Commercial Counsel, Crypto

stripe· 545 open roles

Remote RemoteFull-time2 weeks ago

Salaryest.

$150,000 - $250,000

Experience

Mid

Job Type

Full-time

Posted

2 weeks ago

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Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team As Commercial Counsel primarily supporting Stripe’s Stablecoin &a

Key Responsibilities

1
Support the Sales team, with particular focus on Stripe’s Stablecoin & Crypto team, leading negotiations and advising on a wide range of commercial and legal issues
2
Work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market, including drafting service terms and providing contractual, commercial, and user-experience advice for launches
3
Be an integral part of the build out of Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure to enable scalable, efficient operations in line with Stripe’s growth. This includes advising on the contractual integration of services provided by Stripe’s cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and wallet infrastructure acquisitions (including Bridge and Privy), drafting and maintaining agreements and playbooks, and leading or contributing to projects that improve internal processes and operational efficiencies, including by leveraging AI tooling
4
Partner with teams across Stripe, including Sales, Partnerships, Operations, Product, Tax, and Risk groups, to align legal solutions with business priorities
5
Serve as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior managers and act as a trusted advisor on commercial strategy and risk
6
Develop and deliver training, playbooks, and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products confidently and compliantly
7
Act as a point of escalation for outside counsel and manage outside counsel relationships when matters require external expertise

Requirements

Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver: you relish learning new products and finding creative solutions to complex and evolving legal and commercial problems
Exceptional drafting skills, with experience in creating services terms or SaaS agreements in addition to deal negotiation drafting
A self-starter with a bias for action: you are proactive and take ownership to move matters forward
A clear and concise communicator (written and verbal): you can distill key risks and explain nuanced issues in plain, simple terms for commercial and technical stakeholders
A natural collaborator: you can guide cross-functional teams toward practical, win-win outcomes
Familiar with the legal issues and commercial risks arising in connection with hosted data and technology services
Passionate about technology and able to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly
A team player willing to do what it takes to contribute to collective success
Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD or foreign equivalent
6+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group at a top law firm
Direct experience advising on, drafting service terms for, and negotiating transactions involving cryptocurrency, stablecoin, or traditional money-movement products, particularly on a global basis
Experience in payments or fintech and familiarity with related regulatory frameworks
Working knowledge of LLM tools and experience in improving legal processes with AI technology
Prior in-house experience advising high-growth technology companies
Working knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA