Counsel II, Vendor

Overview

The organization is seeking a practical, proactive, people-oriented transactional attorney to join its Vendor Legal team within the Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs organization. This role partners with Procurement, Financial Partnerships, and other cross-functional teams to negotiate a range of vendor transactions in a high-growth, technology-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of a wide range of vendor agreements, including marketing tech, technology services, cloud services, SaaS, data platform, contractor, creative, lease, and payment processing engagements; manage a high volume of deals with speed and sound judgment.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and other projects to enable efficient operations at scale; identify friction points and reduce cycle time without sacrificing quality.
• Provide clear, practical guidance in collaboration with Procurement, Financial Partnerships, Engineering, Product, Finance, Information Security, Privacy, and other teams.
• Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop and deliver training and resources that enable business partners to self-serve on routine commercial legal matters, increasing team capacity and reducing bottlenecks.

Requirements

• JD and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 5+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house at a technology company or in a technology practice group at a top law firm.
• Exceptional drafting skills.
• Experience in marketing tech, adtech, fintech, payments, or financial services.
• Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional transactions (e.g., Canada, US, UK/EU, Australia).
• Strong working knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes such as CCPA, GDPR, APPs, PIPEDA, and GLBA.
• Proven ability to manage high deal volume while maintaining quality, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Track record of building or improving legal processes, playbooks, templates, or other operational tools in a high-growth environment.
• Clear, concise communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal and commercial issues into plain language.
• Collaborative working style, with experience guiding cross-functional teams toward practical, win-win outcomes.
• Intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving instincts; able to learn new products and business models quickly.
• Proactive, self-starter mentality with a bias for action.
• Excellent judgment and ability to make timely, pragmatic, business-focused decisions in ambiguous situations with imperfect information.
• Humility, integrity, and a sense of humor; you take your work seriously, but not yourself.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Pay Grade: M
• Equity Grade: 6
• New hires typically come in 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

Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include:

• Equity rewards
• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending
• Benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage; dental and vision for you and your dependents)
• Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that lets you buy company stock at a discount

Location

• Remote-first with flexibility built in.
• Most roles can be performed from within the country of employment. Some positions may occasionally require in-person work at an office, and a few are office-based due to the nature of the work.
• All new hires will be invited to attend an in-person onboarding experience.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Additional Information

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities.
• For positions based in San Francisco or Los Angeles: the organization considers qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as required by law.