Commercial and Product Counsel
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GivebutterFintech
RemoteFull-TimeSenior
Salary170,000 - 185,000 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5–7 years
- Required Skills
- ComplianceSaaS
Requirements
- A J.D. and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction
- 5–7 years of legal experience
- Meaningful time spent in-house at a growth-stage fintech company (experience at a payments company or fundraising platform strongly preferred)
- Deep commercial contracting experience
- Built contracting processes from scratch
- Hands-on experience with AI tools for legal work
- Strong product counseling skills
- Can operate independently at high speed
- Communicate clearly and directly with non-legal stakeholders
- Understand that reputation is everything for a platform that nonprofits trust with their fundraising, and you factor that into every decision
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
- 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
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