Commercial Counsel, Sales

About this role

Provide commercial legal support to Stripe’s Americas Sales organization, leading negotiations for complex strategic agreements. Advise on new products and international expansion, and improve legal processes and tools, including through AI.

About the company

Stripe provides payment infrastructure and financial tools that help businesses accept payments, manage subscriptions, and move money globally. It serves startups through large enterprises with APIs for online and in-person commerce.

The team

Commercial Legal team

What you'll do

• Lead negotiations for complex and strategic commercial agreements
• Advise on legal and commercial issues for product launches and international expansion
• Partner with Product Legal to bring products and features to market
• Draft and maintain agreements and playbooks; improve legal processes with AI tools
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Product, Tax, Risk, and global legal teams
• Create training and resources for Sales
• Serve as an escalation point for outside counsel

What we're looking for

• JD or foreign equivalent and good standing membership in at least one U.S. state bar
• At least 8 years of relevant legal experience in-house or at a leading law firm’s technology practice
• Familiarity with legal issues and commercial risks involving hosted data and technology services
• Strong communication, problem-solving, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Payments or fintech experience and familiarity with related regulatory issues
• In-house experience advising high-growth companies
• Working knowledge of LLM tools or experience using AI to improve legal processes
• Working knowledge of CCPA, GDPR, or HIPAA

Benefits

• Equity
• Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
• 401(k) plan
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Wellness stipends