Commercial Counsel (Fintech)

TL;DR

Commercial Counsel (Fintech): Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts with hirify.global business partners, vendors, and customers, supporting a broad array of hirify.global’s cross-functional teams and strategies. Focus on driving efficiencies in a world class commercial legal function in support of hirify.global’s business goals.

Location: Remote - Canada: Select locations (Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and Saskatchewan)

Salary: $173,400—$234,600 CAD

Company

hirify.global is a Virtual First company and a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of work.

What you will do

• Review, draft and negotiate a broad spectrum of commercial agreements, including enterprise sales, procurement, infrastructure, branding and marketing, business development agreements (and more!).
• Partner closely and create strong working relationships with hirify.global’s business teams.
• Engage personally in complex deals and work collaboratively with various company teams to implement company initiatives.
• Develop and collaboratively implement an innovative strategy to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of delivering commercial legal support to hirify.global’s business.
• Partner with our Legal Operations team to increase process automation, legal technology, and other efficiencies.
• Be an active and trusted team member, problem solver, and innovator to key stakeholders across the company.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years as a practicing commercial attorney, including substantive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, technology, equipment, and marketing agreements
• Experience partnering with globally distributed in-house business teams, particularly procurement teams, at a SaaS company to handle a high volume of complex commercial transactions
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear and simple guidance, and to partner effectively across all levels of the company
• Passion for client service and efficiency
• High integrity, strong ethics, and an unflappable demeanor
• J.D. from an accredited law school, with strong academic credentials and demonstrated record of success as a lawyer

Nice to have

• 4+ years of experience as a commercial attorney in a law firm setting, with at least 1+ year of experience as an in-house attorney at a technology company
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple types of cross-functional commercial matters, including customer facing agreements, M&A integration and support, and commercial disputes
• Expertise in data privacy law (e.g., CIPP certification), AI rules and regulations, and intellectual property

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off, paid holidays, Volunteer Time Off, and more, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food and groceries, and much more
• Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
• Mental health and wellness benefits