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Senior Corporate Counsel, GTM Legal

Ridgeline is a fast-growing, private fintech SaaS company building an industry cloud platform for investment management. The company seeks a Senior GTM Legal Architect to partner with Sales, Product, and Finance to design scalable go-to-market legal processes, enable high-complexity enterprise SaaS transactions, and mature contract lifecycle management and legal ops using modern legal tech and AI tools.

Skills

  • 7+ years in-house commercial legal experience with enterprise SaaS contracts
  • 3+ years enabling sales on high-complexity transactions and advising on privacy/data regulations (GDPR, CCPA)
  • Strong negotiation and drafting skills for commercial agreements
  • Experience with CLM platforms and legal-technology integrations (e.g., Evisort, SFDC)
  • Comfort using AI tools and modern legal workflows to optimize operations
  • Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement strategic legal processes and playbooks to accelerate revenue and scale GTM operations
  • Enable and train Sales and customer-facing teams on negotiating and closing enterprise SaaS transactions
  • Negotiate, draft, and finalize complex commercial agreements and advise on contractual risk
  • Define and improve intake, escalation criteria, and operational playbooks to streamline execution
  • Enhance and manage contract lifecycle management systems and integrations with IT and vendors
  • Collaborate with external counsel where appropriate and provide cross-functional legal guidance
  • Build and mature a commercial legal function, including delivering L&D resources for the team

Education

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from accredited law school required
  • Active bar admission preferred

Benefits

  • Targeted cash compensation $185,000 - $242,000 plus equity participation via Company Stock Plan
  • Unlimited vacation policy
  • Educational and wellness reimbursements
  • $0 cost employee insurance plans
  • Opportunities for career advancement in a fast-growing company
  • Hybrid/onsite work options across multiple offices
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August 22, 2025
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