Axios, a digital media company specializing in breaking news and insights across business, technology, politics, and media, is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial to join its collaborative legal team. This role offers the opportunity to serve as a key legal partner to the revenue, product, and operations teams, providing strategic legal guidance to support Axios's growth and innovation.

In this high-visibility position, the Senior Counsel will independently counsel senior business leaders and manage significant commercial matters end-to-end. Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements such as advertising sales, sponsorships, events, customer subscriptions, content licensing, vendor, technology, and strategic agreements. The role also involves overseeing commercial legal intake and workflow, prioritizing and delegating work, improving playbooks and templates, and implementing self-service tools and automation to handle volume efficiently.

Ideal candidates will have over six years of relevant legal experience, including significant in-house commercial experience; law firm experience is a plus. Experience advising on product, sales, marketing, advertising, sponsorships, and digital media matters is strongly preferred. Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of independently leading sophisticated commercial transactions, are essential. Candidates should possess broad issue-spotting skills to identify and advise on legal and business risks beyond the contract, and demonstrate pragmatic risk assessment that balances legal protection with business agility. The ability to operate independently, own matters end-to-end, and advise senior business leaders with sound judgment and confidence is crucial. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, a collaborative, solution-oriented approach, and the ability to move quickly, prioritize competing demands, and communicate clearly and succinctly are also important. Familiarity with AI-enabled tools and workflows to enhance productivity is a plus.

The starting salary for this role ranges from $1,750,000 to $2,050,000 annually, depending on factors such as location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation and benefits. Axios offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) with employer match, robust health insurance options, dental and vision coverage, paid parental leave, generous vacation policy, mental health days, annual learning and development stipends, and a monthly wellness reimbursement.

Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of its operations. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. The company invests in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows.