Commercial Counsel

Notabene; United States; Remote; USD 79,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Notabene, a fintech infrastructure company, seeks a Commercial Counsel for Europe to support our General Counsel. You’ll handle complex SaaS and commercial agreements with banks and multinational clients, ensuring regulatory alignment across jurisdictions.

This hands-on role requires strong commercial judgment and practical risk management. You’ll work remotely across Europe, collaborating with Security, Engineering, and Sales teams to reflect Notabene’s technology and security controls in

Qualifications

• Native-level or fluent English with independent drafting and negotiating complex legal docs.
• EU-qualified lawyer with 3–5 years post-qualification experience, ideally from top-tier firms or tech environments.
• Extensive experience driving end-to-end negotiations for enterprise technology agreements with regulated/global clients.
• Strong foundation in European regulatory frameworks relevant to tech, including data protection, privacy, and outsourcing requirements.
• Commercially minded with ability to balance growth and legal exposure across jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex SaaS, partnership, and other commercial agreements, including DPAs, DORA Addenda, information security exhibits, and jurisdiction-specific regulatory addenda.
• Support the General Counsel in managing international commercial negotiations, while independently handling assigned contracts and projects.
• Implement AI-powered legal tools, improve contracting workflows, and drive legal operations and process improvements.
• Work with Security, Engineering, and other teams to ensure contractual commitments reflect Notabene’s technology, security controls, and practices.
• Advise Sales, Customer Success, and other teams on commercial legal matters and prepare templates and documents.

Skills

English fluency

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

Education

EU-qualified lawyer

Job description

About Notabene

Notabene is building infrastructure that’s transforming how money moves in the digital economy. We’re evolving beyond our compliance foundations to enable the next generation of digital financial services between regulated institutions with unprecedented efficiency. With nearly 50 employees across 14 countries and having recently closed our Series B round last November with support from leading investors including Y Combinator, DRW, F-Prime, Jump Capital, Castle Island, and Green Visor Capital, we’re looking for people like you to help shape the future rails of the crypto industry!

The Role

We're seeking a commercially minded Commercial Counsel based in Europe to work closely with and support our General Counsel, who is based in the New York City area. You'll help manage sophisticated international commercial transactions with leading global banks, financial institutions, and other multinational companies, advise internal business teams, and support the development of our legal operations and AI capabilities. This is a hands-on role requiring strong commercial judgment, technical understanding, and the ability to navigate complex legal and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions worldwide.

Where You’ll Work

This is a 100% remote role open to candidates based in Europe.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Draft, review, and negotiate complex SaaS, partnership, and other commercial agreements, including DPAs, DORA Addenda, information security exhibits, and jurisdiction‑specific regulatory and outsourcing addenda.

• Support the General Counsel in managing international commercial negotiations, while independently handling assigned contracts and projects.

• Implement AI‑powered legal tools, improve contracting workflows, and drive legal operations and process improvements.

• Work with Security, Engineering, and other technical teams to ensure contractual commitments accurately reflect Notabene’s technology, security controls, and operational practices.

• Advise Sales, Customer Success, and other teams on commercial legal matters and prepare the agreements, templates, and other documents they need.

What You’ll Need

• Native‑level or fully fluent written and spoken English, with a track record of independently drafting and negotiating complex legal documentation in English.

• Fully qualified lawyer in an EU jurisdiction with 3–5 years of post‑qualification experience, ideally gained within top‑tier law firms, fast‑growing tech environments, or a mix of both.

• Extensive experience driving end‑to‑end negotiations for complex enterprise technology agreements, particularly with highly regulated or global corporate clients.

• Strong foundation in European regulatory frameworks relevant to tech companies, including data protection, privacy, and sector‑specific operational/outsourcing requirements, along with the ability to adapt to international regulatory regimes.

• A commercially minded approach to risk management - able to balance business growth with legal exposure, articulate clear risks to stakeholders, and discern strict legal/regulatory imperatives from negotiable commercial points.

• Ability to deliver rapid turnarounds in a fast‑moving startup environment, with the willingness to work flexibly across international time zones.