Senior Commercial Counsel, Tipalti
CA$147-183k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
AI-powered platform for finance automation
Posted today
AI-powered platform for finance automation
1001+ employees
Posted today
CA$147-183k
+ Equity
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it as easy as possible for employees and suppliers to collaborate with finance.
Role
Who you are
- You hold a common-law law degree (J.D., LL.B., or equivalent) and are in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario. We are open to other Canadian jurisdictions or US-qualified counsel
- You have 8+ years in commercial technology transactions, ideally with both law firm and in-house software company experience
- SaaS agreements, DPAs, NDAs, SOWs, and partner agreements are second nature
- You are genuinely enthusiastic about AI tools and legal technology, and your willingness to teach others matches your own skill
- You communicate directly and collaboratively, and you're built for a team that stays tightly connected
- Your judgment on sensitive matters is independent, your attention to detail is sharp, and your comfort managing volume in a fast-moving environment is proven
What the job involves
- Tipalti's Commercial Legal Team is adding a Senior Commercial Counsel to its Toronto office. You'll be heavily relied on by a tight, high-autonomy team that treats AI as infrastructure, not novelty. Your practice will span both sides of the commercial deal sheet, and your influence will extend well beyond contract negotiation into how this team operates and evolves
- This role reports to the Director, Commercial, within a team of three. You'll get structured ramp-up time, the tools and training you need to operate at full speed, and the support to build real confidence in Tipalti's products, business, and regulatory landscape before we turn up the volume
- Own the Sales-Side Pipeline. You'll negotiate and close the Tipalti Services Agreement, along with order forms, schedules, SOWs, partner and alliance agreements, and channel deals. You'll handle security questionnaire escalations, privacy and DPA negotiations, and commercial and contractual inquiries from sophisticated international buyers, managing each from first markup to signature with minimal oversight
- Drive Vendor-Side Contracting. You'll lead commercial contracting of Tipalti's vendor engagements, coordinating risk reviews with internal teams. Software agreements are the bread and butter, but you'll also handle accounting, professional services, marketing, consulting, events, and other operational agreements. You'll participate in vendor due diligence and the procurement-led intake process while coaching the procurement team and other teams on contracting processes and workflow improvements
- Advise the Business Directly. You'll be a primary commercial legal point of contact for stakeholders across sales, customer success, procurement, finance, marketing, security, and go-to-market teams in every time zone Tipalti operates in. Customer retention, dispute resolution, commercial regulatory and compliance: you'll field these and drive them to resolution
- Shape the Contracting Playbook. You'll help reengineer how the commercial legal team operates, from templatizing agreements to building AI-powered workflows. Within your first quarter, you'll own key segments of the contracting pipeline and begin contributing to the team's AI integration roadmap
- Use AI Like a Boss. You'll calibrate its use to the risk profile and complexity of each matter, applying professional judgment to every output. We need someone who already uses AI, understands its limitations, and knows how to right-size it across contract types
- Run Your Own Book. You'll carry a full portfolio of matters and exercise independent judgment on risk, deal structure, and escalation. You'll communicate directly with opposing counsel, business leaders, and cross-functional partners, handling matters from intake to close
Our take
Digital finance innovations across the last decade have dramatically changed how financial operations are conducted, with businesses managing their payables workloads digitally. Despite such innovations, many workflows are still conducted manually, leading to time-consuming, repetitive and inefficient workflows.
Tipalti provides a global payments, accounts payable and purchase order automation platform, with tools for each area to reduce manual workflows and optimize operations. The platform’s functionalities are designed to be flexible for the scaling of growing businesses, helping to optimize financial visibility, efficiency and control without the need for business infrastructure changes.
Whilst individual platforms exist for these functions, Tipalti has recognized that businesses do not want to juggle fragmented software solutions inefficiently, and delivers everything in one place. It continues to develop its offering, with a recent influx of funding supporting the incorporation of agentic artificial intelligence capabilities.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
May 2023
$150m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2021
$270m
SERIES F
Total funding: $766m
Company benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Equity packages
- Company events
- Collaborative work spaces
- Opportunities for professional growth
- Inclusive community
- Global opportunities and exposure
- Authentic colleagues
- Autonomy
Company HQ
Town Center, Foster City, CA
Leadership
Chen Amit
(Founder & CEO)General Manager of ECI Telecom from 1998 to 2000. Experience as CEO of Atrica.
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