Commercial Counsel, Stripe

• Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver - Stripe’s products and our industry are complex and ever evolving - you should relish learning new things and finding creative solutions to challenging problems
• Self starter with a bias for action - you are proactive and have a strong sense of ownership
• 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
• Natural collaborator, able to guide cross-functional teams and drive to a win-win solution
• Familiar with the range of legal issues and commercial risks that arise in connection with hosted data and technology services
• Team player who is willing to do what it takes to contribute to the collective success
• Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD degree or foreign equivalent; and
• 4+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group in a top law firm

Desirable

• Stripe is looking for an exceptional transactional lawyer to join our commercial legal team supporting our fast growing business in North America
• Support the AMER Sales team, leading negotiations and advising on a wide range of commercial and legal issues
• Work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market
• Be an integral part of the build out of Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure so that we can scale and operate efficiently at pace with Stripe’s exponential growth - this work includes drafting and maintaining Stripe’s agreements and playbooks, leading and contributing projects to improve internal processes and operational efficiencies
• Work with teams across Stripe, including sales, operations, product, tax, and risk groups
• Develop and deliver training and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products; and
• Be a point of escalation for outside counsel

• Unlimited paid time off policy
• Work from home opportunities
• Comprehensive mental, physical and medical health plans
• Fertility benefits and parental leave

Total funding: $8.7bn

Stripe, nowadays a FinTech giant, spent the first few years since its founding building up its payments business, which primarily consisted of providing an API to eCommerce businesses so that they could easily integrate a payments option in their apps or websites, where before there was none.