Stripe · 1 week ago
Commercial Counsel, Crypto
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$196K/yr - $294K/yr
6+ years expStripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses, and they are seeking a Commercial Counsel primarily supporting their Stablecoin & Crypto team. The role involves leading complex commercial negotiations, advising on product launches, and helping scale Stripe’s legal and operational infrastructure in the crypto space.
FinanceFinTechMobile PaymentsSaaS
Responsibilities
Support the Sales team, with particular focus on Stripe’s Stablecoin & Crypto 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, including drafting service terms and providing contractual, commercial, and user-experience advice for launches
Be an integral part of the build out of Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure to enable scalable, efficient operations in line with Stripe’s growth. This includes advising on the contractual integration of services provided by Stripe’s cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and wallet infrastructure acquisitions (including Bridge and Privy), drafting and maintaining agreements and playbooks, and leading or contributing to projects that improve internal processes and operational efficiencies, including by leveraging AI tooling
Partner with teams across Stripe, including Sales, Partnerships, Operations, Product, Tax, and Risk groups, to align legal solutions with business priorities
Serve as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior managers and act as a trusted advisor on commercial strategy and risk
Develop and deliver training, playbooks, and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products confidently and compliantly
Act as a point of escalation for outside counsel and manage outside counsel relationships when matters require external expertise
Qualification
Required
Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver: you relish learning new products and finding creative solutions to complex and evolving legal and commercial problems
Exceptional drafting skills, with experience in creating services terms or SaaS agreements in addition to deal negotiation drafting
A self-starter with a bias for action: you are proactive and take ownership to move matters forward
A clear and concise communicator (written and verbal): you can distill key risks and explain nuanced issues in plain, simple terms for commercial and technical stakeholders
A natural collaborator: you can guide cross-functional teams toward practical, win-win outcomes
Familiar with the legal issues and commercial risks arising in connection with hosted data and technology services
Passionate about technology and able to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly
A team player willing to do what it takes to contribute to collective success
Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD or foreign equivalent
6+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group at a top law firm
Preferred
Direct experience advising on, drafting service terms for, and negotiating transactions involving cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or traditional money-movement products, particularly on a global basis
Experience in payments or fintech and familiarity with related regulatory frameworks
Working knowledge of LLM tools and experience in improving legal processes with AI technology
Prior in-house experience advising high-growth technology companies
Working knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA
Benefits
Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Wellness stipends
Company
Stripe
Stripe is an API technology company that provides online payment processing and commerce solutions for Internet businesses.
5001-10000 employees
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