Mid-Level Counsel

About Vercel:

Vercel provides developers with the tools and cloud infrastructure necessary to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. As the team behind v0, Next.js, and AI SDK, Vercel empowers customers like Ramp, Supreme, PayPal, and Under Armour to build for the AI-native web.

Our mission is to enable the world to ship the best products. This begins with creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. Whether you're building on our platform, supporting our customers, or shaping our story, you can just ship things.

About the Role:

Vercel is seeking a keen and enthusiastic mid-level counsel to join its small but mighty Legal team. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Partnerships, Procurement, and other cross-functional business teams to draft and negotiate contracts. In addition to managing multiple deals, strategizing with account executives and management, and interacting with customers and vendors, you will dedicate a significant portion of your time to developing processes and programs to enhance efficiency and deal velocity, and to help the team scale with company growth. Depending on business needs and your interests, you may also contribute to product development projects and other areas outside of Commercial Legal. This position reports to the Senior Director of Legal (Commercial).

Work Location:

• If based within a pre-determined commuting distance of our offices (SF, NY, London, or Berlin), the role includes in-office anchor days on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.
• If located beyond that distance, the role is fully remote.
• For location-specific details, please connect with our recruiting team.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a Legal point of contact for go-to-market and procurement deals, providing practical day-to-day and strategic advice to relevant teams.
• Participate in the negotiation of partnership, reseller, customer, and vendor agreements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable processes that increase deal velocity.
• Draft and maintain agreement templates.
• Work on other special projects as needed.

About You:

• Admitted to practice law in California (CA) or New York (NY), or registered as in-house counsel in those states, and in good standing.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with a preference for 2+ years of in-house commercial legal experience at a cloud-based software technology company.
• Strong understanding of cloud services and general SaaS, PaaS, IaaS business practices, and relevant global regulatory requirements. A willingness to deeply understand Vercel’s growing and evolving product offerings is essential to provide robust support across all relevant lines of business.
• Possess strong judgment and risk-assessment and mitigation skills, with the ability to make prompt recommendations and decisions even with incomplete information. You should be adept at adapting legal requirements in creative and pragmatic ways to foster clear communication and understanding across all organizational levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a cooperative team player attitude, willing to take on additional responsibilities regardless of scope.
• Ability to confidently and independently manage and negotiate technology agreements with a diverse range of customers and technology/professional services vendors.
• Capacity to manage a high volume of fast-moving workstreams and a diverse array of stakeholders, with excellent instincts for prioritization.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a proven track record of building new or improving existing programs or processes at other high-growth companies.
• Enthusiasm for integrating AI into all workflows and processes.

Bonus If You:

• Have used Vercel’s products and services.
• Have experience with AI tools or open-source software.
• Have experience supporting channel and reseller partnerships.
• Are fluent in other languages.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package, including equity.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and Grow: We provide mentorship and support attendance at events to help you build your network and skills.
• Flexible Time Off.