Senior Commercial Attorney

Kingsley Green Recruitment group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 229,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Fintech, a leading fintech company in New York, is seeking a commercial attorney with 4–5 PQE to join its in‑house legal team. You will lead merchant agreements, support strategic partnerships, and closely collaborate with Sales and Product to shape the commercial strategy.

The role offers hybrid working in New York and exposure to major payments players like Stripe and Adyen. Competitive package with up to $254,000 salary depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 4–5 PQE in commercial contracts or fintech.
• Experience in payments or technology.
• Experience negotiating complex commercial/strategic agreements.
• Ability to partner with Sales and Product at senior level.
• Strong stakeholder management and business acumen.

Responsibilities

• Lead and negotiate complex merchant agreements with major partners.
• Renegotiate and evolve existing commercial contracts as relationships evolve.
• Support third‑party distribution agreements and strategic partnerships.
• Collaborate with Sales and Product to structure commercially attractive deals.
• Develop deep understanding of products and commercial strategy as a business partner.
• Engage with payments ecosystem players (e.g., Stripe, Adyen) and other tech partners.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Payments fintech

Sales & product-facing legal

Strategic agreements

Stakeholder management

Education

Law degree

Tools

Slack

Claude

Job description

Global Fintech - Best in their field - Hybrid - New York - $$$

The Opportunity

A truly distinctive global fintech is continuing to redefine how consumers interact with financial products. This is a rare business that combines scale, innovation and a genuinely consumer‑centric proposition, operating at the cutting edge of financial services and technology. The environment is fast‑paced, intellectually demanding and highly commercial, with smart, ambitious people across the organisation and a culture that values collaboration, energy and ownership. Leadership is hands‑on and leads from the front, creating space for people to do their best work.

The business is now hiring a commercial attorney (ideally 4–5 years’ PQE) to join its high‑performing in‑house legal team, supporting strategically critical areas of growth and working on high‑impact, global financial technology solutions, including consumer‑facing checkout services.

This is a high‑impact role supporting the business as it continues to evolve its commercial strategy, with a particular focus on major merchant partnerships, strategic commercial agreements and third‑party distribution arrangements.

You will

• Lead and negotiate a variety of, complex merchant agreements with renowned businesses.
• Renegotiate and evolve existing commercial contracts as relationships and business models develop.
• Support third‑party distribution agreements and strategic partnerships.
• Work closely with Sales and Product to structure and execute commercially attractive deals.
• Develop a deep understanding of products and commercial strategy and become a genuine business partner to the organisation.
• Work with major players across the payments ecosystem, including Stripe and Adyen, alongside other leading payment and technology companies.

About You

Ideally, you'll be around 4–5 PQE with strong experience across:

• Commercial contracts / commercial technology
• Payments, fintech or technology
• Sales and product‑facing legal work
• Negotiating complex commercial and strategic agreements
• Working closely with senior commercial stakeholders

This company is particularly interested in lawyers who are commercially minded, pragmatic and comfortable operating at pace. You'll need to understand the business behind the legal issue, have strong stakeholder management skills and genuinely enjoy partnering with Sales and Product.

The team also embraces modern ways of working and is looking for someone comfortable using tools such as Slack and Claude to work efficiently. You'll work on a variety of merchant and strategic commercial partnerships across the payments ecosystem, with exposure to leading global players such as Stripe and Adyen, as well as other major payment providers and technology partners.

Package

Up to $254,000 depending on experience plus benefits.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly evolving fintech at a point where its commercial strategy is shifting towards larger enterprise merchants and strategic distribution partnerships, giving the successful lawyer significant exposure to the business and its growth strategy.

You will join a collaborative, high‑calibre commercial legal team led by an energetic, hands‑on leader who is a true doer and creates an environment where people are trusted, supported, and challenged.