Senior Legal Counsel, Cloud Sales

Crusoe · Data AI · San Francisco, CA - US · Legal

This role supports the Go-To-Market, Sales, and Marketing organizations for an AI infrastructure company. The Senior Legal Counsel will lead legal support for global sales, focusing on cloud sales contracts, shaping legal approaches, managing risk, and building scalable contracting processes. Responsibilities include legal strategy, team management, complex deal leadership, cloud-specific legal advice, sales channel governance, and operational excellence in contracting. The role requires 10+ years of experience in the technology sector, strong B2B commercial transaction knowledge, and experience supporting complex deals.

What you'd actually do

  1. Help shape the legal approach for GTM and Sales, translating business goals into executable legal priorities and serving as a key legal partner to GTM and sales leadership.
  2. Manage and mentor a growing team of commercial legal professionals, focusing on professional development, setting clear performance expectations, and scaling the team's capacity to support Crusoe's growth.
  3. Lead the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex, high-visibility transactions, focusing on Cloud Service Agreements (CSAs), Master Services Agreements (MSAs), and bespoke strategic enterprise deals.
  4. Guide the team in providing legal advice on key cloud contract terms, including Service Level Agreements (SLAs), indemnity exposure, data security provisions, usage-based consumption models, and limitations of liability.
  5. Provide legal support and governance across cloud sales motions, including direct sales, global channel partners, reseller programs, and marketplace integrations.

Skills

Required

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active state bar membership in good standing.
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in the technology sector (Cloud/SaaS, Hardware, On-Premise Software), including some team lead or people management experience.
  • Proven history of leading and closing high-impact commercial transactions and supporting complex deals during periods of significant company growth.
  • Strong working knowledge of B2B commercial transactions, cloud software licensing, and managing legal risk across various sales distribution models.
  • Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that balances risk with revenue growth.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting customers across diverse industry segments (e.g., AI/ML labs, enterprise SaaS, Financial Services, Cloud Service Providers) is a strong plus.

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of progressive experience in the technology sector
  • Proven history of leading and closing high-impact commercial transactions and supporting complex deals during periods of significant company growth.
  • Strong working knowledge of B2B commercial transactions, cloud software licensing, and managing legal risk across various sales distribution models.