Senior Legal Counsel (Commercial & Product)
Budget / Salary$145,000–190,000
TypeFull-time job
LocationUnited States
Posted1 hour ago
The opportunity
Private markets hold some of the most valuable and innovative companies in the world, yet trading their equity still runs on email chains, PDFs and wire instructions. We believe that with the right infrastructure, private markets can become the biggest market in the world. Augment is building that infrastructure, end to end, to be the simplest experience for buying and selling shares in private companies.
As one of our core commercial and product lawyers, you'll own Augment's commercial contracting and be the person teams call when something touches a new product, corporate structure, an employee issue or a subpoena. You'll shape how that work gets done, build the playbooks behind it and help grow our legal team.
About Augment
Accredited and institutional investors use Augment to buy and sell shares in some of the world's most sought after private companies, including Perplexity, Kalshi, SpaceX (now public), and Glean. Augment was founded in 2022 with headquarters in Austin and an office in NYC.
We're growing fast:
Raised $16.5M to date from investors including Builders VC, Neo, Golden Section, E1 Ventures and OPCO Ventures
Profitable 50+ person team and growing, with an eight-figure annual revenue run rate, targeting 9 figures in 2027
· $1.5B+ in assets under management
10,000+ users and transactions in 45+ private companies
Experienced leadership from Google, Rubrik, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Nasdaq Private Markets with our Chief Compliance Officer sitting on FINRA's Small Firm Advisory Committee
Read more about Augment at Augment Jobs.
The Role
We're hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to own the commercial, product and corporate legal work that keeps Augment running and growing. You'll report directly to our Head of Legal and work across product, engineering, operations, compliance and people teams.
Most of your time will go to commercial contracting, from intake through negotiation and signature. You'll also serve as product counsel, handle corporate governance and entity matters, advise on employment matters alongside HR, review and sign off on subpoena responses with Compliance and manage litigation.
You'll cover the full range of this work, from day-to-day NDAs, customer and vendor contracts and contract intake to higher-stakes product, governance and employment matters. If you'd rather build a practice than inherit one, this is the seat.
🧑💻 You Will:
Own commercial contracting and build legal infrastructure
Own Augment's commercial contracts end to end, including NDAs, customer and vendor agreements, non-standard terms and contract disputes, and share NCNDA work with Augment's deal lawyers
Run contract intake and tracking so the business gets fast, consistent answers
Build templates, playbooks and intake workflows so legal scales with the company. Augment is a software company, so you'll have engineers and product teams to help build what you design
Own corporate governance and entity matters
Advise Finance and Compliance on legal questions related to entity good standing, registrations, filings and records
Keep entity separateness, intercompany arrangements and governance practices clean across Augment's operating and regulated entities
Serve as platform product counsel
Partner with product, engineering and operations to launch new platform and app features, such as account experiences, cash accounts and data products, from early design through release
Own platform terms of use, privacy and user-facing product disclosures and flows, working with Compliance on regulatory questions and supporting Compliance’s marketing review when legal input is needed
Turn legal risk into clear, practical guidance that non-lawyers can act on
Coordinate with Augment's deal lawyers, who lead product counsel work on investment features, fund structures, offering documents and settlement mechanics
Advise on employment matters alongside HR
Partner with HR on employee matters, from offer letters, policies and multi-state questions to investigations, performance matters, separations and accommodations
Manage employment claims and work with outside employment counsel when needed
Help HR shape policies and practices for a remote team working across multiple states
Manage litigation and subpoena responses
Manage disputes, threatened claims and litigation, including outside counsel strategy, budgets and results
Review and sign off on subpoena and legal process responses with Compliance
🧠 You'd Fit in Well If:
You're a generalist who enjoys moving between commercial contracts, product, governance, employment and disputes in the same week
You want to own outcomes, not just review someone else's work
You're comfortable doing hands-on work while building processes as you go, with lean resources
You have strong judgment on people issues and handle sensitive matters with discretion
You can explain legal risk plainly and give business teams a clear path forward
You're excited by businesses that combine software, financial infrastructure and regulated operations
You stay responsive, organized and calm when several priorities land at once
💡 Why Augment
Upside. Meaningful equity in a venture-backed company that's already operating at scale, in a market we believe is just getting started.
