Associate General Counsel, Commercial (Fintech)

TL;DR

Associate General Counsel, Commercial (Fintech): Owning legal strategy for critical GTM initiatives and leading AI-powered contracting governance with an accent on commercialization of product launches and high-stakes partnerships. Focus on designing AI-assisted legal workflows, structuring financial institution agreements, and scaling commercial legal functions.

Location: Hybrid (3 days per week on-site in New York City or San Francisco). Relocation assistance available for candidates outside NY/NJ/SF.

Salary: $256,000—$320,000 USD (for Tier 1 markets)

Company

hirify.global is a growth-stage FinTech company creating a hirify.globalible and improved rent payment experience for users.

What you will do

• Lead the legal architecture for critical go-to-market initiatives, including new product launches and distribution partnerships.
• Architect and deploy AI-powered contracting capabilities and define governance standards for AI use across the legal function.
• Negotiate complex financial institution partnerships, bank agreements, and structured finance transactions.
• Set commercial contracting playbooks and standards to enable the legal function to operate at scale.
• Partner with senior leadership across Revenue, Finance, Product, and Operations to influence company-level decisions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of combined experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house legal department.
• JD from an accredited law school and membership in good standing of a US state bar.
• Deep expertise in commercial transactions and high-stakes deal negotiation within fintech, payments, or proptech.
• Experience structuring channel, distribution, or embedded product partnership agreements.
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying AI-assisted legal workflows and technology governance.
• Must be based in or eligible to relocate to the United States.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company equity and 401(k) plan with company match.
• Unlimited paid time off and 13 company paid holidays.
• Parental leave and hirify.global Cares non-profit company match.
• Free hirify.global subscription and pet adoption coverage.