Head of Commercial Legal

ABOUT US:

Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life’s work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money.

In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As Head of Commercial Legal, you will lead and scale Notion's commercial legal function, owning the strategy, team, and execution for all commercial legal matters globally. You will manage a team of commercial counsel across multiple regions and serve as the senior legal advisor to our go-to-market functions, including Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing. This role demands a builder and player-coach who can operate at the strategic level while staying close to deals.

You will report to the General Counsel and serve as a key member of the Legal leadership team.

WHAT YOU'LL ACHIEVE:

Team Leadership & Development

- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of commercial counsel spanning the Americas, EMEA, and APAC

- Set the standard for how commercial legal work is done: speed, quality, business orientation, and use of AI tools to multiply output

- Recruit and develop attorneys who combine deep transactional expertise with business proximity, learning velocity, and a bias to action

- Foster a team culture of ownership, craft, low-ego collaboration, and continuous improvement

- Be a true player-coach: develop and elevate your team while stepping in personally to execute on deals and projects when the moment calls for it. Everyone on this...