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’s Revenue and Financial Automation (“RFA”) organization develops non-payments software as a service tools. The team is building a revenue-focused financial automation platform. They aspire to build an online, real time system of record for Stripe users’ revenue - building first party products related to revenue and financial management and tools to integrate with third parties. RFA’s products can be used alongside Stripe services or on their own. Lawyers on the RFA legal team coordinate the legal support for some of Stripe’s highest growth potential products. Today, this suite of products includes Billing (subscriptions and invoicing), Revenue Automation (Revenue Recognition, Reporting, and Reconciliation), Stripe Tax, Data Services (Stripe Data Pipeline and Stripe Sigma), and Stripe Atlas.
What you’ll do
We’re looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. Broad experience in technology, data protection and privacy, partnership commercial issues and experience with developer platforms is a huge plus. In this role, you will join a team of product counsel who support the suite of products currently grouped together within the RFA organization.
Responsibilities
- Counsel the global product team on a range of issues including data protection and privacy law, consumer protection, product development, and marketing as it relates to the RFA products
- 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 the RFA 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 the RFA product roadmap and strategy
- Develop deep subject matter expertise of the Financial Connections product and serve as a legal team member point of contact for escalations and questions related to Financial Connections
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
- 7+ 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
