Affirm Counsel II, Commercial at Affirm to lead negotiation and management of global commercial agreements. Designs and improves processes and playbooks to increase efficiency and scale legal operations.
Responsibilities
Affirm seeks a practical, proactive, and people-oriented transactional attorney to join our Commercial Legal (Revenue) team. You are pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and comfortable balancing risk with business velocity in a high-growth, technology-driven environment. You will partner closely with Sales, Strategic Partnerships, and other cross‐functional teams to negotiate and manage a range of global commercial transactions. In addition to managing a busy deal pipeline, you will help design and improve processes, playbooks, and programs that increase efficiency so the team can scale with company growth.
Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of a wide range of global commercial agreements, including highly complex and new markets agreements. Manage a high volume of deals with speed and sound judgment
Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and other projects that enable the team to operate efficiently at scale. Identify friction points and build solutions that reduce cycle time without sacrificing quality
Work closely with Revenue, Product, Finance, Risk, Information Security, Privacy, and other teams to provide clear, practical guidance
Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization
Develop and deliver training and resources that empower business partners to self-serve on routine commercial legal matters, increasing team capacity and reducing bottlenecks
Build collaborative and effective working relationships with various teams in the U.S. and internationally
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
Exceptional drafting skills
Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services
Qualification
Exceptional drafting skillsExperience in fintech
Required
JD and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
5+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house or at a top law firm
Exceptional drafting skills
Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services
Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional transactions
Strong knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes
