Counsel, Commercial
Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest.
Affirm’s Commercial Legal team is instrumental in keeping day-to-day operations and transactions moving quickly while protecting the company. We are looking for a business minded attorney to help support our fast-growing business and build for scale. Come join us in our mission to change consumer finance through better technology, lower costs and increased transparency while providing the best customer experience.
What You'll Do
- Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of commercial agreements, including highly complex and novel agreements.
- Collaborate with and provide strategic and legal advice to various cross-functional teams, including but not limited to, Sales, Revenue, Client Success, Risk Operations, and Finance.
- Support an extremely fast-moving business with tight deadlines while providing diligent and thorough work product.
- Develop and implement innovative ways to scale commercial legal processes.
- Handle ad-hoc projects across a spectrum of complex business, legal, and strategic issues.
What We Look For
- JD from an accredited school and current member in good standing with the state bar.
- At least 3+ years of relevant experience. Prior in-house experience a plus.
- Solid foundation in complex commercial contracts and the ability to identify and solve for potential legal and business issues present therein.
- Clear and concise communication skills to effectively collaborate and negotiate with both internal and external business and legal teams.
- Great project management skills with the ability to organize, prioritize, and remain collected under pressure.
- Self-motivation and a willingness to take ownership of projects.
- A team player mindset, pitching in wherever needed, whether or not it fits squarely into your role or expertise.
- Adaptability in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and an enthusiasm for learning.
- A passion for improving the lives of consumers through Affirm’s products and services.
- Humility, integrity and a killer sense of humor; you take your work seriously, but not yourself.
Location
We’re excited to announce that Affirm is now a remote-first company! This role can be located anywhere in the U.S. and Canada (with the exception of Quebec). Remote based employees may occasionally travel to an Affirm office for meetings or team building events. Our offices in San Francisco, New York City, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Salt Lake City will remain operational and accessible for anyone to use on a voluntary basis.
Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
If you got to this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the job description you just read. Even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet people that believe in Affirm's mission and can contribute to our team in a variety of ways – not just candidates who check all the boxes.
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