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Counsel II
Location
California + 4 moreAll locations: California | Connecticut | New Jersey | New York | Washington
Posted
67 days ago
Salary
$160K - $230K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Counsel II
Affirm
• Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of global commercial agreements, including highly complex and novel agreements • Collaborate with and provide strategic and legal advice to various cross-functional teams, including but not limited to, sales, product, finance, tax, customer ops and risk • Lead or participate in projects to improve internal processes and increase the efficiency and scalability of the Commercial Legal team • Train and help educate internal business partners • Manage and resolve legal issues that arise in existing domestic and international commercial relationships • Build and improve templates for global revenue-generating commercial agreements • Build collaborative and effective working relationships with various teams in the U.S. and internationally
Job Requirements
- JD from an accredited school and current member in good standing of the bar in at least one state in the United States.
- 5+ years of complex commercial drafting and negotiation experience (ideally on revenue-generating contracts); prior in-house and law-firm experience is a plus
- Great project management skills with the ability to organize, prioritize, and remain collected under pressure
- Ability to prioritize and advance multiple concurrent deals on tight deadlines while producing strong quality work product
- Excellent judgment, and ability to make timely, pragmatic, and business-focused decisions in ambiguous situations with imperfect information
- A strong work ethic, sense of ownership, accountability, and proactive willingness to jump in and do whatever needs to be done
- Experience drafting and negotiating data privacy terms, including but not limited to, CCPA, GLBA and GDPR contract terms
- Clear and concise communication skills to effectively collaborate and negotiate with both internal and external business and legal teams
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and an enthusiasm for learning
- Humility, integrity and a sense of humor; you take your work seriously, but not yourself.
Benefits
- Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
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