise deal processes without compromising risk mitigation.
• Support M&A activity, corporate structure management, and board governance—including reviewing and drafting board minutes and resolutions.
• Collaborate with revenue leaders (Sales, Partnerships, Customer Success) to negotiate and close strategic deals efficiently.
• Provide guidance on intellectual property, privacy regulations, data protection (including residency), and cross-border data transfer compliance.
• Oversee legal aspects of equity compensation, option plan management, and the cap table in coordination with Finance and external counsel.
• Manage and optimize outside counsel relationships across regions (NAMER, UK, ANZ) to ensure cost-effective, high-quality legal support.
• Champion a tech-forward, AI-integrated legal approach that increases productivity and creates competitive advantage in how Enable manages legal work.
• Occasional travel to Enable's offices in Toronto, United Kingdom, and San Francisco.

Application Instructions

• Not specified

Company Information

• Company: Enable
• Industry: SaaS (Software as a Service)
• Funding: $291M Series A-D Funding
• Growth: Rapidly scaling client base, product offerings, and team
• Website: [Life at Enable page - Link not provided]