Remote Commercial Associate Jobs
Remote commercial associate jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms and distributed teams in sectors like software, financial services, and professional services. Employers hiring remote commercial associates right now include ZS Associates, Summit Utilities, and Vera Therapeutics. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Who we are:
Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.
Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.
Visit gomotive.com to learn more.
About the Role:
We are seeking a seasoned Associate General Counsel, Commercial to lead the legal function behind Motive's revenue, partnerships, and procurement as the company scales globally. This is a senior, high-visibility role: you will be the trusted legal advisor to our CRO, CFO, and Procurement leaders, helping them move fast and take smart risks across the contract lifecycle.
This is a player-coach role. You will build and lead a team of attorneys and contract managers, and mentoring and developing junior attorneys will be a core part of the job. You will stay close to the work by personally drafting and negotiating the most complex and strategic deals. You will also be a builder of systems, creating playbooks, approval matrices, and deal desk processes, and bringing an AI-first approach to legal work. You will report to the VP, Legal and play a central role in shaping the legal team's strategic impact and operational excellence.
What You'll Do:
- Serve as the senior legal partner to the CRO, CFO, and Procurement leadership, advising on deal strategy and balancing speed against risk.
- Lead the negotiation of complex enterprise, strategic, and reseller agreements, including MSAs, SaaS and hardware/software bundles, SLAs, warranty, and data and security terms, and personally draft and negotiate the highest-impact deals.
- Structure and negotiate strategic partnerships, resellers, OEM and integration arrangements, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions.
- Support international expansion, including local entity setup, regional partners and distributors, localized contract frameworks, and coordination with local counsel across the EU, UK, APAC, LATAM, and other regions.
- Lead procurement and supply chain legal for technology, manufacturing, and logistics vendors.
- Build and manage a team of attorneys and contract managers.
- Actively mentor and develop junior attorneys through coaching, delegation, and regular feedback, setting clear career paths and growing the next generation of legal leaders.
- Create and maintain contract playbooks, fallback and approval matrices, templates, and deal desk processes that let the business scale efficiently and consistently.
- Drive an AI-first approach to legal work by deploying AI-assisted drafting, redlining, and review, CLM automation, and intake and triage workflows, along with self-service templates and tiered approval thresholds.
- Track and report on the impact of the function, including cycle time, cost per contract, and outside counsel spend, and manage outside counsel effectively.
What We're Looking For:
- Senior commercial legal depth. 15+ years of total experience across law firm and in-house practice, including at least 5 years in an in-house leadership role (Associate General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or Head of Commercial Legal) at a company of scale.
- Top-tier pedigree. In-house experience at a recognized high-growth or category-leading technology company (SaaS, IoT, hardware, marketplace, or platform), paired with a top law firm background.
- Proven revenue impact and global growth. Supported a company's growth in revenue to $1B+ in annual revenue or ARR, including growth driven by international expansion. Experience on individual deals and programs worth $50M+ is a plus.
- Leadership and business partnership. Built and managed teams (a mix of attorneys and contract managers). A trusted advisor to the CRO, CFO, and Procurement leaders who balances speed against risk. You still draft and negotiate personally, with recent experience in the weeds, not just overseeing.
- Committed mentor and developer of junior attorneys. A track record of structuring, mentoring, and developing attorneys through hands-on coaching, thoughtful delegation, real-time feedback, and clear career paths, and of growing future leaders. You take genuine pride in the people you have developed and see their growth as part of your own success.
- Full-cycle sales and enterprise contracting. Led negotiation of complex enterprise, strategic, and reseller deals, with a record of shortening sales cycles.
- Builder of systems and AI-first efficiency. Created contract playbooks, fallback and approval matrices, templates, and deal desk processes. Has adopted AI-first approaches to legal work.
- A true team player who’s happy to pitch in wherever needed, whether that’s your own deal queue or someone else’s fire drill at quarter-end.
- Someone who genuinely enjoys working with others, actively shares knowledge, fosters strong working relationships, and can partner with others to achieve shared goals.
- Someone with a great sense of humor and no ego who shares our vision that the legal team can be both a center of excellence and fun at the same time!
**The posted salary range reflects the national range. Candidates located in San Francisco, New York, or Seattle may be eligible for a salary adjustment based on geographic location and experience.
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.
The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. For this role, the compensation range is:
United States
$235,000 - $290,000 USD
Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
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The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.
Regarding US-based roles, depending on your role and primary work location, Motive Technologies, Inc. (“Employer”) discloses candidates may be required to execute a non-compete covenant with the Employer. This requirement does not apply to lawyers, interns, or employees working in CA, MN, MT, ND, OK, or where otherwise prohibited by law.
Non-compete covenant terms in all other jurisdictions will be subject to the applicable statutory requirements, including but not limited to, procedures, industry related prohibitions, or salary and compensation thresholds.
All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.
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Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote commercial associate jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field
- Experience supporting or managing commercial contracts, proposals, or client accounts
- Proficiency with CRM platforms and pipeline reporting tools
- Strong written communication skills for drafting commercial documents and correspondence
- Demonstrated ability to analyze pricing, margins, or deal economics
- Familiarity with cross-functional collaboration across sales, legal, and operations teams
Tips for Your Remote Commercial Associate Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote commercial associate openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through unrelated listings.
Prove your async communication upfront
Remote commercial associates handle proposals, contract reviews, and stakeholder updates almost entirely in writing. Include writing samples or deal memos in your application to show you can communicate commercial decisions clearly without a meeting.
Show your CRM and pipeline discipline
Remote hiring managers can't observe how you manage your work, so they look for it in your application. Name the CRM tools you've used, describe how you structure a pipeline, and highlight any experience managing deals or accounts without close supervision.
Prepare for structured remote interviews
Remote commercial associate interviews often use case-based or scenario formats over video, testing how you think through a deal or contract issue without a whiteboard. Practice narrating your reasoning out loud and structuring your answers before the call.
Remote Commercial Associate Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote commercial associate job?
Target companies with distributed sales or business development teams, since they've built processes around remote commercial work and are most likely to hire remotely. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear written communication, and the ability to manage a pipeline or contract workflow without in-person oversight. Demonstrating CRM proficiency, deal documentation, and async collaboration in your application gives you a real edge.
Which companies hire remote commercial associates?
Employers currently hiring remote commercial associates include ZS Associates, Summit Utilities, and Vera Therapeutics, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first technology companies, distributed financial services firms, and professional services organizations that run commercial and business development functions across geographies.
Can you get a remote commercial associate job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level commercial associate roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently from day one with minimal hand-holding. SaaS startups and growth-stage companies are most likely to hire entry-level remote commercial associates. Showing completed contract coursework, a sample deal memo, or documented freelance business development work can substitute for formal experience when applying remotely.
Do you need a degree for remote commercial associate jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated commercial skills, such as pipeline management, proposal writing, and negotiation experience, alongside or instead of a degree. A strong record of closing deals, managing accounts, or supporting contract workflows can open doors even without a formal qualification, particularly at remote-first companies that evaluate candidates on output.
Which industries hire the most remote commercial associates?
Most remote commercial associate openings sit in Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire commercial associates remotely because their distributed teams rely on coordinated business development and contract management work that doesn't require a physical office presence.
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