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Affirm is reinventing credit to make it more honest and friendly, giving consumers the flexibility to buy now and pay later without any hidden fees or compounding interest. The Commercial Legal (Revenue) team is instrumental in building, scaling, and supporting the framework for global commercial transactions and GTM efforts. In this role, you will be a key advisor to our fast‑growing sales, partnerships, and merchant success teams.

What You'll Do

• Structure, draft, negotiate, and review a broad range of global commercial agreements, including highly complex and novel agreements.
• Collaborate with and provide strategic and legal advice to cross‑functional teams, including sales, product, finance, tax, customer ops, and risk.
• Lead or participate in projects to improve internal processes and increase the efficiency and scalability of the Commercial Legal team.
• Train and help educate internal business partners.
• Manage and resolve legal issues that arise in existing domestic and international commercial relationships.
• Support Commercial Legal efforts related to M&A integrations.
• Build and improve templates for global revenue‑generating commercial agreements.
• Build collaborative and effective working relationships with various teams in the U.S. and internationally.

What We Look For

• JD from an accredited school and current member in good standing of the bar in at least one state in the United States.
• 5+ years of complex commercial drafting and negotiation experience (ideally on revenue‑generating contracts); prior in‑house and law‑firm experience is a plus.
• Great project management skills with the ability to organize, prioritize, and remain composed under pressure.
• Ability to prioritize and advance multiple concurrent deals on tight deadlines while producing strong quality work product.
• Excellent judgment and the ability to make timely, pragmatic, and business‑focused decisions in ambiguous situations with imperfect information.
• A strong work ethic, sense of ownership, accountability, and proactive willingness to jump in and do whatever needs to be done.
• Experience drafting and negotiating data privacy terms, including but not limited to CCPA, GLBA, and GDPR contract terms.
• Clear and concise communication skills to effectively collaborate and negotiate with both internal and external business and legal teams.
• Adaptability in a fast‑paced, high‑growth environment and an enthusiasm for learning.
• Humility, integrity, and a sense of humor; you take your work seriously, but not yourself.

Compensation and Benefits

Pay Grade – M; Equity Grade – 6. Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range. Base pay is part of a total compensation package that may include equity rewards, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits (including 100% subsidized medical coverage, dental, and vision for you and your dependents).

USA base pay range (CA, WA, NY, NJ, CT) per year: $180,000 – $230,000.
USA base pay range (all other U.S. states) per year: $160,000 – $210,000.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Affirm is proud to be a remote‑first company; the majority of roles are remote and can be performed almost anywhere within the country of employment. Some roles may require occasional work out of an assigned office.

Benefits Highlights

• Health care coverage – Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Wallets – generous stipends for spending on technology, food, lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.
• Time off – competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.
• ESPP – Employee Stock Purchase Plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Affirm is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.