Counsel II, Commercial

At Affirm, we exist for the moments that matter,giving people a clear, predictable way to pay over time, with no hidden fees, no surprises, and no tradeoffs on what matters most.

The Legal, Compliance, and Public Affairs team is a group of dedicated professionals committed to helping Affirm scale, innovate, and provide outstanding products for consumers, merchants, and key partners.

Affirm seeks a practical, proactive, and people-oriented transactional attorney to join our Commercial Legal (Revenue) team. You will partner closely with Sales, Strategic Partnerships, and other cross-functional teams to negotiate and manage a range of global commercial transactions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of a wide range of global commercial agreements, including highly complex and new markets agreements.
• Manage a high volume of deals with speed and sound judgment.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve playbooks, contract templates, negotiation guides, and other projects that enable the team to operate efficiently at scale.
• Identify friction points and build solutions that reduce cycle time without sacrificing quality.
• Work closely with Revenue, Product, Finance, Risk, Information Security, Privacy, and other teams to provide clear, practical guidance.
• Serve as a proactive, strategic business partner to stakeholders across the organization.
• Develop and deliver training and resources that empower business partners to self-serve on routine commercial legal matters, increasing team capacity and reducing bottlenecks.
• Build collaborative and effective working relationships with various teams in the U.S. and internationally.

Requirements:

• JD and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 5+ years of relevant transactional experience in-house at a technology company or in a technology practice group at a top law firm.
• Exceptional drafting skills.
• Experience in fintech, payments, or financial services.
• Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional transactions.
• Strong working knowledge of data protection and privacy regimes such as GLBA, CCPA, GDPR, APPs, and PIPEDA.
• Proven ability to manage high deal volume while maintaining quality, consistency, and attention to detail.
• A track record of building or improving legal processes, playbooks, templates, or other operational tools in a high-growth environment.
• Clear, concise communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal and commercial issues into plain language.
• Collaborative working style, with experience guiding cross-functional teams toward practical, win-win outcomes.
• Intellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving instincts.
• Proactive, self-starter mentality with a bias for action.
• Excellent judgment, and ability to make timely, pragmatic, and business-focused decisions in ambiguous situations with imperfect information.
• Humility, integrity and a sense of humor.

Benefits:

• Health coverage at no cost: 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents.
• Spending stipends: Monthly stipends support your tech setup, and the ability to choose health and wellness options that are right for you.
• Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars help you rest when you need to.
• Own a piece of what you build: Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) lets you buy Affirm stock at a discount.

Pay Grade - M Equity Grade - 6 USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $185,000 - $245,000 USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $164,000 - $224,000