Remote Corporate Counsel - Payments & SaaS (Contractor)

Finalsite; Glastonbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Finalsite is seeking a proactive and detail‑oriented Contractor to join its legal team in a US‑based, remote position reporting to the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel. The role covers a broad range of commercial and transactional matters, including customer payment processing agreements, with collaboration across sales, product, engineering, and HR to enable business growth.

The ideal candidate holds a JD, is admitted to practice in at least one state, and has 7–10 years of related

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Licensed and in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 7–10 years of legal experience, preferably in‑house or with a law firm.
• Direct, hands‑on drafting and negotiation experience on customer‑facing payment processing / merchant / SaaS agreements.
• Experience in or in‑depth knowledge of standard contractual provisions for payment processing services, merchant agreements, and SaaS.
• Payments/fintech transactional experience including merchant processing, ISO/payment facilitator, sponsor bank, and card network rules (PCI/DSS, KYC/AML, PSD2).
• Sound commercial judgment on liability and indemnity terms, within pre‑approved risk parameters.
• Familiarity with money transmitter licensing and BSA/AML concepts.
• Detail‑oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Effective communicator to collaborate across departments.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements including customer payment processing, merchant, sponsor bank, SaaS, vendor, and partnership agreements.
• Audit existing merchant, customer, vendor and sponsor bank agreements.
• Flag and address regulatory requirements within customer, merchant, and bank agreements.
• Conduct legal research on emerging payment processing issues, regulatory updates, and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (sales, product, engineering, HR) to provide timely legal guidance.
• Maintain accurate and organized legal records and databases.

Skills

Detail‑oriented

Effective communicator

Cross‑functional collaboration

Commercial judgment

Regulatory awareness

Project management

Negotiation

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Job description

Finalsite is seeking a proactive and detail‑oriented Contractor to join its legal team in a US‑based, remote position reporting to the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel. The role covers a broad range of commercial and transactional matters, including customer payment processing agreements, with collaboration across sales, product, engineering, and HR to enable business growth.

The ideal candidate holds a JD, is admitted to practice in at least one state, and has 7–10 years of related