Senior Counsel, Corporate & Commercial Transactions

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. 

Nearly half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings.

We’re a high-growth tech company changing the retirement industry. We’ve raised $500M and are backed by leading investors. Most recently, by funding from BlackRock as well as many other top investors: TPG (The Rise Fund) with SoftBank led our Series D, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and others.

About the role

Human Interest is looking to add a talented and motivated attorney to join its growing legal and compliance team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact at a leading fintech startup. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, this role will own and lead all of our commercial legal work, from drafting and negotiating agreements to building and improving processes. You will collaborate with business teams to manage and execute on commercial initiatives as well as the organization’s day-to-day operational needs. You will work closely with leaders across the organization to achieve Human Interest’s corporate objectives, mitigate risks to the business, and meet legal obligations. Since we are an agile legal team, you will also have opportunities to work on a broad range of legal projects, including those related to corporate governance, intellectual property, privacy, and marketing compliance.

U.S. West Coast locations are preferred, but Human Interest will consider other U.S. locations.

What you get to do every day

• Lead the commercial contract function within the Legal team, with the potential to manage junior attorneys and contract managers
• Structure, draft, negotiate, and counsel on a broad range of inbound and outbound transactions (e.g. sales, partnership, and vendor contracts), including partnering with the Revenue team and other stakeholders
• Review and advise on legal issues involving Human Interest’s regulatory compliance 
• Navigate privacy laws (including CCPA/CPRA) and security issues in a commercial contract negotiation context
• Interface with business units across the organization (Revenue, InfoSec, Compliance, Marketing, Product, and People) and provide practical and effective strategic business and legal advice
• Recommend, develop, and implement training to address compliance, commercial, and other needs
• Develop and implement tools, playbooks, and other creative solutions to enable business self-service for contracting needs and drive efficiencies
• Develop, monitor, and continuously improve metrics relating to Human Interest’s contracting work
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve Human Interest’s contracts, templates, and other agreements to ensure maximum protection while balancing business needs
• Special projects as needed to support Legal & Compliance goals and initiatives

What you bring to the role

• JD from a top tier law school, member in good standing of a state bar
• 5+ years of legal experience in a large law firm setting, or for an organization that has quickly scaled
• In-house experience responding to compliance, commercial, data protection, and intellectual property needs, preferably in a SaaS environment
• Focused experience with B2B SaaS contract drafting and negotiation
• Ability to prioritize and manage business expectations in a high pressure, high volume environment
• Strong organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform and thrive in a rapidly changing, fast paced environment
• Flexibility and creativity, with the initiative to work through multiple solutions to issues and proactively and reliably drive projects forward
• Able to excel both independently and in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distill complex legal issues into an understandable narrative for diverse audiences
• Analytical mindset and impeccable attention to detail
• Passion for a data-driven approach to building efficient processes and operations
• Experience implementing/utilizing contract lifecycle management systems is a plus
• Willingness to collaborate, learn, share knowledge, respond quickly to urgent matters, and execute proactively
• Committed to providing excellent customer service to internal business clients and our Legal team colleagues

Why you will love working at Human Interest

Mission - Highly collaborative startup dedicated to supporting employee engagement and growth. It’s an opportunity to help solve one of the biggest unsolved problems in America: saving for retirement.

Culture - Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Human Interest’s unique view on what’s important and what’s right. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions on their own. It also helps candidates considering career opportunities critically evaluate whether they will thrive at Human Interest. 

• Customer obsession
• Long-term orientation
• Autonomous and accountable teams
• An escalating bar for talent and performance 
• Fundamental optimism 

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Compensation - At Human Interest, there are a number of factors that are used to determine the appropriate pay range for each position. We take into account the cost of labor for each position in various markets across the US. The base salary for this position spans $200,000 - $230,000 and represents the minimum in our lowest geographic region to a maximum in our highest geographic region. The salary that we offer to a new employee within this range is based on their location within the US, their relevant job-related skills, and experience. At Human Interest, base salary is one component of the overall Total Rewards package. Depending on the position, additional compensation components such as bonus, commission, and equity may be offered. All of our employees are offered a robust suite of physical, financial and mental wellness benefits.

Benefits - 

• A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees
• Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance
• Generous PTO and parental leave policies
• Lyra - Enhanced Mental Health Support for Employees and dependents  
• Carrot - Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits
• Candidly - Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt
• Monthly work-from-home stipend; quarterly lifestyle stipend
• Employee Resource Groups including Veterans, Lift Ev’ry Voice, Pride, LatinX, Families, and Women in Tech
• Fun online and regional events and celebrations and department and company offsites
• The vast majority of our positions can be 100% remote
  

We’re a great place to work (but don’t take our word for it) 

Here’s a list of our awards and accolades:

• Best Places to Work by Built In (2023-2024)
• Certified as a Great Place To Work® (2023)
• A Top Company by Y Combinator (2020-2023)
• America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes (2020-2022) 
• Inc. Fastest Growing Companies (2021)

Human Interest is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran or military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Human Interest employees must adhere to the Company’s security policies and Code of Ethics. 

Please note Human Interest does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider resumes from vendors including and without limitation search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We comply with CCPA guidelines. See more: https://humaninterest.com/disclosures