Counsel II, Commercial

Affirm seeks a Counsel II for its Commercial Legal team to structure, draft, and negotiate global commercial agreements supporting the company's sales, partnerships, and merchant success initiatives. Based remotely in the US, you will advise cross-functional teams on complex revenue-generating transactions and help scale the commercial legal function.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of global commercial agreements, including complex and novel transactions
• Provide strategic and legal advice to sales, product, finance, tax, customer operations, and risk teams
• Lead or participate in projects to improve internal processes and increase the efficiency and scalability of the Commercial Legal team
• Train and educate internal business partners on commercial legal matters
• Manage and resolve legal issues arising in existing domestic and international commercial relationships
• Build and improve templates for global revenue-generating commercial agreements
• Develop collaborative working relationships with teams across the US and internationally

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Current membership in good standing with the bar in at least one US state
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in complex commercial drafting and negotiation, preferably involving revenue-generating contracts
• Prior experience in both in-house counsel and law-firm roles preferred