Affirm

Affirm

Counsel II, Vendor

Remote US · Mid · Contract

No sponsorship$185k-$245kDetected 25 days ago
RESTComplianceNegotiationProcurementCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • Affirm seeks a practical, proactive, and people-oriented transactional attorney to join our Vendor Legal team.
  • You are pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and comfortable balancing risk with business velocity in a high-growth, technology-driven environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of a wide range of vendor agreements, including technology services, cloud services, SaaS, data platform, contractor, marketing/creative, lease, and payment processing engagements.
  • Manage a high volume of deals with speed and sound judgment.
  • Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and workflows that enable the team to operate efficiently at scale. Identify friction points and build solutions that reduce cycle time without sacrificing quality.
  • Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization.
  • Develop and deliver training and resources that empower business partners to self-serve on routine commercial legal matters, increasing team capacity and reducing bottlenecks.
  • Proven ability to manage high deal volume while maintaining quality, consistency, and attention to detail.
  • A track record of building or improving legal processes, playbooks, templates, or other operational tools in a high-growth environment.
  • We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process.

Requirements

  • Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.

Compensation

  • Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
  • Affirm focuses on providing a simple and transparent pay structure which is based on a variety of factors, including location, experience and job-related skills.
  • Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental and vision for you and your dependents.)
  • USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $185,000 - $245,000
  • USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $164,000 - $224,000

Benefits

  • Health care coverage
  • Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
  • Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
  • Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
  • An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
  • Equity Grade - 6
  • We're extremely proud to offer competitive benefits that are anchored to our core value of people come first.
  • Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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