Responsibilities

Support the AMER Sales team, leading negotiations for complex and strategic agreements
Advise on a wide range of commercial and legal issues, including launch of new products to Stripe users and support international expansions
Work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market
Build out Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure: draft and maintain Stripe’s agreements and playbooks, lead and contribute to projects to improve internal processes, leverage AI tooling to optimize collaboration
Partner with teams across Stripe globally, including sales, operations, product, tax, risk groups, and others
Drive scaled support and efficiency, working collaboratively in a global team to maximize the overall impact of the Commercial Legal team
Develop and deliver training and other resources to help the Sales team sell products
Serve as a point of escalation for outside counsel

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group in a top law firm
Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD degree or foreign equivalent
Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver
Self-starter with a bias for action and strong sense of ownership
Clear and concise communicator (written and verbal) who can distill key risks and explain complex issues in plain terms
Natural collaborator, able to guide cross-functional teams and drive to win-win solutions
Familiar with the range of legal issues and commercial risks that arise in connection with hosted data and technology services
Team player willing to contribute to collective success

Experience working in payment or fintech industries and knowledge of associated regulatory issues
In-house experience advising high growth companies
Working knowledge on how to use LLM tools
Experience in improving legal processes with AI technology
Working knowledge of data protection laws such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA