Director of Legal

Role Overview

We are seeking an accomplished Director of Legal to lead and scale our commercial, product, and compliance legal functions and to provide executive leadership of Eltropy’s AI program. This pivotal role will serve as a strategic partner to Sales, Customer Success, Finance, Product, and Security, shaping contracting best practices, implementing and overseeing safe AI best practices across the company and driving efficiency while managing risk. The Director will be responsible for building a high-performing legal function, optimizing the contract negotiation workflows, and serving as the primary escalation point for complex, high-value customer engagements and regulatory issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting & Legal Operations : Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements, primarily complex SaaS MSAs with sophisticated financial institution customers.
• Manage and negotiate vendor, partnership, and technology licensing agreements.
• Engage directly with internal stakeholders and customers to negotiate commercial terms, data protection agreements, information security addenda, and AI usage provisions; clarify approval processes for complex transactions.
• Own legal playbooks, fallback positions, and clause libraries, delivering actionable guidance that improves deal velocity and protects margin while maintaining compliance.

Product & Regulatory Compliance

Corporate & General Legal

Strategic Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Qualifications & Experience

About Eltropy

Eltropy is a rocket ship FinTech on a mission to disrupt the way people access financial services. Eltropy enables financial institutions to digitally engage in a secure and compliant way.

Eltropy Values

Eltropy is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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