What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Commercial Counsel position at forter?
About the role:
We are currently looking for our next star in-house counsel to provide generalist legal expertise and support with a focus on commercial transactions and data privacy. This position will lead significant aspects of Forter’s legal function, supporting sales and business teams in the Americas on all aspects of the business with an emphasis on contract drafting, review and negotiation, as well as compliance with local laws, including data privacy laws. This position will be located in New York with the requirement to be in-office at least 3 days per week.
What you’ll be doing:
- Support Sales, Business Development and Customer Success organizations, predominantly in the Americas region
- Independently negotiate commercial agreements, including privacy components.
- Support business teams in drafting and negotiating agreements with vendors.
- Advise business teams on legal compliance, including on data protection and privacy issues.
- Advise business teams on recommended courses of action and legal risk, with the ability to judge when to escalate identified issues as appropriate.
- Assist in updating contract templates, drafting global corporate policies and processes, and helping build internal processes and enable the company on such policies.
What you’ll need:
- At least 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably with at least 2 years in a law firm counseling rapid-growth technology companies.
- Accredited law degree from a top university.
- Admission to the bar and a current license in the relevant jurisdiction.
- Requires substantive experience with drafting and negotiating complex legal agreements (sales, partnership, procurement, NDAs, data processing agreements, others); experience with other internal company functions or areas of law is desired (such as intellectual property or privacy).
- Substantive experience with commercial technology transactions.
- Substantive experience dealing with/collaborating with Sales, Sales Management, Executive team on complex contract negotiations.
- Experience advising on privacy and data protection laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
- Highly responsive and service-oriented attitude.
- Ability to multi-task and work independently with minimal supervision, while adapting quickly to a rapidly changing and challenging environment.
- Practical yet creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting Forter’s interests.
- Ability to balance priorities and know when to seek executive direction.
- Ability to work across multiple time zones.
- Fluent in English.
About us:
Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.
The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve. Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact.
Trust is backed by data – Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including:
- Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022, 2023 2024, and 2025)
- Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022, 2023 and 2024)
- #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
- Anti-Fraud Solution of the Year at the Payments Awards (2024)
- SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023)
- Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)
Life as a Forterian:
We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.
At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.
Forter is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at interviewaccommodation@forter.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Matching 401K Plan
- Comprehensive and generous health insurance, including vision and dental coverage
- Home office allowance
- Generous PTO policy
- Half day Fridays
At Forter, we embrace a hybrid work model that blends in-person connection with the flexibility of remote work. Team members based near our key hubs are expected to work from the office at least three days per week. We believe that regular face-to-face collaboration fuels professional development, strengthens our culture, and builds the relationships that help teams thrive.
*Forter does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to Forter (or any related) jobs alias or directly to any Forter employees. Forter will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Salary Range: $178,000 - $220,000 annually bonus equity benefits
The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, and skill level.
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Salary : $178,000 - $220,000