Commercial Counsel, Crypto

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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

As Commercial Counsel primarily supporting Stripe’s Stablecoin & Crypto team, you will lead complex commercial and contractual negotiations, advise on product launches, and help scale Stripe’s legal and operational infrastructure. You will work closely with Sales, Product Legal, Partnerships, Risk, Tax, Operations, and external counsel to enable safe, compliant, and commercially sound growth of Stripe’s crypto, stablecoin, and wallet offerings.

What you’ll do

• Support the Sales team, particularly focusing on Stripe’s Stablecoin & Crypto team, leading negotiations and advising on a wide range of commercial and legal issues.
• Work closely with Product Legal to bring new products and features to market, including drafting service terms and providing contractual, commercial, and user‑experience advice for launches.
• Build out Stripe’s commercial legal infrastructure to enable scalable, efficient operations in line with Stripe’s growth, including advising on the contractual integration of services from Stripe’s cryptocurrency, stablecoin, and wallet infrastructure acquisitions; drafting and maintaining agreements and playbooks; and leading or contributing to projects that improve internal processes and operational efficiencies, including leveraging AI tooling.
• Partner with teams across Stripe—Sales, Partnerships, Operations, Product, Tax, and Risk groups—to align legal solutions with business priorities.
• Serve as a proactive and strategic business partner to senior managers and act as a trusted advisor on commercial strategy and risk.
• Develop and deliver training, playbooks, and other resources to help the Sales team sell our products confidently and compliantly.
• Act as a point of escalation for outside counsel and manage outside counsel relationships when matters require external expertise.

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

Preferred Qualifications

Hybrid Work at Stripe

Pay and Benefits

The annual US base salary range for this role is $196,000 – $294,000. Additional benefits may include equity, company bonus or sales commissions / bonuses; 401(k) plan; medical, dental, and vision benefits; and wellness stipends.

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