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Stripe
Actively Hiring
A new, comprehensive and clean standard for online payment processing
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
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Commercial Counsel, APAC

Posted: 4 weeks ago
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About the job

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 an exceptional transactional lawyer to join our commercial legal team supporting our fast growing business in Asia Pacific.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

  • Support the APAC Sales team, leading negotiations and advising on a wide range of commercial and legal issues
  • Be an integral part of the build out of Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure so that we can scale and operate efficiently at pace with Stripe’s exponential growth - this work includes drafting and maintaining Stripe’s agreements and playbooks, leading and contributing projects to improve internal processes and operational efficiencies
  • Work with teams across Stripe, including sales, operations, product, tax, and risk groups
  • Work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market
  • Develop and deliver training and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products; and be a point of escalation for outside counsel

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

  • Intellectually curious and a creative problem solver - Stripe’s products and our industry are complex and ever evolving - you should relish learning new things and finding creative solutions to challenging problems
  • A self starter with a bias for action - you are proactive and have a strong sense of ownership
  • A clear and concise communicator (in written and verbal forms), who can distill the key risks and explain complex, nuanced issues in plain and simple terms
  • A natural collaborator, able to guide cross-functional teams and drive to a win-win solution
  • Familiar with the range of legal issues and commercial risks that arise in connection with hosted data and technology services
  • A team player who is willing to do what it takes to contribute to the collective success
  • Qualified with good standing membership in at least one US state bar with a JD degree or foreign equivalent
  • 7+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group in a top law firm

Preferred qualifications

  • Experience working in payment or fintech industries and knowledge of associated regulatory issues
  • In-house experience advising high growth companies
  • A working knowledge of relevant data protection laws

About the company

Stripe company logo

Stripe

Actively Hiring
A new, comprehensive and clean standard for online payment processing1001-5000 Employees
Company Size
1001-5000
Company Type
Startup
Company Type
Web Development
Company Type
Software
Company Type
Payment
Company Type
Software Development
Company Industries
Developer APIs
  • B2B
  • Scale Stage
    Rapidly increasing operations
  • Top Investors
    This company has received a significant amount of investment from top investors
  • YC Funded
    Startup funded by Y Combinator
  • Valuation $1B+
    This company has a valuation of $1B or more
  • 4.1
    Strong Leadership
    Employees rate Stripe 4.1/5 on Glassdoor for faith in leadership
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Funding

AMOUNT RAISED
$8.1B
FUNDED OVER
15 rounds
Rounds
I
$6,500,000,000
Series I - Mar 2023+14

Perks

Inclusive coverage
We offer comprehensive mental, physical, and medical health plans, supporting Stripes’ financial futures, providing fertility benefits and parental leave.
A principled approach to food
Our food program work with local ingredients and grows a global team through sustainable food practices and minimal waste.
Growth by the way of learning
We are voracious learners and teachers. Our Education team delivers an onboarding and product training curriculum for all new Stripes, and hosts expert-led courses on things like project management fundamentals and macroeconomics.

Founders

John Collison
Founder • 3 years
San Francisco
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Patrick Collison
Founder • 3 years
San Francisco
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