Senior Commercial Counsel

Whop•Brooklyn, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Whop's mission is to help everyone earn a sustainable income. More than 27,000 internet businesses use the Whop Payments Network for payments, payouts, distribution and affiliate programs, and sellers earned more than $300M on the platform last month. We are building institution-grade financial infrastructure for internet entrepreneurs. As our customers, partners and transactions grow in size and complexity, so do the agreements behind them. We're looking for an experienced commercial lawyer to lead that work.

Requirements

5–10 years of legal experience with a substantial focus on commercial transactions
JD and admission to the New York or California bar, or eligibility to register as in-house counsel
Demonstrated experience negotiating enterprise customer and partnership agreements, including with larger counterparties
Sound, practical judgment on risk, with the ability to make informed trade-offs in support of strategic business goals
Strong organization and attention to detail across a high volume of agreements
Experience using AI tools to improve the efficiency and quality of legal work

Nice To Haves

Experience with payments, card network or bank partnership agreements
Marketplace or creator economy experience
International commercial transactions experience

Responsibilities

Draft, negotiate and close enterprise merchant and platform agreements covering pay-ins, payouts, marketplace structures, embedded checkout and API integrations.
Structure and negotiate reseller, referral, channel and strategic partnership agreements as we expand our partner program.
Develop commercial terms for launches in Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, France and Colombia, coordinating with local counsel where appropriate.
Participate in customer and partner calls to resolve open issues in real time and keep deals moving.
Advise on limitation of liability, indemnification, data protection, SLAs and payment terms, balancing commercial objectives against legal and business risk.
Build and maintain templates, fallback positions, clause libraries and AI-assisted workflows that let a lean legal team handle growing deal volume efficiently.
Advise on data privacy, DPAs, AI features, and product packaging and sales terms.
Select, manage and oversee outside counsel engagements.