Contracts Manager

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

Stripe is looking for a Contracts Manager to join our fast growing Commercial Legal team in the USA. As a part of our team you’ll be responsible for a wide variety of complex commercial and general legal agreements supporting Stripe’s growing business. Our innovative suite of SaaS offerings enable millions of users around the world from entrepreneurs to multinational enterprises and online marketplace platforms to build their businesses establish global reach scale faster and operate more efficiently. And we are just getting started!

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

• Support the AMER Sales team by drafting and negotiating Stripe commercial agreements within established guidelines

• Help build Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure so that we can scale and operate efficiently at pace with Stripe’s exponential growth - this work includes leading and contributing projects to improve internal processes and operational efficiencies

• Partner with teams across Stripe including Sales Operations Product Tax and Risk groups

• Develop and deliver training and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products

• Facilitate updates to Stripe’s online agreements and written templates

• Create and maintain playbooks and other shared resources

• Support our commercial lawyers within various ad hoc work streams

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

• At least 4 years of experience in contract drafting and negotiation

• Clear and concise communication skills (in written and verbal forms) - the ideal candidate can distill key risks and explain complex issues in plain and simple terms to clients and customers

• Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver. Stripe’s products and our industry are complex and ever evolving - you relish learning new things and finding creative solutions to challenging problems

• Autonomously manage priorities arising from multiple projects or responsibilities of varying complexity

• Able to work in a fast paced environment and meet tight deadlines

• Able to thrive in ambiguous situations by applying sound analytical skills and judgment

• A proactive self starter with a bias for action and have a strong sense of ownership

• A team player who is willing to do what it takes to contribute to the collective success

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in a high growth company

• Experience using Salesforce or equivalent Contract Lifecycle Management (“CLM”) system

• Proficiency in Spanish language at a business level