Overview
A technology-driven financial services organization is seeking a transactional attorney to join their Vendor Legal team. This role involves negotiating a wide range of vendor agreements and collaborating with cross-functional teams to support business growth and operational efficiency. The ideal candidate is pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and experienced in managing high deal volumes in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of vendor agreements including technology services, cloud services, SaaS, data platforms, contractor, marketing/creative, lease, and payment processing contracts.
- Manage a high volume of deals efficiently while exercising sound judgment.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and workflows to increase team efficiency and reduce cycle times.
- Collaborate closely with procurement, financial partnerships, engineering, product, finance, information security, privacy, and other teams to provide clear and practical legal guidance.
- Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization.
- Develop and deliver training and resources to empower business partners to handle routine commercial legal matters independently, increasing team capacity.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant transactional experience, preferably in-house at a technology company or within a technology practice group at a top law firm.
- Exceptional drafting skills.
- Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services sectors.
- Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional transactions (e.g., Canada, US, UK/EU, Australia).
- Strong working knowledge of data protection and privacy laws such as CCPA, GDPR, APPs, PIPEDA, and GLBA.
- Proven ability to manage a high volume of deals while maintaining quality, consistency, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated experience building or improving legal processes, playbooks, templates, or operational tools in a high-growth environment.
- Clear and concise communication skills with the ability to simplify complex legal and commercial issues.
- Collaborative working style with experience guiding cross-functional teams toward practical, mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving skills.
- Proactive, self-starter mentality with a bias for action.
- Excellent judgment and ability to make timely, pragmatic, business-focused decisions in ambiguous situations.
- Humility, integrity, and a sense of humor.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a high-growth, technology-driven environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base pay grade: M
- Equity grade: 6
- Base salary range for select U.S. states (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT): $185,000 - $245,000 per year
- Base salary range for all other U.S. states: $164,000 - $224,000 per year
- Total compensation package may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and technology spending, and benefits.
- Benefits include 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for employees and dependents.
- Additional benefits include flexible spending wallets for technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
- Competitive vacation and holiday schedules.
- Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) enabling purchase of company shares at a discount.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Location
- This is a remote-first position within the United States.
- Employees can work from almost anywhere within their country of employment.
- Some roles may require occasional work from an assigned office depending on job responsibilities.
Additional Information
- The organization is committed to providing an inclusive interview experience and will provide reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities.
- For U.S. positions potentially based in Los Angeles or San Francisco, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered in accordance with local fair chance hiring ordinances.