Solutus Legal Search · 2 months ago
Vice President, Commercial & Privacy – Silicon Valley, CA (927-SLS)
Solutus Legal Search is assisting a pioneering force in AI computing that is redefining machine intelligence. They are seeking a Vice President, Commercial & Privacy to lead legal support for global revenue, partnership, and privacy functions, reporting directly to the General Counsel and managing a small team of attorneys.
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Responsibilities
Lead, structure and negotiate the company’s most significant revenue and vendor agreements, including enterprise revenue contracts and strategic partnerships with major cloud and infrastructure providers
Support global sales and revenue teams on AI compute services agreements, including licensing, data use, and performance SLAs
Develop and drive legal strategy for cloud inference, SaaS, and hardware integration transactions, enabling scalable enterprise growth
Partner with engineering, product, procurement, and information security teams to align deal structures with business and technical objectives
Oversee privacy, product, and commercial compliance across the company’s AI and cloud offerings, including issues relating to international expansion
Lead and mentor a small commercial legal team, fostering professional growth and alignment with company goals
Build and refine legal operations systems, templates, playbooks, and negotiation frameworks to accelerate deal execution and consistency
Collaborate with senior leadership on cross functional projects, including IPO readiness
Qualification
Required
12+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience, including significant leadership of complex commercial and technology transactions
Deep familiarity with cloud computing, AI infrastructure, and enterprise technology deal structures, as well as international data privacy, information security and procurement issues
Proven ability to manage high-value, multi-stakeholder transactions across enterprise and public-sector clients
Exceptional commercial judgment and confidence advising C-suite executives and business leaders
Experience managing and developing attorneys or commercial legal teams
Skilled at balancing risk and business priorities in a fast-moving, high-growth environment
J.D. and active bar membership required (California preferred)
Benefits
Generous bonus
Equity