Commercial Counsel - India

Remote · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 5, 2026

At a glance

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how we interact with technology.
We launched in January 2023 with the first human-like AI voice model. Today, we serve millions of users and thousands of businesses - from fast-growing startups to large enterprises like Deutsche Telekom and Meta. Our investors are some of the world's most prominent, including Andreessen Horowitz, ICONIQ Growth and Sequoia. We've raised $781M in funding and our last valuation was $22B - multiples of 11, always.
We have expanded from voice into three main platforms:
- ElevenAgents enables businesses to deliver seamless and intelligent customer experiences, with the integrations, testing, monitoring, and reliability necessary to deploy voice and chat agents at scale.
- ElevenCreative empowers creators and marketers to generate and edit speech, music, image, and video across 70+ languages.
- ElevenAPI gives developers access to our leading AI audio foundational models.

The Commercial Counsel will support complex commercial transactions across India and the broader APAC region, focusing on SaaS, licensing, and strategic partnerships.
This role involves navigating diverse legal and regulatory frameworks in the AI field while providing practical, business-oriented advice to enable growth.

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, with a primary focus on GTM/Sales transactions in India, including enterprise customer contracts.
Partner with sales, business development, and operations teams to design and implement strategies that support high-growth go-to-market initiatives.
Monitor and interpret evolving region-specific legal and regulatory developments, including data protection, technology, and AI-related frameworks.
Apply knowledge of regulatory developments to contract drafting and risk assessment.
Develop, maintain, and localize contract templates, playbooks, and policies to reflect regional requirements and industry best practices.
Provide clear, pragmatic, and commercially focused legal advice to cross-functional teams.
Contribute to scaling the Legal Team’s commercial function, fostering a collaborative, solutions-oriented team culture.

Law degree and qualification to practice law in India.
7+ years of relevant post-qualification legal experience.
Proven track record drafting and negotiating complex commercial and technology agreements.
Strong knowledge of enterprise software licensing, SaaS, data protection, and intellectual property.
Experience advising on privacy, cybersecurity, and cross-border data transfer issues.
Experience working for a US-based or global multinational out of India with direct experience working with customers both in and outside the region.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Comfort in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.

This role is remote and can be executed from anywhere in India.
The company is particularly looking for candidates based in Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, or Hyderabad.