Owns commercial contracting and serves as the primary legal partner for go-to-market teams at a growing fintech. The role requires at least three years of post-JD commercial law experience in consumer finance, with opportunities to build AI-assisted legal workflows and advise on regulatory matters.
150k – 200k/yr
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About the role
Responsibilities
Draft, review, and negotiate lending agreements independently from first draft through signature.
Serve as the primary legal partner to account executives and customer success, improving commercial request turnaround time and deal velocity.
Design AI-assisted workflow automation, internal playbooks, and contract review tooling to increase Legal throughput.
Establish repeatable workflows between Legal and Sales, Customer Success, Compliance, Finance, Operations, and Product.
Extend legal support to the emerging commerce product as the business grows.
Requirements
At least three years of post-JD experience in commercial law within the consumer finance industry.
Proficiency drafting, reviewing, and independently negotiating a variety of commercial agreements.
Deep familiarity with the regulatory and commercial landscape for consumer financial products.
Experience building systems and processes in an early-stage environment.
Interest in building AI-assisted legal tools and workflows.
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills.
Strong judgment advising business partners on nuanced and complex issues.
Assertive, proactive ownership mentality and comfort working cross-functionally.
Nice-to-haves
In-house experience at a fintech, bank, or consumer finance company.
Knowledge of open banking, federal and state privacy laws, GLBA, FCRA, payments laws, EFTA, and Nacha.
Experience building or deploying contract automation or AI-assisted legal tooling.
Compensation and Benefits
Annual US base salary: $150,000–$200,000, commensurate with experience, location, and qualifications.
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