Overview
Senior Director, Commercial Legal Jobs in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA at PayPal Inc.
The Company Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers.
Job Description
Summary:
Reporting to the VP of Commercial Legal, the Senior Director of Commercial Legal will be responsible for the global sales and online agreements legal teams. The ideal candidate would be a proven leader in the commercial space, who has deep expertise in leading complex, strategic deals as well as a passion for innovation and leveraging technology to better scale the organization.
This Senior Director will lead a team responsible for providing representation for Pay Pal’s internal client base while overseeing a variety of critical legal services that have significant impact to the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage a commercial team enthusiastic about building relationships, mentoring team members, partnering with the business to close deals and establish scalable processes and procedures to support this motion.
Negotiate key strategic merchant and partner deals in collaboration with the Global Markets Sales organization.
Manage escalations, collaborate across other teams and develop solutions to enable team and business partners to close deals.
Develop a strong rapport and working relationship with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
Work with the members of the Commercial Legal team and others on process and contracting improvements to help create greater consistency and process efficiency.
Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of Pay Pal’s core business, its markets, products, customers, competitors, and regulatory environment.
Qualifications:
Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and admission to at least one state bar in current good standing.
MBA or LLM is a plus.
12+ years of relevant experience in house or at a major law firm.
Must have experience negotiating and advising senior leaders on complex commercial deals, including in the financial services sector.
Deep subject matter expertise in payments industry and commercial sales transactions.
Excellent drafting, written and verbal communication skills.
Deep familiarity and demonstrated experience with commercial contracts lifecycle management.
Skilled, effective, and empathetic manager who can empower team members to achieve at a consistently high level.
Ability to work efficiently under pressure, juggle multiple projects with competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to change in a dynamic environment.
Additional
Job Description:
Subsidiary:
Pay Pal
Travel Percent: 15
Pay Pal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.
The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $143400 to $285450.
For more information, visit Pay Pal Benefits.
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Title: Senior Director, Commercial Legal
Company: PayPal Inc.
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Category: Law/Legal, Management
