Stripe

Product Counsel

Stripe • $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience as a lawyer in a top law firm or in-house team focusing on technology companies.
  • Experience in legal aspects of product development, particularly with cloud-based API services.
  • Adept at understanding complex technology and operational models and product use cases.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong communication skills, capable of working cross-functionally and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

  • Counsel product and engineering teams on legal issues regarding Stripe's software solutions.
  • Collaborate across teams to provide actionable legal advice throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Draft, review, and update key legal documents for Stripe's products and services.
  • Monitor and analyze consumer financial data regulations and industry trends to advise clients effectively.
  • Act as a trusted legal advisor, contributing to strategic discussions on product roadmap and development.

Benefits

  • Encouragement to apply if minimum qualifications are met, with preferred qualifications as a bonus.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams, enhancing professional networking and partnership opportunities.
  • Opportunities to work in a fast-paced and innovative legal environment.
Full Job Description
What you'll do
  • Counsel Stripe product and engineering teams on a range of issues relating to Stripe's software solutions, including Stripe Revenue Suite, Stripe Profiles, and Stripe Atlas.
  • Closely collaborate with teams across Stripe (including, engineering, partnerships, privacy and security teams) to deliver pragmatic and actionable legal advice to your clients on a range of issues related to the product development lifecycle - from initial scoping to launch
  • Draft, review, and update internal and external-facing foundational terms and documents for Stripe's products and service offerings
  • Stay up-to-date (with the support of Stripe's many legal subject matter experts) on laws and regulations dealing with consumer financial data access; analyze laws, regulatory updates, industry trends to proactively advise clients of potential product impacts
  • Participate as a proactive business partner to your product team and build a trusted advisor relationship offering key legal and strategic business input in evolving Stripe and its product roadmap and strategy

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
  • 5+ years of demonstrated experience either as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm or in-house legal team working with technology companies (ideally the law that applies to cloud-based API service providers) on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space
  • Proficiency in, and passion for, working with technology and ability to understand complex operational and business models as well as multiple product use cases quickly
  • A self-starter and self-learner who thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple work streams and priorities simultaneously and efficiently
  • Someone with an ownership mentality that deals well with ambiguity, prides themselves on having excellent judgment and making decisions with limited information
  • Strong communication and relational skills and can work well cross-functionally with a sense of urgency, while remaining highly collaborative and fun
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills to stay on top of shifting priorities and thrives working under tight deadlines
  • A background in technology law, Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strategic thinking to enable business partners to make decisions that are grounded in a practical application of the law, the technology, and the business goals.

About Stripe

Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size—from new startups to public companies—use our software to accept payments and manage their businesses online. Stripe helps new companies get started and grow their revenues, and established businesses accelerate into new markets and launch new business models. Stripe powers businesses all over the world, from the new startup that just launched yesterday to the Fortune 500 companies that we all know and love. Stripe is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Dublin, London, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo, and more.
Learn more about Stripe
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Founded
2010
* Ladders Estimates

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