Legal Counsel, Commercial

The role

This person will draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements. They will provide legal support to commercial, product, partnerships, and operations teams.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements
• Provide day-to-day legal support to commercial, product, partnerships, and operations teams
• Identify and manage legal risk in a commercial context
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, and standard form agreements
• Advise on regulatory and compliance considerations relevant to payments and financial services
• Collaborate with colleagues across the legal function
• Support the development and implementation of legal processes and tooling
• Manage and partner with external counsel

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admission to practice in New York or eligibility to register as in-house counsel in New York
• A minimum of [three] years of legal experience combining private practice and in-house counsel experience
• Demonstrated track record of drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements independently
• Strong commercial instincts
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proactive, self-starting approach
• Ability to manage a demanding and varied workload

Nice to have

• Experience within the technology, fintech, or financial services sectors
• Experience advising on commercial matters in a regulated industry
• Familiarity with payments, card network rules, banking relationships, or financial services regulatory frameworks
• Experience using AI-enabled legal and productivity tools

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base salary
• Performance-based bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package

About the company

Checkout.com enables over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. The company has 20 offices across six continents with London as HQ.