Senior Corporate Counsel - FinTech & Tech Contracts

Consumerdirect; Irvine (CA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 280.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ConsumerDirect is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel in Irvine, CA to partner with the business on corporate, commercial, technology, regulatory, and privacy matters. This in-office role reports to the General Counsel and emphasizes practical, business-focused legal advice, contract playbooks, and scalable operations.

The ideal candidate will draft and negotiate complex agreements, advise cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end contracts, and help lead regulatory and data privacy initiatives

Formación

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, California preferred.
• At least 7 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Experience managing contracts and legal matters from start to finish.
• Experience using legal contract management software.
• Experience supporting cross-functional teams in a technology or regulated business environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple priorities and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
• Strong business judgment, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize material legal risk.

Responsabilidades

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, including software, SaaS, vendor, technology, data-related, confidentiality, service, licensing, and other business agreements.
• Manage contract matters end-to-end, including drafting, negotiation, stakeholder alignment, escalation of material risks, and final execution.
• Advise product, technology, information security, marketing, sales, finance, operations, compliance, and executive stakeholders on practical legal and business issues.
• Support legal review of technology, privacy, data security, data use, vendor management, partner obligations, regulatory, compliance, and operational matters.
• Provide legal support for strategic business initiatives, product launches, new partnerships, and technology development.
• Advise on consumer financial services, advertising and marketing, intellectual property, corporate governance, and risk management matters as they arise.
• Support negotiation of enterprise customer agreements, strategic partnerships, reseller relationships, and data licensing arrangements.
• Assist with corporate governance matters, including board materials, corporate records, subsidiary maintenance, and internal policies as needed.
• Coordinate with outside counsel on litigation, employment, intellectual property, regulatory, and other specialized legal matters.
• Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations affecting financial technology, consumer financial services, privacy, artificial intelligence, and technology businesses, and provide practical guidance to internal stakeholders.
• Help develop and deliver legal training to business teams regarding contracting, privacy, compliance, marketing, and other legal topics.
• Develop and improve legal templates, contract playbooks, clause libraries, approval workflows, and scalable legal operations practices.
• Use legal contract management software and help optimize legal technology tools, including AI-enabled tools for contract review, workflow management, and legal department efficiency.
• Assist with regulatory and compliance-related contract issues involving privacy, data security, consumer protection, and financial technology.

Conocimientos

Commercial contract drafting

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Independent prioritization

Educación

Juris Doctor (JD)

Herramientas

Legal contract management software

AI-enabled contract review tools

Descripción del empleo

ConsumerDirect is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel in Irvine, CA to partner with the business on corporate, commercial, technology, regulatory, and privacy matters. This in-office role reports to the General Counsel and emphasizes practical, business-focused legal advice, contract playbooks, and scalable operations.

The ideal candidate will draft and negotiate complex agreements, advise cross-functional teams, manage end-to-end contracts, and help lead regulatory and data privacy initiatives