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
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, leveraging AI tooling to optimize how we work and collaborate with our clients, partners and users
Partner with teams across Stripe globally, including sales, operations, product, tax, risk groups, and others
Help the entire team 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 our products
Be 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
A self starter with a bias for action
A 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
A 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
A team player who is willing to do what it takes to contribute to the 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
A working knowledge of data protection laws such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA