Counsel, Leasing & Operational Professional Services
Summary of Relevant Experience
Summary of Experience – Counsel, Leasing & Operational Professional Services @ Stripe
- In-house benefits counsel and senior associate counsel who has advised C-suite executives on complex legal matters, managed outside counsel relationships, and led cross-functional compliance and governance initiatives across multiemployer funds and a Fortune 500 insurer.
- JD/MBA-credentialed attorney with approximately four years of progressive in-house legal experience drafting, negotiating, and managing high-volume contracts and vendor arrangements within regulated financial services and healthcare environments.
- Compliance and operational legal advisor who has designed and implemented regulatory compliance programs, conducted M&A due diligence, and partnered with finance, operations, and HR stakeholders to mitigate legal and business risk.
- Multijurisdictional legal generalist who distills complex regulatory and contractual issues for non-legal audiences, manages competing priorities across simultaneous workstreams, and supports strategic business objectives with practical, business-minded counsel.
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Why this is a fit
This role requires 6-8+ years of commercial real estate leasing and operational procurement contracting experience, which is entirely outside your ERISA/employee benefits/HIPAA specialization; your in-house legal background and fintech industry target are partial matches, but the core subject matter (commercial leases, landlord/tenant law, facilities vendor contracts) does not align with your expertise.
About the role
Who we are 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 Stripe's TOPS Legal team (Tech, Ops & Partnerships) is responsible for structuring and negotiating engagements with Stripe's global professional services providers, technology partners, and operational vendors. We work on complex and business-critical transactions and cross-functional projects, always striving to enable the business's ambitious roadmap while upholding Stripe's compliance practices. In this role, you'll be a subject matter expert and key advisor across a broad range of commercial real estate leasing, facilities, and operational professional services transactions that support Stripe's global footprint and operational needs. You'll move with urgency, effectively advising clients with a pro-business perspective, to support their strategic objectives. What you'll do The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripe's mission of helping businesses grow and thrives in solving complex legal and business issues in collaboration with others. We're looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. Experience in fintech is helpful, but not required, for you to be successful in this role. Experience in global leasing and operational procurement contracting is key. Responsibilities Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate leases, subleases, licenses to occupy, lease amendments, and ancillary real property agreements across global jurisdictions. Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of operational professional services agreements, including facilities management, construction contracts, outsourced operations, financial services transactions, consulting, corporate security, and other operational vendor contracts. Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders on legal, real estate, and operational vendor matters. Partner closely with key client groups including Workplace, Real Estate, Finance, Corporate Security, and broader Operations teams. Collaborate and build efficiencies with talented teams across Stripe, including Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Deal Management, Finance & Strategy, Tax, Security, and Third Party Risk Management. Develop and implement continuous improvement of tools, processes, training, and playbooks to help manage high-volume workstreams and educate internal and external counsel and stakeholders. Ensure Stripe's commercial relationships comply with applicable law, Stripe's data privacy and security policies, global privacy regulations, and global outsourced services guidelines. Identify and evaluate business and legal risks across lease obligations, landlord/tenant matters, and operational service arrangements, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals. Effectively distill and explain complex issues to a variety of cross-functional stakeholders. Manage competing priorities and workloads with skillful multitasking. Spot issues, develop solutions, and counsel teams on issues relating to lease obligations, landlord/tenant matters, operational risk management, compliance, and vendor governance. Manage global outside counsel relationships and act as a responsive point of escalation for outside counsel. 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 6–8+ years of relevant legal experience working