Counsel II, Vendor

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of a wide range of vendor agreements, including technology services, cloud services, SaaS, data platform, contractor, marketing/creative, lease, and payment processing engagements. Manage a high volume of deals with speed and sound judgment.
• 2
  Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and workflows that enable the team to operate efficiently at scale. Identify friction points and build solutions that reduce cycle time without sacrificing quality.
• 3
  Work closely with procurement, financial partnerships, engineering, product, finance, information security, privacy, and other teams to provide clear, practical guidance.
• 4
  Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization.
• 5
  Develop and deliver training and resources that empower business partners to self-serve on routine commercial legal matters, increasing team capacity and reducing bottlenecks.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house at a technology company or in a technology practice group at a top law firm.
• Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services.
• Strong working knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes such as CCPA, GDPR, APPs, PIPEDA, and GLBA.
• A track record of building or improving legal processes, playbooks, templates, or other operational tools in a high-growth environment.
• We combine legal, compliance, and policy expertise to guide growth, shape products, and build trust across our ecosystem.
• You are pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and comfortable balancing risk with business velocity in a high-growth, technology-driven environment.
• What we look for JD and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar. 5+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house at a technology company or in a technology practice group at a top law firm.
• Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.
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