Atomic Fi is hiring a Commercial Counsel to support the legal foundation of a fast-growing B2B fintech company. You will draft and negotiate the commercial agreements that power our business, partnerships, and product distribution. This role is deeply commercial with a heavy focus on the legal components of data privacy and information security.
What You'll Do
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including Master Services Agreements (MSAs), Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), reseller, distribution, and partnership agreements, NDAs, licenses, and supplier agreements.
- Serve as a primary legal partner to internal teams, advising on data privacy and data protection obligations, allocation of risk, pricing structures, product terms, go-to-market strategies, and IP ownership, licensing, and use of data, software, and APIs.
- Own privacy-related contracting workflows, including drafting and negotiating DPAs and Privacy Notices, partnering with Security and Engineering to align contractual commitments with technical controls, and ensuring contracts reflect Atomic’s practices.
- Interpret and explain contractual rights, obligations, and restrictions in plain language, helping business teams understand both risk and opportunity.
- Draft, maintain, and continuously improve Atomic’s form agreements and playbooks.
- Stay current on regulatory developments and industry trends affecting fintech, payments, banking, and data privacy, and proactively advise stakeholders on compliance and best practices.
- Handle negotiations independently with minimal oversight, while clearly communicating tradeoffs, recommendations, and risk levels to the business.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience drafting and negotiating B2B commercial contracts, ideally in fintech, SaaS, or data-driven businesses.
- JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar, in good standing.
- Strong understanding of commercial contract structures and negotiation strategy.
- Strong understanding of data privacy and security concepts in a B2B context.
- Strong understanding of intellectual property ownership, licensing, and data rights.
- Proven ability to manage complex, strategic deals from inception through execution.
- Writes clearly and practically.
- A trusted problem-solver who builds credibility with business partners and helps unblock progress.
- Comfortable prioritizing in a startup environment where not everything can be done at once.
- Curious and resourceful: when you don’t know something, you know how to find the answer using regulatory guidance, external counsel, and your network.
- Able to pause, synthesize complexity, and explain legal concepts in a way your audience will actually understand.
Team & Environment
You will serve as a trusted advisor to Product, Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Success teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus 401(k).
- Opportunities for equity through stock options.
- Unlimited PTO, 10 company-paid holidays, and office closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Continuing education support.
- Paid parental leave.
