Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $500M in annual revenue run rate, 25M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands.
We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like.
About the role:
Higgsfield is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial to serve as a key legal partner to our Sales team.
This role sits within the company's commercial legal function, supporting enterprise sales, strategic partnerships, and other initiatives across a rapidly growing global business. You will also help build and optimize our contracting processes and controls to keep pace with accelerating revenue and business growth.
The ideal candidate is an exceptional, detail-oriented commercial attorney who thrives in fast-paced, demanding environments with a high volume of deals. He or she must intuitively understand how to balance legal risk with business objectives and can communicate guidance in a highly practical way.
What You'll Do:
Drive Commercial Transactions
Lead the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex commercial agreements, with a strong focus on enterprise sales agreements
Partner directly with GTM leadership to support sales cycles and remove legal bottlenecks that impact revenue generation.
Provide practical legal guidance that balances risk management with business growth objectives.
Support international commercial expansion and evolving go-to-market strategies.
Work closely with our distributed workforce across timezones and legal jurisdictions.
Partner with Business Teams
Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to adapt our sales agreements to reflect our new product launches, features, target clients, and strategic initiatives.
Advise leadership on commercial risk management and strategic transactions, and propose pragmatic solutions.
Support special projects and emerging business priorities as the company continues to scale.
Build Scalable Legal Infrastructure
Develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, fallback positions, and approval frameworks.
Improve contracting processes and workflows to increase efficiency and shorten deal cycles.
Partner with business stakeholders to optimize and scale contract management systems and reporting.
Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting AI, digital media, content generation, advertising technology, consumer protection, and enterprise software businesses.
Requirements:
J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
7-10 years of legal experience, including substantial experience negotiating and advising on commercial transactions.
Combination of top law firm and in-house experience strongly preferred.
Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
Strong expertise in sales transactions and strategic partnerships, with the legal knowledge required to understand the issues underlying the provisions.
Experience advising high-growth technology businesses.
Strong business judgment with the ability to provide practical, actionable advice.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate independently in a fast-moving, demanding environment. This role will handle a high volume of contracts.
Collaborative, low-ego, and highly execution-oriented mindset.
Experience supporting AI, machine learning, creator economy, digital media, advertising technology, or content platforms.
Experience building commercial legal processes in a high-growth startup environment.
Familiarity with data privacy, intellectual property, liability assessments, and remedies.
Substantial experience working with Ironclad strongly preferred.
Compensation & Benefits:
We offer a competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package designed to align with impact, experience, and long-term growth.
Base Salary: The anticipated salary range for this role is $200,000 – $250,000, depending on experience, skills, scope, and location.
Bonus: This role is Bonus eligible and may participate in the Company's discretionary annual bonus program.
Equity: In addition to cash compensation, employees are eligible to participate in the company’s stock option program and share in Higgsfield AI’s long-term growth.
Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees professionally and personally, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a competitive 401(k) retirement plan with company matching, and additional benefits and perks.
The opportunity to work on ambitious AI products alongside a highly experienced, fast-moving, and international team.
Significant ownership, direct impact, and opportunities for professional growth as the company scales.
This is a fully remote role based in the United States, with occasional business travel to our San Francisco office and Kazakhstan required for team meetings, planning sessions, company events, and other in-person collaboration. Team members are expected to be available during agreed working hours and maintain sufficient overlap with the relevant team’s time zone. While we work remotely, we value active communication, responsiveness, and close collaboration across teams.
Higgsfield AI is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
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