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Column · 1 hour ago

Commercial Counsel

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$200K/yr - $250K/yr

6+ years exp

Column is a bank and software company focused on simplifying the financial services supply chain. They are seeking a Commercial Counsel to manage complex agreements and develop legal strategies in partnership with various teams, ensuring compliance and supporting growth in the fintech space.

AppsDeveloper PlatformFinanceFinancial ServicesSoftware

Responsibilities

Own complex agreements end-to-end: Structure, draft, and negotiate complex customer, and vendor, and third-party agreements covering a broad range of banking products and services, including agreements related to payments and money movement service and banking partnerships inclusive of deposit account, card, and lending programs

Build and manage legal playbooks and templates that scale: Develop and maintain templates and inventories of contracts, terms of services, notices, and disclosures for the Bank’s products, services, and distribution channels that enable speed without sacrificing quality

Negotiate: Lead negotiations with high-growth fintechs and enterprise customers, balancing commercial priorities with regulatory requirements

Develop strong cross-functional partnerships: Work closely with the Sales and Business teams to understand the Bank’s goals, strategy, and risk tolerance for each deal in order to develop an efficient and risk-based contracting strategy

Expand into additional areas of law: As the fourth member of our growing Legal team, you'll support each other with novel research, product and regulatory advice, exam management, subpoena responses, litigation deliverables, and corporate governance materials

Help us level up how Legal operates: Serve as a thought partner to the business and legal to support Column's ongoing growth through improvements to bank agreements, policies, and legal processes

Qualification

Commercial agreementsContract lawComplex negotiationsFintech experienceProject managementCross-functional partnershipsLegal playbooksRegulatory adviceStructured financeMoney transmission

Required

6+ years as a practicing lawyer; priority given to candidates with law firm experience in a technology transactions or fintech practice and/or in-house experience at a fintech or financial institution

Ability to independently draft and negotiate commercial agreements, with a strong understanding of both contract law and commercial transactions

Experience with complex commercial negotiations

Comfort with project management, deadlines, and juggling execution across multiple initiatives for multiple stakeholders

Preferred

Understanding of traditional commercial banking products and services including ACH and wire transactions, accounts, lending, cards, cash management, sweeps, and check issuance/deposit, among others

Experience in structured finance or with lending products

Understanding of money transmission