Commercial Counsel

Our device captures at least 80% of a semi-truck’s carbon emissions directly from the tailpipe. We sell the CO2 to end-users who can store it away for a long time. We split that revenue with our customers, so the device pays for itself in just a couple years.

Remora is hiring a Commercial Counsel who, as Remora’s second legal hire, will help draft and negotiate contracts of all kinds as well as support all functions with legal review and advice. The Commercial Counsel will assess contracts for legal, compliance, and business risks while applying commercial legal principles and practical business sense, all while helping to tackle the defining challenge of our time.

We’re a 50-person climate tech startup based in Detroit, MI. We build a device that captures a semi-truck’s carbon emissions directly from the tailpipe. We sell the CO2 to end-users, and split that revenue with our customers, so our device pays for itself in just a couple years. 

We’re piloting our technology with some of the largest companies in the world, including three of the Fortune 10, and we’ve raised multiple rounds of funding from leading investors like Lowercarbon Capital, Union Square Ventures, and First Round Capital.

Climate change disproportionately impacts communities of color, so we’re looking for candidates deeply committed to reducing emissions and to racial justice. People who identify as Black, Indigenous, person of color, female, non-binary, trans, gender non-conforming, or any other identity underrepresented in startups are especially encouraged to apply.

Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial agreements, including complex and novel agreements (hardware sales and services, CO2 sales, carbon credit sales, partnerships, manufacturing, IP development, consulting) to ensure compliance with Remora’s requirements and preferences, and identify and coordinate review by internal departments on relevant provisions

Provide pragmatic, business-minded guidance on contract related issues. We’re not looking for academic analysis.

Collaborate with and provide strategic and legal advice to various cross-functional teams, including sales, product, customers ops, and more

Improve internal processes and increase the efficiency and scalability of the legal team

Develop, implement, and continuously improve Remora’s contracts, templates, and other agreements to ensure maximum protection while balancing business needs

Develop a broad understanding of key areas of law that affect Remora’s business, such as corporate, intellectual property, regulatory and more

Work with vendors to oversee the maintenance of the corporate records and good standing requirements

Interface with document management to assure retention of complete records of each transaction and help maintain contract and document management across all areas within Remora

JD degree with good standing membership in at least one U.S. state bar

4+ years of transactional experience with midsize hardware companies or startups in a role that requires direct interaction with customers, suppliers, and internal teammates

Strong familiarity with common issues that arise in commercial negotiations, including IP, indemnification, and other issues commonly negotiated with large customer companies

Excellent judgment that balances business-goals with riskInitiative to work through multiple solutions to issues and proactively drive projects forward

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex legal issues into an understandable narrative for diverse audiences

Impeccable attention to detail and organization

Willingness to learn and handle new areas of responsibility

Proficiency editing and managing contracts using both Microsoft Office and GSuite, and ideally, other applications relevant to legal operations and contract management

You want to join a fast-paced, fast-growing startup.

You care deeply about reducing carbon emissions and building power for the historically excluded communities that will be most effected by those emissions.

You fully own projects, and you identify and solve problems through completion.

You adapt to change and you appreciate failures as learning opportunities, constructively sharing them with your teammates.

You improve your teammates’ performance through collaboration. You consistently pursue personal and professional growth for yourself and your teammates.

You voice respectful disagreement and provide high-quality constructive feedback. You’re an effective and active listener, and a clear and concise communicator.

Location: Remote (US and Canada within Pacific Time, Mountain Time, Central Time, or Eastern Time)

Start date: Flexible

COVID-19: Remora requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Applicants are required to submit proof of vaccination prior to beginning employment. Appropriate COVID-19 safety precautions are implemented in the workplace.

Salary: $112,000 if based in Detroit and adjusted for geography

Equity: 0.03%

Healthcare (Aetna)

Retirement (401k)

Student loan assistance

Four weeks of paid time off

Dependent care assistance (childcare or eldercare)

Parental leave

Unlimited sick and compassionate leave

Employee development and coaching