Global Head of Commercial Legal
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Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
We’re looking for a Global Head of Commercial Legal to lead our world class commercial legal team. This is a strategic leadership position with high executive visibility and excellent opportunities for career growth at a highly dynamic company expanding both globally and into new user segments, including enterprise. You will be a key advisor to Stripe’s go-to-market leadership and a senior leader on the Stripe Legal team.
The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripe’s mission of helping businesses grow; thrives in solving complex legal, technology and business issues; and is a team player who is effective in collaborating with others.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities
Lead and develop Stripe’s global team of commercial attorneys and serve as a point of escalation on high-stakes enterprise user deals;
Collaborate with key stakeholders, including commercial sales, product, and compliance, to ensure that commercial legal matters are managed efficiently and effectively;
Develop and implement a strategy for scaling and increasing the efficiency of delivering commercial legal support to Stripe’s global business, including both SMBs and enterprise users;
Advance efficiencies in negotiations, manage the creation and maintenance of templates and playbooks, and ensure agreements are both scalable and adequately cover risks across the company; and
Be an active and trusted leader in Stripe legal organization and with GTM, product, and other teams across the business
Who you are
We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, negotiating and drafting complex enterprise agreements and scaling commercial legal processes, including a proven track record of leading a globally distributed team of attorneys and legal professionals;
Ability to translate complex global legal issues and ambiguity into clear and simple guidance, to communicate effectively with non-legal internal colleagues, and to support and inspire innovation across the business;
A proven track record leveraging technology to automate and scale key processes;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Integrity and sound judgment; and
J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in at least one state (or local equivalent
About the job
Global Head of Commercial Legal
To see similar active jobs please follow this link: Remote Legal jobs
Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
We’re looking for a Global Head of Commercial Legal to lead our world class commercial legal team. This is a strategic leadership position with high executive visibility and excellent opportunities for career growth at a highly dynamic company expanding both globally and into new user segments, including enterprise. You will be a key advisor to Stripe’s go-to-market leadership and a senior leader on the Stripe Legal team.
The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripe’s mission of helping businesses grow; thrives in solving complex legal, technology and business issues; and is a team player who is effective in collaborating with others.
What you’ll do
Responsibilities
Lead and develop Stripe’s global team of commercial attorneys and serve as a point of escalation on high-stakes enterprise user deals;
Collaborate with key stakeholders, including commercial sales, product, and compliance, to ensure that commercial legal matters are managed efficiently and effectively;
Develop and implement a strategy for scaling and increasing the efficiency of delivering commercial legal support to Stripe’s global business, including both SMBs and enterprise users;
Advance efficiencies in negotiations, manage the creation and maintenance of templates and playbooks, and ensure agreements are both scalable and adequately cover risks across the company; and
Be an active and trusted leader in Stripe legal organization and with GTM, product, and other teams across the business
Who you are
We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney, negotiating and drafting complex enterprise agreements and scaling commercial legal processes, including a proven track record of leading a globally distributed team of attorneys and legal professionals;
Ability to translate complex global legal issues and ambiguity into clear and simple guidance, to communicate effectively with non-legal internal colleagues, and to support and inspire innovation across the business;
A proven track record leveraging technology to automate and scale key processes;
Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
Integrity and sound judgment; and
J.D. from an accredited law school and admission to the bar in at least one state (or local equivalent