Commercial Legal Lead

About Mantel Mantel is developing the first molten-salt-based carbon capture technology designed to operate at the high temperatures found inside boilers, kilns, and furnaces - enabling highly efficient carbon capture that has not been possible until now. Carbon capture can be applied across industries to reduce emissions and achieve net-negative emissions. By solving for efficiency Mantel can cut costs substantially, unlocking carbon capture's role in reaching net zero emissions by 2050. Role Overview The Senior Commercial Counsel was designed for a specific kind of lawyer: one who has spent years in transactional practice, is genuinely good at it, and wants a bigger stage. As Senior Commercial Counsel, you'll own Mantel's contracts function end-to-end – Master Service Agreements (MSAs), licensing agreements, term sheets, offtake deals – while also having a real seat at the commercial strategy table. You'll shape how deals are structured, not just document them after the fact. This is the right role for a lawyer who finds pure legal practice too narrow. You'll be a genuine partner to the business, not a reviewer at the end of the process. What You'll Do 1. Contract Ownership Own Mantel's commercial contracts end-to-end: draft, negotiate, and close MSAs, NDAs, engineering service agreements, term sheets, licensing agreements, offtake agreements, strategic supply agreements, strategic partnership agreements and project-level commercial contracts. Take and defend clear positions on representations and warranties, indemnification, liability caps, IP ownership & governance, and dispute resolution – and know when to hold firm and when to negotiate. Develop and maintain standard form agreements and negotiation playbooks that keep Mantel's contracting process efficient and consistent. Maintain a clean contracts repository and ensure Mantel's obligations, rights, and key dates are tracked and enforced. Develop and manage external counsel relationships where specialized expertise is needed, keeping scope and cost tight. 2. Commercial Strategy & Deal Structuring Contribute to the strategic framing of commercial deals, not just the legal terms, but the structure, risk allocation, and commercial logic behind them. Help Mantel build scalable commercial structures as the company moves from demonstration to full deployment. Support due diligence processes for partnerships, project financing, and government grants. Serve as a trusted, accessible internal legal resource across the organization – fast, practical, and easy to work with. Work closely with the commercial, engineering, and finance teams to understand the deals Mantel is pursuing and the legal risks that actually matter. 3. Term Sheets & Licensing Draft and negotiate term sheets that set the right commercial and legal foundation before full agreements are executed. Own Mantel's licensing strategy from a contracts and legal perspective – understanding how IP rights, exclusivity provisions, grant-back clauses, and royalty structures interact with commercial objectives. Identify and push back on terms that create undue legal risk or limit Mantel's flexibility as the business scales. Who You Are Experience: 5+ years of transactional legal experience, in private practice or in-house at a technology, energy, or industrial company; startup or early-stage company experience or exposure is a strong asset. Education: Law degree required [AR1][DR2]. You trained as a lawyer and you're proud of it – you just don't want that to be called in at the end, you want to help run and shape the process from the get-go in partnership with your commercial colleagues. You have negotiated real commercial contracts and know how to take a position, defend it, and close. You give practical advice that moves deals forward and are solution oriented – counterparties and colleagues alike know you're someone who gets things done. You have genuine curiosity about carbon capture, industrial decarbonization, and the commercial landscape Mantel is operating in. You're comfortable being Mantel's primary legal voice on commercial matters in a company where the legal function is still being built. What You'll Get Ownership of Mantel's commercial contracts function at a pivotal moment in the company's growth. A seat at the table for commercial strategy, not just legal review. Direct exposure to complex, novel deal structures across licensing, offtake, project development, and government contracting. A central role in building one of the most exciting carbon capture companies in the world. Benefits & Compensation Highly competitive pay based on experience, including equity. 90% subsidized medical and dental healthcare coverage for employees, 50% for dependents. Unlimited vacation policy, mental health personal days, generous sick leave, plus a week-long winter break at the end of December. Health/Fitness and cell phone stipend. Paid parental leave. #J-18808-Ljbffr PetsApp