Senior Commercial Counsel

About With customers at its core, Stack AV is focused on revolutionizing the way businesses transport goods, designing solutions to alleviate long-standing issues that have plagued the trucking industry including driver shortages, lagging efficiency in uptime per vehicle, overarching safety concerns, high operating costs, and elevated emission levels.
By building safe and efficient autonomous trucking solutions, Stack AV is creating better and smarter supply chains for its partners, improving business outcomes for its customers, delivering goods to end-users faster, and ultimately moving the trucking industry forward.
What We're Looking for: We are looking for people who are passionate about delivering self-driving (L4) products that make the way we move safer, faster and more efficient.
We seek mission-driven, highly skilled people with deep experience in fast paced, rapidly growing, tech development environments.
Stack is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated commercial attorney to join the Stack Legal Department.
We are headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and a candidate located there or in Menlo Park, California, is preferred but not required; we are a flexible/remote team.
As Senior Commercial Counsel for Stack AV, you will be responsible for negotiating and closing a wide variety of highly complex time-sensitive commercial agreements to help drive our business forward.
You will work on varied and exciting legal issues relating to self-driving trucks that require creative, pragmatic and proactive legal guidance, working hand-in-hand with our business, supply chain and procurement teams.
The projects you take on will challenge you to think big and differently.
The team is a tight-knit, collaborative group that also highly encourages independence and autonomy.
We are looking to add a smart and ambitious attorney to join us and take strong ownership of their work, and make a strong impact within the company.
What Success Looks Like: Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of complex commercial agreements, such as hardware purchase and development agreements, software licensing agreements, inbound services agreements, supply chain agreements, joint development and collaboration agreements and other commercial transactional agreements.
Being a trusted advisor to business and cross-functional stakeholders by providing practical guidance on relevant U.
S.
and international laws and regulations as they relate to contract's legal issues (e.
g.
, intellectual property, product liability, regulatory issues, agreement structures and approval processes, and company policies and procedures).
Staying updated on industry trends and regulations to ensure compliance and provide strategic advice and insights.
Supporting the continuous improvement of Stack and the legal department by identifying and implementing improvements in processes and creating templates, playbooks, and training to enhance consistency, execution speed, risk mitigation, and scalability.
Being excited to develop and maintain an in-depth working knowledge of Stack's business.
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school with a license to practice law in any U.
S.
jurisdiction.
7+ years of commercial transactions experience—ideally both at a top-tier law firm and in-house (but not required).
Experience working in automotive/trucking industry or autonomous vehicles is highly desired.
Strong tech IP / commercial transactions skills, with experience drafting, structuring, reviewing, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of inbound and outbound commercial agreements involving IP development.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think strategically and provide sound business advice.
Project management skills and a keen attention to detail, organization, and accuracy.
A commitment to client service and excellent work product.
Ability to prioritize and effectively manage a high volume of projects in a fast-paced environment.
Strong collaboration skills, focusing on relationship building, feedback, and alignment.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and concisely to a non-legal audience.
Motivated to continuously learn, take on new challenges, and drive impact.
Low ego, team player, willing to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done regardless of how large or small the task.
A passion for autonomous vehicles.
We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace.
We believe that diverse teams produce the best ideas and outcomes.
We are committed to building a culture of inclusion, entrepreneurship, and innovation across gender, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, disability, and identity.
Please Note: Pursuant to its business activities and use of technology, Stack AV complies with all applicable U.
S.
national security laws, regulations, and administrative requirements, which can restrict Stack AV's ability to employ certain persons in certain positions pursuant to a range of national security-related requirements.
As such, this position may be contingent upon Stack AV verifying a candidate's residence, U.
S.
person status, and/or citizenship status.
This position may also involve working with software and technologies subject to U.
S.
export control regulations.
Under these regulations, it may be necessary for Stack AV to obtain a U.
S.
government export license prior to releasing its technologies to certain persons.
If Stack AV determines that a candidate's residence, U.
S.
person status, and/or citizenship status will require a license, prohibit the candidate from working in this position, or otherwise be subject to national security-related restrictions, Stack AV expressly reserves the right to either consider the candidate for a different position that is not subject to such restrictions, on whatever terms and conditions Stack AV shall establish in its sole discretion, or, in the alternative, decline to move forward with the candidate's application.