The posting, in ClickHouse's own words
archived Nov 13, 2026ClickHouse is seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join ClickHouse’s elite and business-focused Legal team. You will be responsible for supporting ClickHouse’s Americas sales team in reviewing and negotiating customer agreements and providing legal support for ClickHouse’s revenue-generating activities. You’ll be a trusted advisor and business enabler in a rapidly growing company while maintaining high standards for both legal practice and business ethics.
What You’ll Do:
● Serve as a senior member of the commercial legal team responsible for supporting the go-to-market team by reviewing and negotiating ClickHouse’s customer contracts. Your primary focus will be supporting the Americas sales team. ● Cultivate strong relationships with the Americas sales team and act as a solutions- oriented business partner to ClickHouse’s Americas sales team by providing pragmatic, sound legal counsel. ● Lead complex cross-border transactions with sophisticated counterparties located across multiple jurisdictions, independently owning complex deals from first review through signature and managing escalations. ● Monitor and advise on relevant regulatory, compliance or legal developments impacting the business in the Americas region, and partner with the broader Legal team and cross- functional stakeholders where required. ● Provide training and enablement to internal stakeholders on legal issues and contract processes, and mentor more junior members of the Legal team. ● Help maintain and update our legal agreements, policies, and templates; develop and improve scalable workflows to enable rapid revenue growth and stability for the company. ● As a senior member of ClickHouse’s AMER legal function, lead the build-out of the playbooks, templates, and processes the region will run on, in partnership with the broader Legal team.
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What You Bring Along:
● Law degree and member in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar. ● Minimum of 7 years of law firm and in-house experience. Experience supporting a high growth infrastructure SaaS company is a plus. ● Exceptional academic performance and training, including a law degree from a highly ranked law school (e.g., Top 30) and/or experience at a top-tier law firm in the technology space. ● Proven track record of independently drafting, negotiating, and closing complex commercial technology transactions and SaaS agreements with enterprise customers, partners, and resellers across multiple jurisdictions. International legal experience is a plus. ● Strong understanding of commercial legal issues related to SaaS and software licensing (i.e., data privacy, security, intellectual property, open-source, revenue recognition, and tax), professional services, and other go-to-market programs (such as partner/reseller programs). ● Excellent judgement, strong business orientation, and ability to translate legal risk into practical commercial advice within the context of business objectives. ● Strong interpersonal, communication, and management skills; ability to build trust and strong relationships with ClickHouse’s sales team, cross-functional stakeholders, and ClickHouse’s customers. ● Exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. ● Experience with data protection regulations in commercial negotiations and familiarity with regulated customer requirements is a plus. ● Experience negotiating on customer paper and working with negotiation playbooks and fallback positions is a plus.
Perks
Flexible work environment - ClickHouse is a globally distributed company and remote-friendly. We currently operate in over 25 countries. Healthcare - Employer contributions towards your healthcare. Equity in the company - Every new eligible team member who joins our company receives equity. Time off - Flexible time off in the US, generous entitlement in other countries. A USD$500 Home office setup if you’re a remote employee. Global Gatherings – We believe in the power of in-person connection and offer opportunities to engage with colleagues at company-wide offsites.
Culture - We All Shape It
As part of a rapidly scaling start-up, you will be instrumental in shaping our culture. Are you interested in finding out more about our culture? Learn more about our values here . Check out our blog posts or follow us on LinkedIn to find out more about what’s happening at ClickHouse.