Corporate Legal Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join its legal team. This remote position supports US and UK commercial sales efforts and a broad range of corporate, contracting, privacy, and compliance matters.

Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, you will provide business-minded legal advice, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and help maintain and improve contracting resources and processes.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements to support US and UK-based sales teams, including customer proposals and NDAs.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal and commercial contract advice directly to colleagues at all levels of the organization.
• Support data protection requests and assist in handling and managing data compliance matters.
• Negotiate vendor agreements and advise on contracting models, product design, compliance, corporate governance, and other legal issues.
• Maintain and develop template agreements, contract review guidebooks, and other legal resources to meet evolving needs.
• Identify opportunities to create and improve legal processes to drive efficiencies.

Requirements

• 2+ years of legal experience, whether at a law firm or in-house.
• JD and membership in good standing in at least one state bar association.
• Ability to deliver practical, business-oriented legal and commercial contract advice across all organizational levels.
• Creative and strategic approach to process improvement and efficiency.
• Experience with, or willingness to work on, corporate and commercial matters in both the US and the UK.
• Quick learner comfortable navigating new and unfamiliar matters.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Operates independently and can act decisively.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in-house at a fast-growing technology company or advising FinTechs at a law firm.
• Interest in and awareness of the payment industry sector and SaaS contracting models.
• Payment industry or account-to-account payment experience (plus, not required).
• Privacy expertise, including familiarity with the GDPR; CIPP/E or CIPP/M certification (plus, not required).

Compensation & Benefits

• Remote role with an annual US base salary range of $150,000 – $180,000 USD (final range may be narrowed during the interview process based on experience, qualification, and location).
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life, ADD, Short-term and Long-term Disability insurance
• 401k matching up to 4% after two months of service
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO & dedicated sick time
• Personal growth and advancement opportunities
• Company volunteer days
• Employee referral program
• Bonusly colleague recognition

Location

Remote.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation or sexual identity, genetic information, citizen status (except those that do not have the legal right to be employed in the United States), disability, military service, service member, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

All offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory background and financial checks.