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Sr. Director of Commercial and Legal Affairs (LATAM)

BackblazeRemote - Argentina; Remote - Colombia ; Remote - Costa Rica ; Remote - MexicoLegal & Compliance
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Posted
4 Sept 2026
Status
Open · checked 9d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Sr. Director of Commercial and Legal Affairs at Backblaze is a remote leadership position overseeing commercial, privacy, and product legal functions for the organization. This opportunity suits an experienced attorney who wants to act as a strategic partner to sales, product, engineering, and security teams while managing and mentoring legal professionals.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the commercial contracting function by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating high-value enterprise SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, reseller deals, and professional services contracts.
Serve as the senior escalation point for complex negotiations and align commercial terms with company growth strategy and risk tolerance.
Provide practical legal advice on global privacy and data protection regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
Partner with security, compliance, and product teams to integrate data protection and privacy obligations into products from inception to release.
Counsel product and engineering teams on artificial intelligence, machine learning, intellectual property, data use, and open source considerations.
Drive the development of contracting playbooks, templates, and AI-enabled legal tooling to scale operational efficiency.
Manage, mentor, and develop attorneys and legal professionals supporting commercial, privacy, and product functions.

Requirements

Possess a J.D. degree alongside active U.S. bar membership in good standing.
Bring ten or more years of relevant legal experience, including substantial work negotiating complex technology transactions and enterprise SaaS agreements.
Demonstrate meaningful in-house legal experience, ideally within a high-growth technology or SaaS environment.
Exhibit a strong working knowledge of global privacy and data protection laws and their application to commercial agreements and products.
Offer proven experience providing practical product counseling throughout the entire product development lifecycle.
Show familiarity with or a willingness to quickly build fluency in the legal, privacy, and commercial implications of artificial intelligence.
Display prior experience in managing, mentoring, or developing legal team members, or a demonstrated readiness to step into people management.

Skills and Tools

Complex commercial agreement drafting and negotiation
Enterprise SaaS and cloud services business models
Global privacy and data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA)
Product and AI counseling
Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder communication
AI-enabled contracting and legal operations tooling

About the Company

Backblaze is a public company that simplifies data storage and usage for a global community of developers, IT generalists, entrepreneurs, and individuals through its foundational Storage Cloud platform. Guided by honesty, transparency, and a commitment to doing the right thing, the company fosters a team-oriented culture with remarkably low turnover. Backblaze is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, serving customers across more than 175 countries.

How to Apply

Candidates should visit the official Backblaze careers page to submit an application for this remote position.

Questions candidates ask

What department does this role belong to?

This position is part of the Legal & Compliance department at Backblaze.

What are the primary areas of legal oversight for this position?

The role oversees commercial contracting, privacy and data protection, and product legal counseling functions.

Does this role involve managing other team members?

Yes, this is a people leader role that involves managing, mentoring, and developing attorneys and legal professionals supporting commercial, privacy, and product work.

What qualifications are required for education and bar admission?

Candidates must have a J.D. degree and an active U.S. bar membership in good standing.

How can I apply for this position?

Interested candidates should apply directly through the official Backblaze careers page.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Backblaze careers page.

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