190K–250K USD / year
Legal, Commercial
LegalHybrid — San Francisco, California, United States
Published on 2026-11-13
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About this role
Baseten is hiring a senior attorney to lead enterprise commercial contracting as the company expands upmarket. The role partners with Sales and cross-functional teams on complex deals, translating the technical details of AI inference infrastructure into practical legal positions.
About the company
Baseten is an inference cloud that helps companies run and scale AI models in production with flexible infrastructure and developer tooling.
The team
Legal, within G&A
What you'll do
- Own enterprise agreements from negotiation through close, including MSAs, DPAs, BAAs, SLAs, and security addenda
- Lead negotiations for large and complex deals, including directly with customer counsel and executives
- Advise on regulated-customer requirements and coordinate with Security, GRC, and AI, Privacy & Governance
- Structure non-standard deals and support GTM channels and distribution models
- Build contract templates, playbooks, and enablement; improve legal processes and deal velocity
- Track AI legal and regulatory developments and update the company’s contracting positions
- Mentor colleagues and support partnerships, M&A, and other strategic transactions
What we're looking for
- JD and active bar membership in good standing
- 8+ years of commercial or technology transactions experience, including in-house experience at an AI-native, B2B SaaS, cloud, or developer-infrastructure company
- Experience negotiating complex enterprise agreements, including with regulated customers
- Working knowledge of HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, DORA, and security and audit commitments
- Ability to understand technical products and translate how they work into clear legal positions
- Strong judgment, communication, and partnership skills; able to work autonomously in a lean legal function
Nice to have
- Experience with AI tools and workflows for legal work
- Experience with usage-based or committed-spend pricing
- Experience with resale, marketplace, gateway arrangements, and pass-through end-user terms
- Experience supporting international and cross-border deals
Benefits
- Meaningful equity
- 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for U.S. employees and dependents
- Flexible PTO and company-wide Winter Break
- Paid parental leave
- Fertility and family-building stipend
- Company-facilitated 401(k) for U.S. employees