Commercial Legal Counsel at Gitlab · LumiJobs

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Commercial Legal Counsel at Gitlab · LumiJobs · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Negotiate, draft, and review complex commercial and technology agreements, including partnership, services, consulting, marketing, licensing, data privacy, and artificial intelligence related contracts.
Independently manage strategic and high-priority matters tied to large-value and material transactions, partnering directly with internal stakeholders and external parties.
Advise Sales and cross-functional GitLab teams on contract structure, risk allocation, and practical negotiation strategies that support business goals while protecting GitLab’s interests.
Perform risk analysis on contractual documents and recommend mitigation options, including escalation paths and alternative terms.
Benchmark, develop, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, policies, and supporting documentation, incorporating regional legal requirements and feedback from stakeholders.
Monitor legal and regulatory changes, assess impact on GitLab’s contracting practices, and propose clear, actionable updates to templates and processes.
Create and deliver training for contract managers and Sales team members to improve contracting consistency and day-to-day decision-making.
Support the Public Sector sales team on federal, SLED, and government-adjacent transactions, including negotiation of agreements subject to FAR/DFARS requirements, GSA Schedule terms, and agency-specific flow-down clauses.
Advise on FedRAMP-related contracting obligations, including data sovereignty commitments, government-specific data handling requirements, and authorized use restrictions applicable to GitLab’s compliant product offerings.
Draft and maintain public sector contract templates, playbooks, and order form language that address government procurement requirements, including FedRAMP authorization conditions, SLED-specific terms, and applicable regulatory flow-downs.
Partner with Sales, Security, and Compliance teams to assess and communicate the contractual implications of government certification and authorization programs, and ensure contract terms accurately reflect GitLab’s authorized configurations and service boundaries.
What you’ll bring

Commercial Legal Counsel

Responsibilities

Benefits

Company

Gitlab

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