Counsel II, Commercial

Overview

This role supports global commercial transactions and go-to-market efforts by structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements across a range of financial and technology products and services, while navigating complex regulatory requirements.

The position serves as a key legal advisor to sales, partnerships, and merchant success teams.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of global commercial agreements, including highly complex and novel agreements
• Provide strategic legal advice and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including sales, product, finance, tax, customer operations, and risk
• Lead or participate in projects to improve internal processes and increase efficiency and scalability for the Commercial Legal team
• Train and educate internal business partners
• Manage and resolve legal issues arising in existing domestic and international commercial relationships
• Build and improve templates for global revenue-generating commercial agreements
• Build collaborative and effective working relationships with teams in the U.S. and internationally

Requirements

• JD from an accredited school and current member in good standing of the bar in at least one state in the United States
• 5+ years of complex commercial drafting and negotiation experience (ideally involving revenue-generating contracts); prior in-house and law-firm experience is a plus
• Strong project management skills; ability to organize, prioritize, and remain composed under pressure
• Ability to prioritize and advance multiple concurrent deals on tight deadlines while producing high-quality work products
• Excellent judgment and ability to make timely, pragmatic, business-focused decisions in ambiguous situations with imperfect information
• Strong work ethic, sense of ownership and accountability, and proactive willingness to step in as needed
• Experience drafting and negotiating data privacy contract terms, including but not limited to CCPA, GLBA, and GDPR
• Clear and concise communication skills to collaborate and negotiate effectively with internal and external business and legal teams
• Adaptability in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and enthusiasm for learning
• Humility, integrity, and a sense of humor; you take your work seriously while not yourself

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house and law-firm experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade: M
• Equity Grade: 6
• New employees typically begin at the start of the pay range.

Base pay range (per year):

• USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $185,000 - $245,000
• USA base pay range (all other U.S. states): $164,000 - $224,000

Compensation may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits including 100% subsidized medical coverage with dental and vision for you and your dependents.

Additional benefits include:

• Health care coverage: premiums covered for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
• Flexible Spending Wallets: generous stipends for Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
• Time off: competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• ESPP: employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares at a discount

Location

Remote-first.

• You can work almost anywhere within the country of employment.
• Some roles may require occasional work out of an assigned office.
• A limited number of roles are office-based depending on job responsibilities.

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

For U.S. positions that could be performed in Los Angeles or San Francisco:

• Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered.