Commercial Counsel

Stripe; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 2,181,000 - 2,728,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading financial infrastructure platform is seeking a transactional lawyer to join its commercial legal team in Mexico City. This role involves supporting negotiations with a focus on the Mexico and Brazil markets, advising on legal issues related to complex transactions, and working collaboratively across teams to enhance Stripe's legal infrastructure. Requirements include a JD degree, good standing in Mexico, and at least 8 years of experience. The ideal candidate will have strong drafting skills, be fluent in English and Spanish, and possess a proactive approach in a fast-paced environment.

Formación

• 8+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a top law firm.
• Proficient in legal drafting and negotiating in both English and Spanish.
• Intellectually curious and creative problem solver.

Responsabilidades

• Support the AMER Sales team with negotiations in Mexico and Brazil.
• Advise on commercial and legal issues in complex transactions.
• Work closely with Product Legal for new product launches.

Conocimientos

Legal drafting

Negotiating in English and Spanish

Creative problem solving

Clear communication

Collaboration

Familiarity with data and technology legal issues

Ownership

Educación

JD degree or foreign equivalent

Good standing membership in Mexico

Descripción del empleo

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 the Americas.

Stripe is a global technology company that builds infrastructure for online commerce with a mission to increase the GDP of the internet. Not only do we handle billions of online transactions each year, Stripe is forging new paths in global commerce including the use of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, and agentic commerce. Our innovative suite of SaaS offerings enable millions of users around the world, from entrepreneurs to multinational enterprises and online marketplace platforms, to build their businesses, establish global reach, scale faster and operate more efficiently. And we are just getting started!

What you’ll do

• support the AMER Sales team, with a focus on the Mexico and Brazil markets, leading negotiations for complex and strategic agreements;
• advise on a wide range of commercial and legal issues on complex transactions that may span multiple jurisdictions;
• work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market globally;
• 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, leveraging AI tooling to optimize how we work and collaborate with our clients, partners and users;
• partner with teams across Stripe globally, including sales, operations, product, tax, risk groups, and others;
• work on projects that drive scaled support and efficiency, working collaboratively in a global team to maximize the overall impact of the Commercial Legal team;
• 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

• proficient in legal drafting and negotiating in both English and Spanish;
• intellectually curious and a creative problem solver - Stripe’s products and our industry are complex and ever evolving - you should relish learning new products 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 Mexico r with a JD degree or foreign equivalent; and
• 8+ years of relevant experience in-house or in a technology practice group in a top law firm.

Preferred qualifications

• a US LLM or equivalent;
• working knowledge of Portuguese;
• experience working in payment or fintech industries and knowledge of associated regulatory issues;
• in-house experience advising high growth companies;
• working knowledge on how to use LLM tools;
• experience in improving legal processes with AI technology; and
• a working knowledge of Brazilian regulatory frameworks, and data protection laws such as CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA.