[Remote] Director, Legal Counsel - Contracts

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Indeed is a leading job site dedicated to helping people find employment. They are seeking a Director, Legal Counsel - Contracts to oversee the commercial contracting function, ensuring alignment with the company's revenue initiatives and managing a high-performing team responsible for complex commercial negotiations.ResponsibilitiesOwn the strategic direction, governance, and continuous evolution of Indeed’s global commercial contracting function, aligning legal support with broader business and revenue objectives, including meeting directly with strategic leaders within Client organizations to understand their needsManage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals responsible for negotiating and advising on a broad range of complex commercial agreementsPartner directly and meet frequently with the tiger teams responsible for driving adoption of AI-driven products within top-tier US major corporations, serving as the primary legal architect for enterprise client engagementsServe as the senior escalation point for highly complex, novel, strategic, or high-risk commercial negotiations and provide pragmatic guidance on legal, regulatory, and business risksDevelop and implement sophisticated contracting frameworks, negotiation strategies, and playbooksDrive operational excellence and transformation across the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including process optimization, workflow design, and automation opportunities, in partnership with Legal Operations and technology teamsEstablish and oversee key metrics, reporting, and performance indicators to measure team effectiveness, contract cycle times, risk trends, and operational improvements while ensuring contracting practices remain compliant and commercially competitiveSkillsRequires a JD, and a minimum of 10 years of related experience, including 7 in commercial contracts working with top-tier corporationsExtensive experience overseeing and scaling commercial contracting functions within complex, fast-paced, and high-growth organizations, preferably in technology or SaaS environmentsDeep expertise in US commercial law, revenue transactions, risk assessment, and negotiation strategy, with the ability to navigate highly complex and high-impact agreementsDemonstrated ability to balance legal, regulatory, financial, and operational considerations while enabling business growth and driving client adoption of Indeed's offeringsProven people leadership and organizational management experience, including developing high-performing teams, mentoring senior legal professionals, and driving accountability across functionsExceptional executive communication, business partner management, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across senior leadership and cross-functional teamsBusiness-focused operational and strategic mindset with experience driving process improvement, contracting scalability, technology adoption, and data-driven decision making within legal organizationsBenefitsQuarterly bonusesRestricted Stock Units (RSUs)A Paid Time Off policyMany region-specific benefitsIndeed provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application processCompany OverviewIndeed is an employment-related metasearch engine for job listings. It was founded in 2004, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.indeed.com.