Leads Affirm’s global Product, Regulatory, Innovation, Licensing, Litigation, and Enforcement legal functions. Advises executives, board members, regulators, and cross-functional leaders on consumer financial products, payments, product development, regulatory matters, litigation, enforcement, and risk mitigation. Develops strategic plans, oversees regulatory inquiries and examinations, manages legal teams and budgets, and partners with senior leadership to support business growth and organizational effectiveness.

Counsel II will negotiate and execute diverse vendor agreements, including technology, cloud, SaaS, marketing technology, data platform, contractor, lease, and payment processing contracts. The role partners with Procurement, Finance, Engineering, Product, Information Security, Privacy, and other teams; develops legal playbooks, templates, and training; improves contracting processes; manages high deal volume; and provides practical guidance on privacy, data protection, and commercial legal matters.

Manage commercial and vendor agreements, amendments, NDAs, legal intake, contract approvals, and cross-functional reviews. Maintain templates, playbooks, training materials, and knowledge resources while communicating contract risks and requirements to business partners. Identify process improvements, meet internal service-level agreements, manage competing priorities, and partner with Legal Operations, Finance, Procurement, and other teams. The role independently handles routine and moderately complex matters and supports attorneys with strategic negotiations.