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title: 'Associate General Counsel, Commercial at Patch'
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# Associate General Counsel, Commercial at Patch

- **Company:** Patch
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $200k–$240k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-04-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-03
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/patch.io/551fb0db-bd4a-4b63-bf82-b895f31d96f9/application

**Skills:** Commercial Contracting, Enterprise Agreement Negotiation, Risk Management, Compliance Frameworks, Software Industry Experience, Advisory Industry Experience, Financial Services Industry Experience

> The Lead Commercial Counsel serves as the strategic architect of Patch's commercial legal framework, owning the commercial function and structuring high-value enterprise agreements. This role involves partnering with Sales and Strategy leadership to design commercial playbooks, manage risk, and accelerate go-to-mark...

## Job description

## WHY PATCH, WHY NOW

Patch exists to put the planet back in balance by scaling unified climate action through software, market infrastructure, and culture-driven execution. Every day our platform not only curates the world’s most trusted carbon-removal and environmental datasets—it also moves 100s of millions of dollars to projects that cut, capture, or store CO₂ for good.

Our culture is built on three non-negotiables:

- We build the future we want – we don’t wait for permission; we shape the market.
- We’re all in this together – direct, empathetic teamwork inside Patch and across the climate ecosystem.
- We amp it up – urgency and unreasonably high standards because the planet can’t wait.

If that mindset energizes you, read on.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

The Associate General Counsel, Commercial will serve as the strategic architect of Patch’s commercial legal framework and the primary legal voice within the company. In this pivotal role, you will hold full ownership of the commercial function, structuring and negotiating complex, high-value enterprise agreements at the intersection of software, finance, and climate commodities. This is a high-visibility opportunity to partner directly with Sales, Supply, and Climate Strategy leadership to unlock revenue and design the legal infrastructure for a rapidly scaling business.

## WHAT YOU'LL TACKLE

- Own commercial contracting and work side-by-side with our Sales and Supply teams, as well as Leadership Team
- Advise executive team in translating complex legal risk into clear business trade-offs
- Design commercial playbooks that streamline contracting workstreams and accelerate Go-to-Market team velocity
- Architect first-of-a-kind templates for the environmental commodity market to define our position and value-add in the market
- Develop a risk and compliance framework in partnership with our Finance team to manage complex enterprise partnerships

## WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT MATCH

- 6+ years of experience in law, with 3+ years of experience in commercial contracting
- An operator who is energized by deal mechanics and a fast-paced environment
- A high functioning, high-agency individual who will take ownership and build with confidence and strategic foresight
- A meticulous executor who values accuracy, reliability, and repeatability across workflows
- An excellent written and verbal communicator who can translate between GTM and legal functions with ease
- Professional experience in the software, advisory, or financial services industry

## WHAT YOU'LL GET

- A mission-obsessed crew shipping with speed and sky-high standards
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- Onsite culture in San Francisco with an annual offsite for deep strategy and team bonding
- Unlimited vacation and generous parental leave
- Monthly wellness stipend (mental and physical)

If shaping the story of climate action—while using AI as a force multiplier—sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to meet you.

Let’s rebalance the planet together.

Commitment to Diversity:

Patch is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant, candidate, or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

If you are extended an offer, that offer may be contingent upon your successful completion of a background check, which will be conducted in accordance with applicable laws. We may obtain one or more background screening reports about you, solely for employment purposes.

## About Patch

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Patch is an AI-native services company that helps enterprises navigate fragmented environmental markets (carbon credits, renewable energy certificates, sustainable aviation fuel credits, and more) to secure the resources they need for sustainable growth.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series unknown; $81.5M total funding across 3 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (with additional offices in London, UK and Singapore)
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Brennan Spellacy (Co-founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Environmental Services / Climate Tech
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (companies needing to source, diligence, purchase, and manage environmental resources)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "Making a livable future inevitable" – Patch works to rebalance the planet by scaling climate action through technology and expertise.

## Products & Services
- **Patch Platform (AI-native software)**: Centralized platform for sourcing, diligence, purchase, and management of environmental resources. Provides real-time market data across carbon, SAFc, RECs, and more, enriched by AI and expert human guidance.
- **Embedded Climate Strategy Team**: A team of climate strategists that helps companies design environmental resource strategies, translate market data into decisions, monitor portfolios, and manage risk.
- **Climate Project Network**: Access to 500+ high-integrity climate projects globally, with AI-powered integrity reviews and expert-led diligence.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue $5.0M (estimated from LinkedIn); Total Funding $81.5M (3 rounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly named in available sources; LinkedIn lists 8 investors (names not provided). Partners include Workday (case study) and advisory board members (names not shown).
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 33.8% YoY to 53 employees; operates in 8 countries (US, UK, Canada, India, Spain, France, etc.); active job postings increased 400% year-over-year.

## Competitive Advantages
- **AI-native platform** that centralizes and automates the entire environmental resource lifecycle, from sourcing to reporting.
- **Deep market data** across multiple asset classes (carbon, RECs, SAFc) kept current in real time.
- **Embedded climate expertise** – a dedicated team of strategists provides guidance alongside the software.
- **Global project network** of 500+ vetted climate projects, enabling broad sourcing and comparison.
- **High-integrity focus** with AI-powered diligence and expert reviews.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling enterprise adoption of environmental markets by making them simpler, more data-driven, and more trustworthy.
- Expanding global presence (offices in San Francisco, London, Singapore) to serve customers across three continents.
- Continuing to invest in AI and market data to keep customers ahead of rapidly evolving regulations and standards (e.g., Net-Zero Standard 2.0).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include "We’re all in this together," "Amp it up," and "Build the future we want." Emphasis on collaboration and mission-driven impact.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/remote-friendly with regular team-wide onsites for in-person collaboration. Global opportunities.
- **Benefits**: Competitive equity, retirement/401k, flexible paid time off, parental leave, health & wellness stipends, commuter benefits.
- **Engineering culture**: Product Engineers and Senior/Staff+ roles actively hiring; focus on building the future of climate tech.
- **Mission**: Directly contribute to solving the greatest challenge of our generation – climate change.

## Sources
1. [patch.io/about](https://www.patch.io/about)
2. [patch.io/careers](https://www.patch.io/careers)
3. [patch.io](https://www.patch.io/)
4. [theorg.com/org/patch-io](https://theorg.com/org/patch-io)
5. [linkedin.com/company/usepatch](https://www.linkedin.com/company/usepatch)

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