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Senior Commercial & Product Counsel

firecrawlSan Francisco, CALegal Team
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Salary
$301K – $324K
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
8 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

This Senior Commercial & Product Counsel role suits a sophisticated technology lawyer with 5 to 8 years of experience who wants to escape BigLaw and work at the frontier of AI infrastructure in San Francisco. Based at Firecrawl headquarters with a hybrid schedule of 3 or more days onsite per week, this position owns all commercial and product legal work end-to-end alongside the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities

Negotiate enterprise customer agreements, data-licensing deals, vendor contracts, and partnership agreements from start to finish.
Serve as a direct legal partner to sales and business development teams while deals are live.
Advise engineering and product teams on data access, privacy, intellectual property, and AI-related regulatory questions.
Handle novel and higher-risk matters such as AI output ownership, data permissioning, and unstandardized licensing structures.
Build contracting processes, templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and approval thresholds.
Implement company policies and compliance programs, determining when to engage and manage outside counsel.

Requirements

Possess 5 to 8 years of sophisticated commercial, technology, or product counseling experience.
Hold membership in good standing in at least one US state bar.
Demonstrate direct negotiation experience across the table with counterparty counsel on real technology agreements.
Act as an AI super user who heavily uses artificial intelligence in professional practice.
Maintain authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice to Have

A J.D. from a T14 law school or comparable academic credentials.
Prior experience at an Am Law 100 firm or a comparably sophisticated firm.
Exposure to data licensing, privacy, IP, or data-access issues.

Skills and Tools

AI tools and platforms

Salary and Benefits

Salary range of $301,000 to $324,000 USD per year.
Eligibility for up to $50,000 USD in semi-annual performance bonuses, totaling up to $100,000 USD annually.
Competitive equity and bonus offerings.
Generous PTO with 15 mandatory days, 12 weeks fully paid parental leave, and a $100 USD per month wellness stipend.
Learning and development expense allowance up to $1,000 USD per year, team offsites, and a 3-month paid sabbatical after 4 years.
100% employee medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus 50% for partners and children.
Employer-paid life and disability insurance, Teladoc, Rightway health guide, Talkspace mental health access, Carrot fertility and family building, and EAP services.
401(k) plan alongside pre-tax benefits including HSA, FSA, and commuter benefits.

About the Company

Firecrawl turns the web into clean, LLM-ready markdown or structured data via API calls. Backed by a $75M Series B led by Smash Capital raised in September 2026, the company operates with a small team building the foundational knowledge repository and infrastructure that developers, AI agents, and category-defining artificial intelligence companies rely on.

How to Apply

Apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

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Questions candidates ask

Where is the job located?

The role is located in San Francisco, CA at the company's SF headquarters, operating on a hybrid schedule requiring 3 or more days onsite per week.

What is the salary and bonus structure?

The salary ranges from $301,000 to $324,000 USD per year, with eligibility for up to $50,000 USD in semi-annual performance bonuses, totaling up to $100,000 USD annually, alongside competitive equity.

How many years of experience are required?

The position requires 5 to 8 years of sophisticated commercial, technology, or product counseling experience.

Does the company offer visa sponsorship?

No, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States, as the company is not able to sponsor US visas at this time.

What qualifications are preferred for this role?

Preferred qualifications include a J.D. from a T14 law school or comparable academic credentials, prior experience at an Am Law 100 or similarly sophisticated firm, and exposure to data licensing, privacy, IP, or data-access issues.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official firecrawl careers page.

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