Senior Corporate Counsel – Commercial/Product Transactions – Financial/B2B Products

Role Overview

• Advise on contracts at all stages of the product development lifecycle (ideation through EOL).
• Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial agreements, including: B2B product development and resale transactions: trial agreements, MSAs, order forms/SOWs, amendments, renewals, remediation agreements, and termination/wind-down/transition assistance provisions for third-party products T-Mobile resells.
• Financial products contracts, e.g., banking, credit card, and program partnerships.
• Technology and services transactions that enable these portfolios: SaaS/hosted services, integrations/APIs, security tooling, professional and managed services, and strategic vendor arrangements supporting product development and commercialization.
• Structure and negotiate risk allocation frameworks, including liability regimes (limitations of liability, indemnities, special damages, insurance requirements).
• Ensure agreements accurately reflect business objectives while minimizing legal, operational, financial, reputational, and security risk, with particular focus on: Data and security terms (data rights/use restrictions, breach notification, subcontractor controls, retention, audit evidence needs). Performance and operations terms (SLAs, service credits, support responsibilities, implementation milestones, service continuity, and disaster recovery). Commercial terms (pricing models, variable/volume-based fees, audit rights, benchmarking, MFN/most-favored provisions, termination rights, and transition assistance). Flow-down alignment between upstream vendor obligations (warranties/SLAs/credits/IP/data/security) and downstream customer commitments in sales channels for resale offerings. Governance dependencies common in financial products (TPRM, InfoSec, Privacy, Compliance, Accounting/Controls) and disciplined early alignment to prevent late-stage escalations.
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to business, product, finance, and procurement stakeholders—providing practical, solution-oriented counsel aligned with enterprise strategy and operational objectives.
• Identify and assess legal, regulatory, financial, and operational risks; articulate mitigation strategies; and exercise independent judgment within established corporate risk frameworks.
• Drive operational excellence by developing and refining templates, playbooks, clause positions, and escalation guardrails; leveraging technology-enabled solutions (including AI where appropriate) and process optimization to improve contracting efficiency, scalability, and risk consistency.
• Manage outside counsel strategically—right-sizing use to risk and complexity and actively controlling scope, budget, and outcomes.

Requirements

• A U.S. law degree, with admission to at least one state bar in good standing.
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in-house and/or at a law firm drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to critically manage a large portfolio of work and manage to KPIs.
• Keen pragmatic business sense with solid judgment and analytical skills, including the ability to translate the needs of senior leaders into action.
• Proven ability to excel working cross-functionally with multiple clients in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently and efficiently to meet demanding deadlines.
• Client-oriented interpersonal skills.
• Top-tier oral and written communication skills.
• Impeccable attention to detail and strong sense of pride in work product.

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• flexible spending account
• 401(k)
• employee stock grants
• employee stock purchase plan
• paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays
• paid parental and family leave
• family building benefits
• back-up care
• enhanced family support
• childcare subsidy
• tuition assistance
• college coaching
• short
• and long-term disability
• voluntary AD&D coverage
• voluntary accident coverage
• voluntary life insurance
• voluntary disability insurance
• voluntary long-term care insurance
• mobile service & home internet discounts
• pet insurance
• access to commuter and transit programs