Gridware

Real-time grid monitoring and predictive maintenance

Assistant General Counsel

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Francisco, CA, USA$235k - $265k /yr

About the Job

Requirements

Be a member of a U.S. State Bar.
Hold a Juris Doctor from an American Bar Association-accredited law school.
Have 7 or more years of relevant experience, with a substantial portion as lead attorney on complex, high-value commercial agreements.
Demonstrate the ability to run a large, multi-workstream negotiation against a sophisticated counterparty.
Have experience working with outside counsel in international contexts.
Have experience building or materially improving contract templates and playbooks.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end negotiation of master agreements with utility customers, including large investor-owned utilities, public power, and international utilities.
Serve as the primary legal point of contact for the go-to-market team, partnering directly with its leadership and account executives throughout deal cycles to structure terms, manage risk, and close large, critical deals efficiently.
Own and continuously refine contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks to improve consistency, reduce turnaround time, and enable internal business teams to self-serve on standard terms.
Advise on data ownership, privacy, and security issues arising in commercial agreements and product development, in partnership with Engineering and Information Security.
Provide product counseling on new products in partnership with internal teams, including Product, Engineering, go-to-market, Data Science, Customer Support, and Product Marketing.
Advise on international deals and other legal aspects of international expansion, including selecting and managing local counsel.
Own the broader commercial contracting function across the company, including vendor, partnership, and other agreements, along with the accompanying legal operations processes.

Desired Qualifications

Commercial contracts experience in one or more of the following: enterprise software-as-a-service and platform agreements; Internet of Things or connected hardware sold with a software subscription; contract manufacturing and supply chain agreements; data licensing and data rights; field services, installation, or construction-adjacent subcontracting.
Experience with utilities or energy infrastructure, such as representing a vendor selling to utilities, working inside a utility or independent power producer, or working at a state or federal energy regulator, and familiarity with the regulatory and procurement environment in which utilities operate.
At least one of the following work experiences: employment at a top law firm or state or federal clerkships; or work on in-house legal teams at technology companies.

Salary Range: 235000 to 265000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

Role Description

Join Gridware’s small legal team and directly influence the company’s legal, product, and business strategy. We’re seeking an attorney with significant commercial counseling and/or in-house tech company experience that is eager to lead the commercial counsel function at Gridware, with flexibility to own additional areas. This cross-functional role requires an autodidactic mindset to tackle legal issues in collaboration with a range of internal teams. This position is hybrid and reports to the General Counsel.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end negotiation of master agreements with utility customers, including large investor-owned utilities, public power, and international utilities.
Serve as the primary legal point of contact for the GTM team, partnering directly with GTM leadership and account executives throughout the deal cycle to structure terms, manage risk, and close large, critical deals efficiently.
Own and continuously refine contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks to improve consistency, reduce turnaround time, and enable internal business teams to self-serve on standard terms.
Advise on data ownership, privacy, and security issues that may arise in commercial agreements and in product development, in partnership with Engineering and InfoSec.
Provide product counseling on new products in partnership with a range of internal teams, including Product, Engineering, GTM, Data Science, Customer Support, and Product Marketing.
Advise on international deals and other legal aspects of international expansion, including selecting and managing local counsel.
Own the broader commercial contracting function across the company, including vendor, partnership and other agreements, along with the accompanying legal ops processes.

Required Skills

Member of a US State Bar
JD from an ABA-accredited law school
7+ years of relevant experience, with a substantial portion spent as the lead attorney on complex, high-value commercial agreements.
Demonstrated ability to run a large, multi-workstream negotiation against a sophisticated counterparty
Experience working with outside counsel in international contexts
Experience building or materially improving contract templates and playbooks

Bonus Skills

Commercial contracts experience in one or more of: enterprise SaaS and platform agreements; IoT or connected hardware sold with a software subscription; contract manufacturing and supply chain agreements; data licensing and data rights; field services, installation, or construction-adjacent subcontracting.
Experience with utilities or energy infrastructure, whether representing a vendor selling to utilities, working inside a utility or IPP, or working at a state or federal energy regulator, and familiarity with the regulatory and procurement environment utilities operate in.
At least one of the following work experiences:
Top law firm or state or federal clerkships
In-house legal teams at technology companies

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Gridware Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training

About the Company

Gridware

Real-time grid monitoring and predictive maintenance

Gridware provides a real-time monitoring platform for electrical grids using sensors mounted on power poles to collect data on asset health and status. It analyzes this data to detect faults and predict hazards, giving utilities early warnings for preventative maintenance to prevent outages and wildfires. The system differentiates itself with a pole-mounted sensor network and analytics focused on wildfire risk, enabling proactive maintenance rather than reactive responses. Its goal is to improve public safety and grid reliability while reducing wildfire risk and the financial liabilities faced by utilities.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Series B
Total funding: $97.3M
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2020

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