Ownership. You'll shape how Augment handles commercial contracting, product review, governance, employment and disputes.
Scope. Commercial, product, corporate, employment and disputes work in one seat. Few in-house roles touch this much of a regulated financial business.
Career path. You'll help build the legal team from the ground up, with room to grow into broader leadership as legal scales.
Flexibility. We're remote-first, with Austin or New York preferred, and unlimited PTO.
Timing. Private market secondaries are becoming core financial infrastructure. You'll help build the company defining how that market works.
👨🔧 Qualifications
Required
JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
4–7 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm, in-house or both, with meaningful experience in commercial and corporate work and in regulatory or litigation matters
Significant experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including NDAs, customer agreements and vendor agreements, with the ability to manage high volume
Hands-on experience with corporate governance and entity management
Experience advising on employment matters alongside HR, including sensitive issues
Experience managing litigation, disputes or regulatory inquiries, including supervising outside counsel
Excellent drafting skills, with strong attention to detail and commercial judgment
Ability to manage a broad workload and make practical calls quickly
Bonus
In-house experience at a fintech, financial services or other regulated technology company
Product counsel experience, including user terms, disclosures and product launches
Familiarity with broker-dealer or investment adviser regulatory environments
Experience with subpoenas, legal process or regulatory document requests
🏄♂️ Benefits
Meaningful equity in a profitable, high-growth company
100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage for employees
· Unlimited PTO
Remote, with Austin or New York preferred
The U.S. base salary for this role is $145,000 to $190,000 a year, depending on level, experience and demonstrated responsibility, plus equity. Total compensation may also include other components or benefits, depending on the role.
Why This Role Matters
Augment is growing fast, and every new contract, product, entity, hire and dispute needs a steady legal hand. You'll build the commercial and product legal foundation that lets Augment scale responsibly, protects our users and team, and supports how private markets operate.
If this sounds exciting, apply here.
Originally posted on Himalayas
Private markets hold some of the most valuable and innovative companies in the world, yet trading their equity still runs on email chains, PDFs and wire instructions. We believe that with the right infrastructure, private markets can become the biggest market in the world. Augment is building that infrastructure, end to end, to be the simplest experience for buying and selling shares in private companies.
As one of our core commercial and product lawyers, you'll own Augment's commercial contracting and be the person teams call when something touches a new product, corporate structure, an employee issue or a subpoena. You'll shape how that work gets done, build the playbooks behind it and help grow our legal team.
About Augment
Accredited and institutional investors use Augment to buy and sell shares in some of the world's most sought after private companies, including Perplexity, Kalshi, SpaceX (now public), and Glean. Augment was founded in 2022 with headquarters in Austin and an office in NYC.
We're growing fast:
Raised $16.5M to date from investors including Builders VC, Neo, Golden Section, E1 Ventures and OPCO Ventures
Profitable 50+ person team and growing, with an eight-figure annual revenue run rate, targeting 9 figures in 2027
· $1.5B+ in assets under management
10,000+ users and transactions in 45+ private companies
Experienced leadership from Google, Rubrik, UBS, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, and Nasdaq Private Markets with our Chief Compliance Officer sitting on FINRA's Small Firm Advisory Committee
Read more about Augment at Augment Jobs.
The Role
We're hiring a Senior Legal Counsel to own the commercial, product and corporate legal work that keeps Augment running and growing. You'll report directly to our Head of Legal and work across product, engineering, operations, compliance and people teams.
Most of your time will go to commercial contracting, from intake through negotiation and signature. You'll also serve as product counsel, handle corporate governance and entity matters, advise on employment matters alongside HR, review and sign off on subpoena responses with Compliance and manage litigation.
You'll cover the full range of this work, from day-to-day NDAs, customer and vendor contracts and contract intake to higher-stakes product, governance and employment matters. If you'd rather build a practice than inherit one, this is the seat.
