Senior Commercial Counsel
columnMillbrae (CA)
$2,000/month
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columnMillbrae (CA)
SENIORITY
Senior
SALARY
$2,000/month
About the role
Column Legal Architect Column is growing its in-house commercial legal team to own the legal infrastructure behind our most important commercial and strategic relationships. This isn't your typical in-house commercial counsel role reviewing SaaS contracts - you'll architect novel partnership structures that enable modern banking experiences, navigating complex regulatory requirements along the way. You'll work closely with Column's Sales & Partnerships, Risk, and Compliance teams to define how we structure our deals, serve our customers, and scale our platform safely. This is a hybrid in-person role based in our Presidio office — one of the most beautiful locations in SF — 3–4+ days per week. We offer up to $2,000/month in post-tax rent subsidy for employees who live within 2 miles of our office and welcome candidates who would relocate.
Responsibilities:
Own complex agreements end-to-end: Structure, draft, and negotiate complex customer, and vendor, and third-party agreements covering a broad range of banking products and services, including agreements related to payments and money movement service and banking partnerships inclusive of deposit account, card, and lending programs. Build and manage legal playbooks and templates that scale: Develop and maintain templates and inventories of contracts, terms of services, notices, and disclosures for the Bank's products, services, and distribution channels that enable speed without sacrificing quality. Negotiate: Lead negotiations with high-growth fintechs and enterprise customers, balancing commercial priorities with regulatory requirements. Develop strong cross-functional partnerships: Work closely with the Sales and Business teams to understand the Bank's goals, strategy, and risk tolerance for each deal in order to develop an efficient and risk-based contracting strategy. Expand into additional areas of law: As the fourth member of our growing Legal team, you'll support each other with novel research, product and regulatory advice, exam management, subpoena responses, litigation deliverables, and corporate governance materials. Help us level up how Legal operates: Serve as a thought partner to the business and legal to support Column's ongoing growth through improvements to bank agreements, policies, and legal processes.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years as a practicing lawyer; priority given to candidates with law firm experience in a technology transactions or fintech practice and/or in-house experience at a fintech or financial institution
- Experience driving complex commercial negotiations
- Ability to independently draft and negotiate commercial agreements, with a strong understanding of both contract law and commercial transactions
- Comfort with project management, deadlines, and juggling execution across multiple initiatives for multiple stakeholders
Nice to haves:
- Understanding of traditional commercial banking products and services including ACH and wire transactions, accounts, lending, cards, cash management, sweeps, and check issuance/deposit, among others
- Experience in structured finance or with lending products
- Understanding of money transmission
Benefits:
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
- Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
- Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column's officeFSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses 401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
- Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
Sabbatical Program - reach your 5-year anniversary to take up to 8 weeks of fully paid leave to rest, recharge, and pursue personal interest - with full salary and benefits 100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
Commuter benefits, including paid transportation to-and-from the office
Regular team building events, including annual offsite
Pay Transparency
Compensation packages at Column include base salary, equity, and benefits. New hire offers are made based on a candidate's experience, expertise, geographic location, and internal pay equity relative to peers.
The annual base salary range for this position is $210,000 - $300,000 + equity.
Join UsColumn is committed to working with the best and brightest people from the broadest talent pool possible. We value bringing together a team with different perspectives, educational backgrounds, and life experiences, and believe a diversity of ideas is what allows us to develop the best solutions. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application and recruiting process, please reach out to accommodations@column.com.We participate in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.
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