Global Head of Commercial Legal

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

 

Hybrid work at Stripe

This role is available either in an office or a remote location (typically, 35+ miles or 56+ km from a Stripe office).

Office-assigned Stripes spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This hits a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility about how to do this in a way that makes sense for individuals and their teams.

A remote location, in most cases, is defined as being 35 miles (56 kilometers) or more from one of our offices. While you would be welcome to come into the office for team/business meetings, on-sites, meet-ups, and events, our expectation is you would regularly work from home rather than a Stripe office. Stripe does not cover the cost of relocating to a remote location. We encourage you to apply for roles that match the location where you currently or plan to live.

Pay and benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $304,800 - $457,200. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the US may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

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