Commercial Counsel, Tech Transactions

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripes TOPS Legal team (Tech Ops & Partnerships) is responsible for structuring and negotiating engagements with Stripes global professional services providers technology partners and operational vendors. We work on complex and business-critical transactions and cross-functional projects always striving to enable the businesss ambitious roadmap while upholding Stripes compliance this role youll be a subject matter expert and key advisor on a range of construction design and workplace support transactions to support Stripes rapidly expanding global office footprint. Youll move with urgency effectively advising clients with a pro-business perspective to support their strategic objectives.

What youll do

The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripes mission of helping businesses grow and thrives in solving complex legal technology and business issues in collaboration with others. Were looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. Experience in fintech is helpful but not required for you to be successful in this role.

Responsibilities

• Draft review and negotiate enterprise agreements for SaaS software AI tools on-prem infrastructure hardware data feeds consulting services and technology-focused managed services.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders on legal and technology licensing issues. Partner closely with key client group Corporate Technology (CorpTech) and a range of product technology groups.
• Collaborate and build efficiencies with talented teams across Stripe including Strategic Sourcing Supplier Deal Management Product Legal Privacy Legal Regulatory Legal Intellectual Property Security Tax Finance & Strategy and Third Party Risk Management.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement of tools processes training and playbooks to help manage high-volume workstreams and educate internal and external counsel.
• Ensure Stripes commercial relationships comply with applicable law Stripes data privacy and security policies global privacy regulations and global outsourced services guidelines.
• Identify and evaluate business and legal risks and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals.
• Effectively distill and explain complex issues in a meaningful and effective way to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Be able to prioritize workloads and competing priorities with skillful multitasking.
• Spot issues develop solutions and counsel teams on issues relating to data protection and privacy regulations intellectual property risk management compliance and cybersecurity.
• Act as a responsive point of escalation for outside counsel.

Who you are

Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 6-8 years of relevant legal experience working at a law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting technology transactions including 3 years of experience negotiating inbound technology (software and SaaS) procurement contracts.
• The ability to counsel internal teams based on a strong understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks as well as industry standards relating to data privacy and protection data security and other emerging technology issues.
• Sound and practical business judgment and the ability to make smart decisions in the face of ambiguity and imperfect information.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple deals happening simultaneously often on tight deadlines.
• A clear and concise communicator (in written and verbal forms) who can distill the key risks and explain complex nuanced issues in plain and simple terms.
• Strong project management skills with attention to detail.
• A strong sense of ownership where you proactively identify opportunities for our team and Stripe to improve; youre willing to jump in and do whatever needs to be done in an enthusiastic and resourceful manner.
• Humility curiosity about an evolving industry and a terrific sense of humor.

Preferred qualifications

• History of advising high growth companies.
• Experience working closely with a procurement function.
• Experience negotiating enterprise-level platform agreements.