Senior Commercial Counsel
Required skills
- U.S. state bar
- commercial and tech transactions
- revenue-generating deals
- global sales organization
- lean teams
- minimal oversight
Nice to have
- payments
- fintech
- financial institutions
- machine learning models
- enterprise SaaS
- referral and partnership deals
Role summary
Signifyd is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to join its Legal team. This role will focus on reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial transactions, primarily supporting the global sales team with go-to-market agreements. The position also involves leading a team of contracts managers and partnering with stakeholders on enterprise and strategic partnership engagements. The ideal candidate is a practical, problem-solving attorney with experience in commercial and tech transactions, supporting sales organizations, and managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Experience in payments, fintech, or machine learning is a plus.
At Signifyd, we help merchants confidently grow their businesses by building trusted relationships with their customers. Our advanced technology, combined with a team genuinely invested in our clients’ success, creates frictionless shopping experiences, approving more good orders, protecting revenue, and keeping customers happy.
Trusted by thousands of leading merchants across more than 100 countries, we securely process billions of transactions each year. Our people are the heart of everything we do, driving our mission forward with commitment, empathy, and creativity. Join us on our mission to empower confident, fraud-free commerce by helping online retailers provide superior customer experiences and eliminate fraud. Learn about our company values here!
Job Title: Senior Commercial Counsel
Department: Legal
The Legal team at Signifyd plays a critical role in enabling and protecting the business as it scales. Our team is responsible for drafting and negotiating sales and vendor contracts, reviewing privacy and data protection matters, and supporting product development. We work closely with the Sales, Partnerships, Product, Revenue Operations (RevOps), and Finance teams to help drive business objectives forward. By shaping processes that accelerate deal cycles, we help keep the commercial flywheel turning. At the same time, we ensure Signifyd's risk exposure is carefully managed and our sensitive data is safeguarded through robust contractual protections.
The Role:
This is a unique opportunity to join a dedicated legal team and work at the forefront of helping deliver fraud detection and prevention solutions to merchants around the world. Signifyd is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to join our Legal team and report to our Head of Commercial Legal. You will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, revising, negotiating, and advising on a broad range of complex commercial transactions — someone who gets deals done. You'll primarily support our global sales team to structure, draft, and negotiate a variety of go-to-market agreements, while also leading a team of contracts managers who support the Sales organization across the U.S., EMEA, Mexico, and Central and South America.
In addition to go-to-market work, you'll partner closely with other key stakeholders to structure and negotiate complex, often bespoke agreements for enterprise and strategic partnership engagements. The ideal candidate is a mid-level to senior attorney who enjoys close collaboration with legal and sales colleagues and approaches legal issues practically, with a problem-solving mindset. Experience with payments, fintech, or machine learning is a plus.
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Compensation:
In the United States, each work location is assigned a specific pay zone, which determines the salary range for a given position. The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be based on a variety of factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, geographic location, and current market conditions.
Base Salary Range: $170,000 - $210,000 annually
Equity: This role is eligible for a stock option grant of 2500-3500 stock options, based on the position level and internal compensation guidelines.
Bonus: This role is eligible for an annual performance bonus of up to 10% of base salary.
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