Senior Corporate Counsel - Commercial

What You’ll Do

• Draft, structure, and negotiate high-stakes, commercial contracts, including enterprise SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, technology integrations, and vendor agreements
• Serve as the lead legal partner on complex transactions, translating business objectives into robust, protective, and scalable legal frameworks
• Seamlessly integrate complex fintech regulations (consumer protection, privacy, data security) directly into commercial agreements to protect the company while facilitating growth
• Design, refine, and maintain playbooks, standard templates, and clause libraries to streamline the contract lifecycle and accelerate deal velocity
• Cross-functional Advisory: Provide clear, actionable, and risk-adjusted legal counsel to product, marketing, and business development teams to empower corporate growth
• Regulatory Monitoring: Stay ahead of evolving fintech, privacy, advertising, and other consumer protections laws to ensure both our products and our commercial agreements remain strictly compliant

What You'll Bring

• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of experience as a licensed attorney, with at least 7 years deeply embedded within the fintech, banking, or broader financial services sectors
• Transactional Expertise: A proven track record of drafting and negotiating complex, multi-party commercial agreements and enterprise SaaS models. You possess an elite command of contract mechanics, indemnification, liability allocation, and data IP structures
• Fintech & Regulatory Literacy: Deep working knowledge of consumer protection laws and regulations (e.g., FCRA, FTCA/UDAP, UDAAP, GLBA, TILA, EFTA, state privacy laws) and how they intersect with commercial transaction risk
• Precision & Pragmatism: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. You draft with extreme clarity and possess the business acumen to balance rigorous risk mitigation with commercial reality
• Agility: Comfort navigating ambiguity and a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deal deadlines
• A plus: Prior experience negotiating and drafting corporate investment transactions, including equity and debt transactions

What We Offer

• Equity in a pre-IPO company backed by top VCs
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Monthly home office stipend
• Professional development stipend to support your continued growth
• Flexible paid time off
• 10 paid holidays and an additional 6 Sesame Wellness days
• A culture that emphasizes total wellness, including work-life harmony

Pay

The estimated pay range for this role is $190,000 - $240,000 with actual salary based on a candidate’s location, qualifications, skills, and experience.

Location

We are open to hiring for this role in the following states where we are set up to hire employees: CA, CO, NC, NJ, NV, and TX.