Commercial Counsel

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. 

Nearly half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings.

Human Interest is looking to add a talented and motivated commercial attorney to join its growing legal and compliance team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact at a leading fintech startup. Reporting to the Senior Counsel, Corporate and Commercial, this role will be the lead on all of our commercial work, from drafting and negotiating agreements to building and improving processes. You will work closely with leaders across the organization to achieve Human Interest’s corporate objectives, mitigate risks to the business, and meet legal obligations. 

U.S. West Coast locations are preferred, but Human Interest will consider other U.S. locations. 

What you get to do every day

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and counsel on a broad range of commercial transactions and vendor agreements, including partnering with our Revenue team and other stakeholders
• Review and advise on legal issues involving Human Interest’s regulatory compliance
• Interface with business units across the organization (Revenue, InfoSec, Compliance, Marketing, Product, and People) and provide practical and effective strategic business and legal advice
• Recommend, develop, and implement training to address compliance, commercial, and other needs
• Develop and implement tools, playbooks, and other creative solutions to enable business self-service for contracting needs and drive efficiencies
• Develop, monitor, and continuously improve metrics relating to Human Interest’s contracting work
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Human Interest’s contracts, templates, and other agreements to ensure maximum protection while balancing business needs
• Special projects as needed to support Legal & Compliance goals and initiatives

What you bring to the role

• JD from a top tier law school, member in good standing of a state bar (NY or CA preferred)
• A minimum of four years of legal experience in a medium or large law firm setting, or for an organization that has quickly scaled
• In-house experience responding to compliance, commercial, data protection, and intellectual property needs, preferably in a SaaS environment
• Focused experience with B2B SaaS contract drafting and negotiation
• Ability to prioritize and manage business expectations in a high volume environment
• Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform and thrive in a rapidly changing, fast paced environment
• Flexibility and creativity, with the initiative to work through multiple solutions to issues and proactively and reliably drive projects forward
• Able to excel both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex legal issues into an understandable narrative for diverse audiences
• Analytical mindset and impeccable attention to detail
• Passion for a data-driven approach to building efficient processes and operations
• Willingness to collaborate, learn, share knowledge, respond quickly to urgent matters, and execute proactively

Please feel free to apply to this position even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements listed above.

 

Why you will love working at Human Interest

Mission - Highly collaborative startup dedicated to supporting employee engagement and growth. It’s an opportunity to help solve one of the biggest unsolved problems in America: saving for retirement.

Culture - Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Human Interest’s unique view on what’s important and what’s right. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions on their own. It also helps candidates considering career opportunities critically evaluate whether they will thrive at Human Interest. 

• Customer obsession
• Long-term orientation
• Autonomous and accountable teams
• An escalating bar for talent and performance 
• Fundamental optimism 

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