Senior Commercial Counsel

Glydways · San Francisco

Finance & LegalRemoteposted 4w ago

Who we are:

Glydways is reimagining what public transit can be. We believe that mobility is the gateway to opportunity—connecting people to housing, education, employment, commerce, and care. By making transportation more accessible, affordable, and sustainable, we empower communities to thrive and unlock economic and social prosperity.

Our mission is to revolutionize transit with a solution that delivers high capacity, exceptional user experiences, unmatched affordability, and minimal environmental impact.

The Glydways system is a groundbreaking network of carbon-neutral, interconnected transit pathways powered by standardized autonomous vehicles on dedicated roadways. Operating 24/7 with on-demand access, it offers personalized and efficient mobility—without the burden of heavy upfront infrastructure costs or ongoing taxpayer subsidies.

With Glydways, we’re building more than a transportation system; we’re creating a future where everyone, everywhere, has the freedom to move.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Project Financing attorney to build the commercial division of our legal department. You will need to be both the strategic architect and the day-to-day executor. This is a highly visible role during a critical inflection point for a high-growth late stage start-up company. This opportunity offers meaningful equity, rapid advancement, and the chance to do some of the most consequential legal work of your career.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Build the legal portion of the Commercial (Projects & Supply Chain) side of our business – develop our preferred structures and strategies and the form agreements to go with them
Own the structuring, financing, and delivery of our commercial projects, including SPV documents, loan agreements, security packages, IP licensing agreements, EPC agreements, and the like
Own the legal portion of our global procurement, including master services agreements, POs, warehousing agreements, and similar
Partner with the sales team in winning new projects, including by drafting responses to RFPs
Partner with regulatory teams to ensure the commercial portion of the business remains in compliance with applicable laws
Manage outside counsel as necessary

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Requirements:

6+ years of Biglaw and/or in-house legal experience
Deep expertise in project financing and implementation of complex infrastructure projects
Familiarity with commercial procurement for complex infrastructure projects
Desire to independently drive the building of the commercial division of the Legal department
Willingness to directly handle the substantive legal work to limit outside counsel fees
Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law and in good standing in the United States

Bonus Points:

Experience in Chambers ranked Projects / Infrastructure practice
Experience with projects in the Middle East or APAC regions
Start-up experience
FOAK experience
Experience with IP licensing structures and technology-related legal issues.

Location:

This is a fully-remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States. Team members primarily work on West Coast time.

Glydways provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.