Archived listing. The details below describe a past opening.
Robert Half is partnering with a well-known financial technology company to hire a Commercial Counsel for an approximately 3-month contract opportunity. This is a fully remote, 40-hour-per-week position supporting a commercial legal team while the organization fills a permanent opening. The assignment may be extended depending on the timing of the permanent hire. The ideal candidate will have strong general commercial contracting experience and be comfortable independently drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of agreements. Fintech or broader financial services experience is strongly preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including NDAs, SaaS agreements, professional services agreements, licensing agreements, partnerships, marketing agreements, and order forms
- Manage inbound procurement contracts, particularly SaaS and technology-related agreements
- Negotiate contract terms directly with vendors, counterparties, procurement teams, and internal business stakeholders
- Advise business partners on contractual terms, obligations, risks, and practical considerations
- Draft amendments and manage contract redlines using established templates and playbooks
- Support agreements involving data sharing, privacy, and consumer regulatory considerations
- Utilize the organization's contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform and AI-enabled legal tools to manage intake, redlines, and contract workflows
- Independently manage commercial legal matters in a fast-paced in-house environment
- Active attorney license with strong commercial contracting experience
- Experience working in-house and independently managing commercial agreements
- Strong drafting, reviewing, and contract negotiation skills
- Experience with SaaS, procurement, technology, licensing, and other vendor agreements
- Comfortable working with CLM platforms, contract technology, and AI-assisted legal tools
- Fintech, banking, payments, or broader financial services experience strongly preferred
- Familiarity with privacy, data-sharing agreements, and consumer regulatory matters is a plus
- Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, procurement teams, and external counterparties
- Comfortable generally working West Coast business hours