# Commercial and Product Counsel

**Company:** [Givebutter](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/givebutter)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $170k – $185k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Commercial Contracting, Saas Agreements, Data Processing Agreements, Ai Contract Review, Legal Tech, Contract Lifecycle Management, Product Counseling, Privacy Compliance, Corporate Governance, Partnership Agreements
**Posted:** 2026-05-09

> Owns commercial contracting for vendor, customer, and partnership agreements at a nonprofit SaaS platform. Provides product counseling on compliance and legal risks while building AI-powered legal workflows and infrastructure. Requires 5-7 years in-house fintech experience and JD.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Commercial Contracting (Primary Focus)
- First-chair all inbound vendor agreements: negotiate, redline, and close contracts with technology vendors, service providers, data processors, and other third parties across the full range of agreement types (SaaS, DPAs, NDAs, professional services, licensing)
- First-chair all outbound customer and sales contracts: own the contracting process for Givebutter's revenue-generating agreements, including enterprise customer terms and service agreements
- Build the contracting infrastructure: develop and maintain templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and self-serve tools that enable operations and sales teams to move faster with less legal bottleneck
- Implement and optimize AI-powered legal workflows: use AI tools, AI agents, and agentic workflows for contract review, clause analysis, and negotiation support; continuously iterate on the legal ops tech stack to maximize throughput without sacrificing quality
- Manage contract lifecycle: own the process from intake through execution, including tracking obligations, renewal dates, and key terms across the portfolio

### Partnerships
- Second-chair partnership agreements: support the General Counsel on strategic partnerships, including payment processor relationships, platform integrations, and channel partnerships
- Draft and negotiate ancillary partnership documents: handle the supporting agreements, amendments, and operational terms that flow from partnership relationships

### Product Counseling & Compliance Support
- Serve as day-to-day legal advisor to the product team: help drive our Product Roadmap by affirmatively suggesting opportunities for expansion and advise Product, Design & Engineering (PDE) on compliance-by-design for new features, payment flows, and data practices
- Support the General Counsel and Security & Compliance Manager on compliance matters: assist with regulatory filings, licensing questions, privacy compliance, and consumer protection issues as they arise
- Advise on marketing and commercial claims: review marketing materials, competitive positioning, and customer-facing disclosures for legal risk

### Corporate & General Support
- Support the General Counsel on corporate work: assist with corporate governance, equity matters, and board-level projects as needed
- Support claims and disputes: help manage claims, demand letters, and escalated customer disputes under the General Counsel's direction
- Contribute to legal team development: help build the processes, documentation, and institutional knowledge that will scale with Givebutter's growth

## Requirements
- A J.D. and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction
- 5–7 years of legal experience, with meaningful time spent in-house at a growth-stage fintech company (experience at a payments company or fundraising platform strongly preferred)
- High-volume commercial contracting execution
- Contracting systems & infrastructure buildout
- Product counseling in a high growth, tech environment
- Applied use of legal technology and AI tools

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