Corporate Counsel

Summary: As Corporate Counsel, you will be a vital member of the legal department, providing legal advice and guidance to all levels of Onbe on contracting, other commercial needs and proactively assessing legal risks. This is primarily a contract and commercial position. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts, including strategic partner, vendor, and client agreements. You have strong communication, negotiation, and process leadership skills to coordinate with relevant partners and ensure all contracts include provisions consistent with regulatory and business requirements. As the primary contract negotiator, you have strong negotiating skills and a solution-oriented approach. The Corporate Counsel will also assist legal department management with non-contractual matters, including providing legal advice and counsel to business units within the company on a wide variety of issues that arise in the context of commercial contracts and payments, in areas that include payment modalities, commercial terms, data security, product counseling, and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, negotiate, review and manage strategic partner, buy- and sell-side commercial contracts.
• Familiarity with master service agreements, statements of work, SaaS agreements, and data protection agreements is desired.
• Work with various business clients, including sales, finance, procurement, and vendor management, to translate business objectives to contract drafts and manage/supervise the contract approval process.
• Effective, professional communication with partners, clients, and vendors.
• Lead discussions with business collaborators, clients, and/or vendors regarding legal aspects of transactions.
• Ensure contracts align with company policy.
• Advise business owners and partners on general corporate matters.
• Learn and stay informed about relevant laws and regulations related to the payments industry.
• Assist with product and regulatory business communications and solutions.
• Recommend process improvements for areas of responsibility.
• Identify legal issues and recommends responsive action as appropriate.
• Advise on risk mitigation, both in contract terms and operationally, and help to identify and measure risks associated with programs and product offerings.
• Participate in initiatives to improve contracting processes across Onbe and help internal partners navigate and understand those processes.
• Perform other legal duties as advised by legal department leadership.

Expectations and skills

• The successful candidate will be a practical-minded business attorney who has a “can do” attitude, is responsible, service-driven, enthusiastic, proactive, and takes the initiative and ownership of projects.
• Experience advancing projects in a multi-stakeholder environment and handling and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with internal and external parties.
• Ability to stay organized and multitask professionally and efficiently.
• Outstanding writing, editing, negotiating, and analytical skills.
• Adaptability and willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters and tasks, adjust to changing circumstances, and willingness to cross-train in other practice areas.
• Ability to handle a large volume of matters, including a combination of small and large contracts, while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to build consensus with business clients in a calm and professional demeanor.
• Ability to consider different perspectives, including legal and business interests in a transaction.
• Ability to understand sophisticated contractual issues, assess risk while exercising strong business judgment, and provide clear legal advice.

Qualifications

• College degree and a Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school and be licensed to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction.
• 4-7 years of proven experience as an attorney working for a law firm or as in-house counsel.
• Experience with general corporate matters and drafting general commercial contracts.
• Experience with contract drafting and negotiation, ideally on both the sell- and buy-side.
• Proficient in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

The base salary range for this position is between $126,360 to $168,480, with eligibility for an annual bonus. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, business needs, and market demand. Our competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, wellness, 401(k) matching, unlimited PTO, work from anywhere, generous parental leave and more! Our job titles may span more than one career level. All candidates are encouraged to apply.