Assistant General Counsel – Corporate, Commercial & Structured Finance

Forward Financing•Boston, MA

6h•Remote

About The Position

Forward Financing is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to serve as a senior strategic leader and primary legal architect for its capital markets and financing activities. The company provides small businesses with working capital through revenue-based financing and commercial lending products. The role focuses on structuring and executing borrowing facilities, forward flow agreements, securitizations, and secondary-market transactions, while overseeing core corporate legal operations and managing a growing team of commercial attorneys. The position leads legal work on debt facilities, warehouse lines of credit, forward flow arrangements, and asset-backed securitizations, and serves as the primary legal liaison to institutional lenders, credit funds, bank partners, and rating agencies. It also oversees transaction closings, facility administration, borrowing-base compliance, reporting, and covenant monitoring. In partnership with executive leadership, Finance, and Treasury, the Assistant General Counsel helps design financing products, revenue-based purchase agreements, and commercial loan structures. The role also covers commercial contracting, corporate governance, and regulatory alignment. It initially manages one to two corporate or commercial attorneys, builds scalable legal processes and contract-management tools, and oversees outside and specialized finance counsel. Forward Financing is remote-first and allows employees to work from home, in an office, or in a combination of both, with flexible hours.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school.
Active bar membership in good standing in at least one state.
At least 10 years of relevant legal practice, with significant experience in top-tier law firm finance practice groups and/or in-house legal departments at a fintech, specialty finance provider, or commercial lender.
Strong track record of running structured finance transactions, warehouse credit facilities, asset-backed lending, securitizations, or forward flows from inception to closing.
Solid understanding of commercial lending frameworks, revenue-based financing, merchant cash advance purchase-and-sale structures, or asset-based asset classes.
Proven ability to manage, mentor, and develop junior- to mid-level attorneys.
Ability to balance legal risk with commercial realities and provide actionable, business-oriented advice under tight deadlines.
Experience integrating technology into legal workflows and contract-management tools.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in high-growth fintech or non-bank financial institution environments.
Familiarity with commercial financing disclosure laws, including those in California, New York, Utah, and Florida, and with state licensing requirements.

Responsibilities

Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute debt facilities, warehouse lines of credit, forward flow arrangements, and asset-backed securitizations.
Serve as the primary legal liaison to institutional lenders, credit funds, bank partners, and rating agencies.
Oversee transaction closings, ongoing facility administration, borrowing-base compliance, reporting obligations, and covenant monitoring.
Partner with Executive Leadership, Finance, and Treasury to design and structure financing products, revenue-based purchase agreements, and commercial loan structures.
Draft, review, and negotiate enterprise contracts, vendor agreements, broker/ISO agreements, software licenses, and third-party partnerships.
Support corporate secretary functions, subsidiary management, board resolutions, and equity and debt financing documentation.
Work with Compliance to align financial products and commercial operations with federal and state commercial financing regulations, disclosures, and licensing laws.
Manage, mentor, and support the career development of an initial team of one to two corporate/commercial attorneys.
Build scalable legal processes, playbook guidelines, and contract-management tools as the legal organization grows.
Manage outside legal counsel and specialized finance counsel to support high-quality execution within budget.