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Commercial Counsel

Posted 2 Months Ago
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Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
180K-190K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
New York, NY, USA
180K-190K Annually
Mid level
Provide day-to-day commercial legal support for Strava for Business and cross-functional teams: draft and negotiate vendor, partnership, data protection, API, licensing, and sponsored challenge agreements; create legal playbooks, FAQs, training, and self-service enablement materials; balance business objectives with legal risk and advise stakeholders across the organization.
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About Strava

Strava is the app for active people. With over 200 million athletes in more than 185 countries, it’s more than tracking workouts—it’s where people make progress together, from new habits to new personal bests. No matter your sport or how you track it, Strava’s got you covered. Find your crew, crush your goals, and make every effort count. Start your journey with Strava today.

Our mission is simple: to motivate people to live their best active lives. We believe in the power of movement to connect and drive people forward.

About This Role

We’re looking for a Commercial Counsel to join our team! In this role, you’ll pair meticulous legal drafting and deft negotiation skills with top-notch project management to execute strategic commercial agreements for teammates across all departments. We’re looking for someone excited about providing commercial support to further our mission of connecting the world through movement. You’ll work with cross-functional stakeholders, users, our community, and vendors. Come join a low-ego, high-impact in-house legal function, where you’ll report to Strava’s Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial.
We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on-site in our San Francisco or New York office — three days per week.

What You’ll Do:
  • Be responsible for providing practical day-to-day commercial legal support to the Strava for Business team, including negotiation of our sponsored challenge agreements.

  • Support cross-functional teams on negotiation of a wide variety of vendor, partnership, consulting, data protection, API and licensing agreements.

  • Develop and maintain enablement materials including legal playbooks, FAQs, training, and self-service materials for our cross-functional partners.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:
  • You have 4+ years of experience in commercial negotiations and contract drafting

  • You have a mix of top law firm and in-house experience at a multinational, consumer-facing technology company

  • You find innovative, practical solutions to complex contracting challenges, balancing risk tolerance with business objectives

  • You love to negotiate a good deal and advocate for and protect the interests of the business

  • You can clearly distill complex legal concepts into actionable guidance and influence at all levels of the organization

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Why Join Us?

Movement brings us together. At Strava, we’re building the world’s largest community of active people, helping them stay motivated and achieve their goals.

Our global team is passionate about making movement fun, meaningful, and accessible to everyone. Whether you’re shaping the technology, growing our community, or driving innovation, your work at Strava makes an impact.

When you join Strava, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a movement. If you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and drive, let’s build something incredible together.

Strava builds software that makes the best part of our athletes’ days even better. Just as we’re deeply committed to unlocking their potential, we’re dedicated to providing a world-class, inclusive workplace where our employees can grow and thrive, too. We’re backed by Sequoia Capital, TCV, Madrone Partners and Jackson Square Ventures, and we’re expanding in order to exceed the needs of our growing community of global athletes. Our culture reflects our community. We are continuously striving to hire and engage teammates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives because we know we are a stronger team together.

Strava is an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with the values of Strava, we make all employment decisions including hiring, evaluation, termination, promotional and training opportunities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical handicap, mental disability, medical condition, disability, gender or identity or expression, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, marital status, height and/or weight.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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