Legal Counsel, EMEA Marketing

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies - from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups - use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Stripe is looking for a data-focused, marketing lawyer to join our growing legal team. This role will provide dedicated legal support to Stripe’s Marketing, Communications, and Design organizations and be instrumental in maturing and scaling Stripe’s legal support frameworks for these client groups.

What you’ll do

• Provide legal advice to the Marketing organization on commercial, marketing, and privacy issues with a focus on the EMEA region.
• Review Privacy Impact Assessments of proposed marketing activities and work closely with Privacy, Privacy Engineering, and marketing leaders to ensure compliant, programmatic data practices.
• Drive compliance and ensure all marketing technology platforms and data collection practices (including events, CRM, and ad-tech) comply with GDPR and other applicable data protection and technology laws.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage complex technology, data licensing, and commercial agreements to support marketing, advertising, events, communications, and content creation.
• Proactively monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments within EMEA, and translate the legal changes into clear, actionable advice and compliance strategies for the Marketing organization.
• Apply sound judgment to manage and resolve time-sensitive escalations quickly and effectively to support the Marketing organization’s ambitious objectives.
• Drive compliance and operational efficiency, proactively identify opportunities for standardization, and lead projects to improve internal processes.
• Draft and maintain template documents, playbooks, training materials, and other essential resources.
• Collaborate effectively with key internal stakeholders across various teams, including Product Legal, Consumer Legal, Privacy Legal, Procurement, and Third Party Risk Management.
• Oversee and manage outside counsel.

Who you are

• 6+ years of relevant legal experience, with a heavy emphasis on drafting and negotiating technology agreements and managing data protection issues preferably within a marketing or commercial context.
• Deep proficiency in data protection frameworks such as GDPR, particularly as they apply to sponsored events, CRM practices, and vendor/agency relationships.
• A strong understanding of data licensing and data usage rights, data privacy regimes, and consumer privacy issues.
• A proactive mindset focused on identifying opportunities for improvement and enhancing operational efficiency.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse cross-functional teams.
• A strong sense of ownership, willingness to approach tasks with enthusiasm and resourcefulness, and the ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple concurrent deals, often under tight deadlines.
• Humility, intellectual curiosity about the evolving payments industry, and a terrific sense of humor.

Preferred qualifications

• In-house experience advising a high-growth company, preferably with direct experience supporting the Marketing function.

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is €120,000 - €180,000. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

At Stripe, we’re looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.