[Remote] Senior Counsel, Commercial Technology at Cohere

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, Technology, LegalIndustries

Requirements

  • Minimum of 7+ years in private practice and/or in-house, with a focus on technology contracting with sophisticated enterprises
  • Experience with cross-border transactions, negotiating against counterparties in multiple jurisdictions (e.g., Canada, US, UK/EU)
  • Some familiarity with existing and proposed regulations and issues impacting artificial intelligence
  • Extensive experience leading legal negotiations on a variety of complex commercial arrangements, ideally with respect to AI issues
  • Able to operate independently, with experience supervising and mentoring lawyers, and comfortable with the fast-paced and evolving nature of new technology and technology startups
  • Strong communicator (both written and oral), collaborator and team player
  • Analytical, collaborative, driven and passionate about new and evolving areas of technology law focusing on AI
  • Focused on solutions with a practical, business-oriented mindset
  • Experience negotiating contracts with AI issues and complex strategic partnerships or collaborations with enterprises (asset)
  • Experience in public sector and regulated industry contracting (asset)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and support Cohere with all commercial technology matters, including structuring, drafting, negotiating and reviewing complex commercial arrangements
  • Provide mentorship and support to other members of Cohere’s legal team
  • Engage with enterprise clients, partners, advisors and vendors on legal matters related to commercial contracting
  • Work with internal stakeholders and leaders across the organization to answer and resolve legal matters across a variety of functions
  • Build out legal strategy and refine processes related to commercial contracting, customer acquisition, vendor management and strategic partnerships
  • Oversee and manage legal contracting contract lifecycle management tools, company policies and procedures
  • Provide legal guidance, advice and education to the organization on commercial risks and opportunities, including new developments in the law
  • Optimize contracting processes and create operational efficiencies to empower company objectives, drive growth and reduce friction

Skills

commercial contracting
contract negotiation
drafting agreements
B2B enterprise AI
legal mentorship
cross-functional collaboration

Cohere

Provides NLP tools and LLMs via API

About Cohere

Cohere provides advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) through a user-friendly API. Their services cater to a wide range of clients, including businesses that want to improve their content generation, summarization, and search functions. Cohere's business model focuses on offering scalable and affordable generative AI tools, generating revenue by granting API access to pre-trained models that can handle tasks like text classification, sentiment analysis, and semantic search in multiple languages. The platform is customizable, enabling businesses to create smarter and faster solutions. With multilingual support, Cohere effectively addresses language barriers, making it suitable for international use.

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$914.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Risks

Competitors like Google and Microsoft may overshadow Cohere with seamless enterprise system integration.
Reliance on Nvidia chips poses risks if supply chain issues arise or strategic focus shifts.
High cost of AI data center could strain financial resources if government funding is delayed.

Differentiation

Cohere's North platform outperforms Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex AI in enterprise functions.
Rerank 3.5 model processes queries in over 100 languages, enhancing multilingual search capabilities.
Command R7B model excels in RAG, math, and coding, outperforming competitors like Google's Gemma.

Upsides

Cohere's AI data center project positions it as a key player in Canadian AI.
North platform offers secure AI deployment for regulated industries, enhancing privacy-focused enterprise solutions.
Cohere's multilingual support breaks language barriers, expanding its global market reach.

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