Commercial Counsel, Senior

Do the best work of your career, helping businesses change the way they manage finances.

BILL is a leader in financial automation software for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). As a champion of SMBs, we are dedicated to automating the future of finance so businesses can thrive. Hundreds of thousands of businesses trust BILL solutions to manage financial workflows, including payables, receivables, and spend and expense management. With BILL, businesses are connected to a network of millions of members, so they can pay or get paid faster. Through our automated solutions, we help SMBs simplify and control their finances, so they can confidently manage their businesses, and succeed on their terms. 

BILL is a trusted partner of leading U.S. financial institutions, accounting firms, and accounting software providers. We have operations in San Jose, CA, Draper, UT, Houston, TX and Sydney, AUS and are continuing to expand into other geographic locations. If you’re looking for a place that helps you do the best work of your career, look no further than BILL.

Make your impact within a rapidly growing Fintech Company

As part of BILL’s Legal & Compliance team, this role as a Commercial Counsel, Senior will be responsible for reviewing, negotiating, drafting, and managing vendor contracts between BILL and outside vendors, suppliers and service providers.  The role will be based in BILL’s Houston office (or Draper, Utah office) and will be a key member of BILL’s Legal Commercial team.  You will have the opportunity to help grow an exciting, high-growth fintech company and collaborate with multiple internal teams in products, engineering, finance, marketing, compliance, and information security.

• A contracts specialist who enjoys and excels at reviewing, drafting, and negotiating with vendors and working closely with the business teams
• An analytical problem solver that uses good legal and business judgment to help create practical business solutions.
• A good communicator who can negotiate effectively with external parties as well as interpret and explain complex contractual requirements and associated risks to internal business stakeholders.
• A team player who can work in a distributed team environment in multiple offices and collaborate with cross-functional teams in legal, procurement, compliance, information security, product, engineering, finance, and marketing.
• A high-energy self-starter who can manage and prioritize a high volume of vendor contracts and thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• A thoughtful contributor who can enhance and implement contract processes and procedures to increase productivity and efficiency in the contract workflow and life cycle.
• Working knowledge of data protection, information security, privacy, intellectual property, and SaaS is a plus.

We'd love to chat if you have:

• 4-6 years of experience as an attorney working hands-on in negotiating, drafting, and managing vendor contracts (in-house is a plus). 
• Adept and knowledgeable at interpreting contractual language and advising on commercial risks.
• Seasoned in handling a wide range of commercial contracts with vendors and service providers as they arise, including SaaS and technology agreements for third party tools, in-bound products licenses, services agreements, consulting & professional services agreements, NDAs, benefits agreements, and various marketing agreements, among others.
• Organized and efficient at tracking and managing compliance with contract terms. 
• Experienced in using and/or administering a contract management system.
• JD from an accredited law school & license to practice law in a US State
• Industry experience in fintech, financial services, software, SaaS, or cloud services is a plus

Let’s talk about benefits

• 100% paid employee health, dental, and vision plans (choose HMO, PPO, or HDHP)
• HSA & FSA accounts 
• Life Insurance, Long & Short-term disability coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 11+ Observed holidays and wellness days and flexible time off 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program with employee discounts
• Wellness & Fitness initiatives
• Employee recognition and referral programs
• And much more
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