Product Legal Engineer (Commercial Counsel)

About IroncladIronclad is the leading AI contracting platform that transforms agreements into assets. Contracts move faster, insights surface instantly, and agents push work forward, all with you in control. Whether you're buying or selling, Ironclad unifies the entire process on a single intelligent platform, giving leaders the visibility they need to stay one step ahead. That's why the world's most transformative organizations, from Rivian to the World Health Organization and the Associated Press, trust Ironclad to accelerate their business.We're consistently recognized as a leader in the industry: a Leader in the Forrester Wave and Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contract Lifecycle Management, a Fortune Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Workplaces. Ironclad has also been named to Forbes' AI 50 and Business Insider's list of Companies to Bet Your Career On. We're backed by leading investors including Accel, Y Combinator, Sequoia, BOND, and Franklin Templeton. For more information, visit or follow us on LinkedIn.This is a hybrid role. Office attendance is required at least twice a week for collaboration and connection. There may be additional in-office days for team or company events.The RoleIronclad is hiring a Legal Engineer to join our product team and serve as the bridge between legal expertise and product development. The ideal candidate is a commercially minded lawyer with experience in working closely with product and engineering teams and is excited to translate how lawyers think about contracts into structured, scalable product logic.This role will sit in the Product team and report directly to the Head of AI Product. What You'll Do:Act as the legal voice within the product team, ensuring outputs reflect real-world legal expectationsTranslate commercial legal concepts into product requirements, workflows, and system logicPartner closely with engineering to design, implement, and iterate on product featuresEnsure the product aligns with how in-house legal teams review and negotiate contractsFocus on commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, and broader contracting workflowsDesign and oversee labeling, annotation, and evaluation workflowsEnsure product outputs meet standards for accuracy, usability, and legal qualityBuild structured datasets that improve product performance over timeLead a team of contractors supporting labeling and product workflowsHelp define hiring needs and build out the legal engineering function over timeCollaborate across product, engineering, and legal stakeholders; own projects end-to-end, from concept through executionCommunicate clearly between technical and non-technical teamsParticipate in customer and internal feedback loops to continuously improve the productQualificationsJ.D. and an active license (or equivalent)6+ years of corporate/commercial legal experience (strong preference for in-house)Deep experience with commercial contracts, including NDAs, MSAs, and vendor/customer agreementsExperience working with or alongside product and engineering teamsDemonstrated ability to translate legal reasoning into structured, repeatable systems or workflowsStrong communication skills across both legal and technical audiencesKey Skills & AttributesCommercially minded, with a strong understanding of business outcomes and tradeoffsProduct-oriented, with the ability to think in systems, workflows, and scalabilityTechnically fluent and comfortable working closely with engineersBuilder mentality, with excitement for creating processes, infrastructure, and teams from scratchStrong communicator, able to bridge legal and technical worlds seamlesslyProactive and "offensive-minded," with a willingness to take ownership and push ideas forwardWhy This Role MattersThis role sits at the core of Ironclad's product team, not on the sidelines, giving you direct influence over how AI handles real-world commercial legal work. You'll play a critical role in shaping the systems, standards, and team behind legal engineering at Ironclad, while operating at the intersection of law, product, and AI to drive meaningful impact across the platform.Ironclad has exclusively engaged Kerwin Associates to conduct this search. Any resumes sent directly to Ironclad will be forwarded to Kerwin Associates. If interested in this role, please contact Spencer Britschgi (spencer@) at Kerwin Associates.

Created: 2026-05-09