🧑💻 You Will:
Own commercial contracting and build legal infrastructure
Own Augment's commercial contracts end to end, including NDAs, customer and vendor agreements, non-standard terms and contract disputes, and share NCNDA work with Augment's deal lawyers
Run contract intake and tracking so the business gets fast, consistent answers
Build templates, playbooks and intake workflows so legal scales with the company. Augment is a software company, so you'll have engineers and product teams to help build what you design
Own corporate governance and entity matters
Advise Finance and Compliance on legal questions related to entity good standing, registrations, filings and records
Keep entity separateness, intercompany arrangements and governance practices clean across Augment's operating and regulated entities
Serve as platform product counsel
Partner with product, engineering and operations to launch new platform and app features, such as account experiences, cash accounts and data products, from early design through release
Own platform terms of use, privacy and user-facing product disclosures and flows, working with Compliance on regulatory questions and supporting Compliance’s marketing review when legal input is needed
Turn legal risk into clear, practical guidance that non-lawyers can act on
Coordinate with Augment's deal lawyers, who lead product counsel work on investment features, fund structures, offering documents and settlement mechanics
Advise on employment matters alongside HR
Partner with HR on employee matters, from offer letters, policies and multi-state questions to investigations, performance matters, separations and accommodations
Manage employment claims and work with outside employment counsel when needed
Help HR shape policies and practices for a remote team working across multiple states
Manage litigation and subpoena responses
Manage disputes, threatened claims and litigation, including outside counsel strategy, budgets and results
Review and sign off on subpoena and legal process responses with Compliance
🧠 You'd Fit in Well If:
You're a generalist who enjoys moving between commercial contracts, product, governance, employment and disputes in the same week
You want to own outcomes, not just review someone else's work
You're comfortable doing hands-on work while building processes as you go, with lean resources
You have strong judgment on people issues and handle sensitive matters with discretion
You can explain legal risk plainly and give business teams a clear path forward
You're excited by businesses that combine software, financial infrastructure and regulated operations
You stay responsive, organized and calm when several priorities land at once
💡 Why Augment
Upside. Meaningful equity in a venture-backed company that's already operating at scale, in a market we believe is just getting started.
Ownership. You'll shape how Augment handles commercial contracting, product review, governance, employment and disputes.
Scope. Commercial, product, corporate, employment and disputes work in one seat. Few in-house roles touch this much of a regulated financial business.
Career path. You'll help build the legal team from the ground up, with room to grow into broader leadership as legal scales.
Flexibility. We're remote-first, with Austin or New York preferred, and unlimited PTO.
Timing. Private market secondaries are becoming core financial infrastructure. You'll help build the company defining how that market works.
👨🔧 Qualifications
Required
JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
4–7 years of experience as a practicing attorney at a law firm, in-house or both, with meaningful experience in commercial and corporate work and in regulatory or litigation matters
Significant experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, including NDAs, customer agreements and vendor agreements, with the ability to manage high volume
Hands-on experience with corporate governance and entity management
Experience advising on employment matters alongside HR, including sensitive issues
Experience managing litigation, disputes or regulatory inquiries, including supervising outside counsel
Excellent drafting skills, with strong attention to detail and commercial judgment
Ability to manage a broad workload and make practical calls quickly
Bonus
In-house experience at a fintech, financial services or other regulated technology company
Product counsel experience, including user terms, disclosures and product launches
Familiarity with broker-dealer or investment adviser regulatory environments
Experience with subpoenas, legal process or regulatory document requests
🏄♂️ Benefits
Meaningful equity in a profitable, high-growth company
100% employer-paid medical, dental and vision coverage for employees
· Unlimited PTO
Remote, with Austin or New York preferred
The U.S. base salary for this role is $145,000 to $190,000 a year, depending on level, experience and demonstrated responsibility, plus equity. Total compensation may also include other components or benefits, depending on the role.
Why This Role Matters
Augment is growing fast, and every new contract, product, entity, hire and dispute needs a steady legal hand. You'll build the commercial and product legal foundation that lets Augment scale responsibly, protects our users and team, and supports how private markets operate.
If this sounds exciting, apply here.
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