Overview
A financial infrastructure platform is seeking an experienced transactional lawyer to join their commercial legal team supporting the rapidly growing business in the Americas. The organization handles billions of online transactions annually and is innovating in areas such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and agentic commerce. Their SaaS offerings enable millions of users worldwide—from entrepreneurs to multinational enterprises—to build and scale their businesses efficiently.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiations for complex and strategic agreements supporting the Americas Sales team.
- Advise on a wide range of commercial and legal issues, including launching new products and supporting international expansions.
- Collaborate closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market.
- Contribute to building and scaling the commercial legal infrastructure, including drafting and maintaining agreements and playbooks.
- Lead and participate in projects to improve internal processes and leverage AI tools to optimize workflows and collaboration.
- Partner with global teams across sales, operations, product, tax, and risk groups.
- Drive scaled support and efficiency within the Commercial Legal team through collaboration.
- Develop and deliver training and resources to assist the Sales team in selling products.
- Serve as a point of escalation for outside counsel.
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group at a top law firm.
- Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD degree or foreign equivalent.
- Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver, comfortable with complex and evolving products and industry.
- Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and bias for action.
- Clear and concise communicator, able to distill key risks and explain complex issues simply.
- Natural collaborator capable of guiding cross-functional teams toward win-win solutions.
- Familiarity with legal issues and commercial risks related to hosted data and technology services.
- Team player willing to contribute to collective success.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in payment or fintech industries with knowledge of related regulatory issues.
- In-house experience advising high-growth companies.
- Working knowledge of large language model (LLM) tools.
- Experience improving legal processes using AI technology.
- Working knowledge of data protection laws such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA.
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual US base salary range: $209,500 - $314,300. For sales roles, this range represents On Target Earnings (OTE), including base salary and commissions/bonuses.
- Salary range may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location.
- Additional benefits may include equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses, 401(k) plan, medical, dental, and vision benefits, and wellness stipends.
Location
- Remote work is supported for locations 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from an office.
- Occasional office visits for meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events may be expected.
- The organization does not cover relocation costs for remote positions.
- Candidates are encouraged to apply for roles matching their current or planned location.