Senior Legal & Commercial Affairs Manager

The posting, as Havenlybrands wrote it

At Havenly Brands , we're building this generation's premier destination for all things home. Alongside our award winning Havenly design services, we proudly own and operate some of the best home furnishings brands in the business including Havenly, Interior Define, The Citizenry, Burrow, Inside, and St. Frank. Our family of brands is growing and we're looking for amazing people to join us on this journey!

Havenly is not just the #1 residential interior design service in America - we're architecting the future of how millions design their homes. With our proprietary 3D visualization technology, our worldwide network of designers empowered with AI tools, and our revolutionary customer-facing AI design assistant, we're at the inflection point of a massive market transformation. This isn't just another operations role, it's the opportunity to build the category-defining business at the intersection of AI, design, and commerce.

Our Core Values

• Exhibit Gumption: meet every challenge with spirit and energy; believe the impossible is possible.
• Overperform: work hard, move fast, be scrappy.
• Stay Playful: no jerks, no whiners; have fun and keep perspective.
• Act Like an Owner: be accountable, speak up, act in Havenly's best interest.

About the Role
Havenly is looking for a commercially sharp operator to own legal and commercial affairs across our portfolio of brands, reporting directly to our Chief Operating & Technology Officer and backed by experienced outside counsel. As we grow, we need a senior individual contributor who can triage a varied queue of contracts, disputes, and claims, drive each one to a practical resolution, and use AI to rethink how this work gets done instead of just administering an old process. Great looks like matters closing faster and smarter, outside counsel used where it really counts, and leadership always knowing where things stand, with no surprises.

What You'll Own

• The day-to-day portfolio of commercial legal matters across our brands, including demand letters, contract disputes, claims, settlement discussions, and other routine matters.
• Assessing incoming issues, setting priorities, recommending a practical path forward, and driving matters to closure, engaging outside counsel when appropriate.
• Coordination with our external corporate, debt, and intellectual-property counsel: provide clear briefs, challenge assumptions constructively, and translate legal advice into actionable business decisions.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, with attorney review where warranted.
• Inherited contractual obligations and acquisition-related cleanup, keeping commitments, deadlines, and follow-through visible.
• Coordination of insurance and corporate compliance processes, working with specialists rather than pretending to be the technical expert in every field.
• A concise, reliable view of open matters, financial exposure, next actions, and decisions needed from lea

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Bonus points if you also have formal legal training, such as a JD or paralegal background .

At Havenly, we're building with AI as part of how we work. We're looking for people who are genuinely curious about AI-assisted tools and eager to adopt them; this is about openness, not existing expertise.

The Details

• Employment type: Full-time, salaried exempt
• Location: In office in Denver, CO at our beautiful headquarters in Cherry Creek, or at our secondary office in New York, NY
• Compensation: $150,000–$200,000 base salary
• Benefits: generous PTO, volunteer days off, health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability), 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave, plus Havenly-specific perks: free design services, furniture discounts, and merchandise/anniversary credits.
• Work authorization: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We do not offer any employment sponsorship.
• Application deadline: December 1, 2026, unless further applications are needed.

Interview Process
We try to follow the below interview process but sometimes find that you or we want to have further conversations. The below process is ideal state, but this can change!

• Introductory Interview: with a Havenly Recruiter. A chat to learn about your experience, what you're looking for next, as well as a chance to ask any questions. (30 min)
• Manager Interview: with Jake Meier, COO/CTO. A deep dive into the specifics of the role. (30-45 min)
• Panel Interview: with a few stakeholders you’d work with closely. (2 hrs max)
• Executive Interview: with Jake again or Lee Meier, our CEO. (30-45 min)
• Offer!

Equal Opportunity
Havenly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Havenly's employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.