Counsel, Leasing & Operational Professional Services

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 across a broad range of commercial real estate leasing facilities and operational professional services transactions that support Stripes global footprint and operational needs. 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 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. Experience in global leasing and operational procurement contracting is key.

Responsibilities

• Draft review and negotiate commercial real estate leases subleases licenses to occupy lease amendments and ancillary real property agreements across global jurisdictions.
• Draft review and negotiate a broad range of operational professional services agreements including facilities management construction contracts outsourced operations financial services transactions consulting corporate security and other operational vendor contracts.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders on legal real estate and operational vendor matters. Partner closely with key client groups including Workplace Real Estate Finance Corporate Security and broader Operations teams.
• Collaborate and build efficiencies with talented teams across Stripe including Strategic Sourcing Supplier Deal Management Finance & Strategy Tax Security 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 and stakeholders.
• 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 across lease obligations landlord/tenant matters and operational service arrangements and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals.
• Effectively distill and explain complex issues to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders.
• Manage competing priorities and workloads with skillful multitasking.
• Spot issues develop solutions and counsel teams on issues relating to lease obligations landlord/tenant matters operational risk management compliance and vendor governance.
• Manage global outside counsel relationships and 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

• 68 years of relevant legal experience working at a law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting commercial real estate leasing and/or operational professional services contracting including 3 years of experience negotiating complex commercial leases or operational services agreements.
• Deep working knowledge of commercial lease structures landlord/tenant rights and obligations and real estate transaction mechanics across one or more jurisdictions.
• Proven ability to negotiate a broad range of operational professional services agreements (facilities management outsourced services staffing consulting and similar) with a practical business-minded approach.
• 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 form) 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.
• You bring humility genuine curiosity about an evolving industry and a team-first attitude with a terrific sense of humor.

Preferred qualifications

• History of advising high-growth companies on their real estate or operational expansion.
• Experience managing a global or multi-jurisdiction commercial lease portfolio.
• Experience working closely with a procurement real estate or facilities function.
• Experience negotiating enterprise-level outsourced services or managed services agreements.
• Familiarity with financial services fintech or technology company environments.