Counsel, Leasing & Operational Professional Services

3 hours, 44 minutes ago
Full-time
Senior
Operations
Stripe

Stripe

Stripe is a global technology company that provides financial infrastructure for the internet. They offer a suite of APIs and tools for businesses to accept online and in-person payments, automate financial processes, and embed financial services in th...

Diversified Financial Services
5K-10K
Founded 2009
$8700M raised

Description

  • Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate leases, subleases, licenses to occupy, lease amendments, and related property agreements across global jurisdictions.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate operational professional services and vendor agreements, including facilities management, construction, outsourced operations, consulting, corporate security, and financial services transactions.
  • Advise senior business leaders on legal, real estate, and operational vendor matters while partnering with Workplace, Real Estate, Finance, Corporate Security, and Operations teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional groups such as Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Deal Management, Finance & Strategy, Tax, Security, and Third Party Risk Management to build efficiencies.
  • Develop and improve tools, processes, training, and playbooks for high-volume workstreams and stakeholder education.
  • Ensure commercial relationships comply with applicable law, privacy and security policies, global privacy regulations, and outsourced services guidelines.
  • Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and business risks related to lease obligations, landlord/tenant matters, operational services, compliance, and vendor governance.
  • Communicate complex legal and business issues clearly to cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Manage competing priorities and multiple simultaneous deals, often under tight deadlines.
  • Manage global outside counsel relationships and serve as an escalation point for external counsel.

Requirements

  • 6–8+ years of relevant legal experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting commercial real estate leasing and/or operational professional services contracting.
  • 3+ years of experience negotiating complex commercial leases or operational services agreements.
  • Deep working knowledge of commercial lease structures, landlord/tenant rights and obligations, and real estate transaction mechanics across one or more jurisdictions.
  • Proven ability to negotiate operational professional services agreements such as facilities management, outsourced services, staffing, and consulting.
  • Strong business judgment and ability to make decisions in ambiguous or imperfect-information situations.
  • Ability to prioritize and advance multiple deals simultaneously, often on tight deadlines.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex issues in plain language.
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong ownership mindset, with willingness to proactively identify opportunities and take on whatever work is needed.
  • Preferred: experience advising high-growth companies on real estate or operational expansion.
  • Preferred: experience managing a global or multi-jurisdiction commercial lease portfolio.
  • Preferred: experience working closely with procurement, real estate, or facilities functions.
  • Preferred: experience negotiating enterprise-level outsourced services or managed services agreements.
  • Preferred: familiarity with financial services, fintech, or technology company environments.

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