Commercial Counsel (First Legal Hire) at Distyl AI

You are a seasoned attorney with over 10 years of experience in commercial contracting and a J.D. from an accredited law school. You possess a proven ability to

Work type: hybrid

Location: San Francisco | New York

Salary: $180,000 – $250,000/yr

Type: Full-time

Summary

You are a seasoned attorney with over 10 years of experience in commercial contracting and a J.D. from an accredited law school. You possess a proven ability to lead complex, high-value negotiations and build legal infrastructure from scratch in fast-paced environments. **What makes it worth a look...** Distyl AI pays between $180,000 and $250,000 annually for this hybrid role based in San Francisco or New York. You will work on-site three days a week and receive full health coverage for yourself and your dependents plus equity. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Hold an active bar admission. * Have significant experience drafting and negotiating SaaS or enterprise software agreements. * Can build and implement CLM systems or legal automation workflows. * Understand product-related regulatory requirements like data privacy and IP.

Job Description

# About Distyl AI

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations.

We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows. As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations — from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys.

Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s. The results reflect this approach: a 100% production deployment success rate for our customers and one of the few enterprise AI companies to run a profitable business.

# What We’re Looking For

Distyl is hiring our first legal councel—an opportunity to help build this legal function from the ground up at a company operating at the frontier of AI and enterprise transformation.

We’re looking for a Commercial Counsel who doesn’t just support the business, but accelerates it. This role sits at the center of revenue, product, and partnerships—owning how Distyl structures, negotiates, and scales its most critical commercial relationships.

You will be responsible for removing friction from deals, enabling faster growth, and building the legal infrastructure that allows Distyl to scale with confidence. This is not a traditional counsel role focused on reactive support—this is a builder role for someone who wants to design systems, shape strategy, and directly influence company trajectory.

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You’ll operate with high autonomy, deep trust, and a direct line to leadership. The right person thrives in ambiguity, moves with urgency, and applies sound judgment to balance speed with risk.

# Key Responsibilities

This role is defined by ownership of outcomes, not just inputs.







# Who You Are

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# What We Offer







Distyl has offices in San Francisco and New York. This role follows a hybrid collaboration model with 3+ days per week (Tuesday–Thursday) in‑office. We can not offer this as a remote opportunity at this time.

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