Commercial Counsel, Deal Desk - Orb

The role

You will act as Orb's dedicated commercial counsel and partner to the leadership team. You will negotiate complex commercial agreements and advise stakeholders on legal, regulatory, and commercial risks.

What you will do

• Provide strategic, business-oriented legal advice across Orb's commercial functions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements.
• Advise the business on new products and services to structure and mitigate risk.
• Create and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and negotiation resources.
• Proactively problem solve for emerging legal and operational risks.
• Advise on early-stage customer disputes and manage initial phases of legal conflicts.
• Drive legal automation efforts to scale work and increase efficiency.
• Work autonomously in a cross-functional manner.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues, leaders, and stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of legal experience, in house or at a law firm.
• Strong commercial contracting and/or other transactional experience.
• Solid understanding of contract law principles.
• Clear communicator.
• Solid people skills.
• Self-motivated, pragmatic, reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to structure and prioritize work in a high volume, fast-paced environment.
• Available to work from the San Francisco office.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

About the company

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft. They are a financial technology platform.