Commercial Counsel @ AI Risk Automation Enterprise
Commercial Counsel @ AI Risk Automation Enterprise at Whistler Partners — New York, New York, United States
- Company: Whistler Partners
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 130–257000 / year
- Posted: 2026-06-17
About this role
About the Company
This high-growth technology company operates at the intersection of AI, financial services, and enterprise software. Its platform helps financial institutions make faster, smarter decisions by automating complex risk, compliance, and onboarding workflows. Trusted by leading institutions, the company leverages proprietary data, advanced automation, and machine learning to reduce fraud, streamline operations, and improve customer outcomes.
Backed by a strong leadership team and experiencing rapid growth, the company is building foundational infrastructure for a large and evolving market.
Job Overview
The company is seeking its first in-house legal leader to build and scale the legal function from the ground up. Reporting directly to the founders and partnering closely with senior leadership, this role offers broad exposure across commercial, regulatory, corporate, and operational matters. This is an opportunity for a business-minded attorney who enjoys operating in ambiguity, building systems from scratch, and serving as a strategic advisor rather than a traditional gatekeeper. The successful candidate will help shape legal strategy in a highly regulated and rapidly evolving industry while enabling the business to move quickly and responsibly.
Key Responsibilities
Lead all commercial contracting, including enterprise customer, vendor, and strategic partner agreements
Support complex sales cycles with large enterprise and regulated customers
Build scalable contract management processes, policies, and playbooks to support growth
Advise on regulatory, compliance, privacy, and governance matters
Partner with product and engineering teams on data governance, AI-related issues, and risk management
Manage employment, consulting, and advisor agreements
Support corporate governance, financing activities, and strategic transactions
Oversee outside counsel and drive efficient legal operations
About You
JD and active bar membership
5+ years of legal experience, ideally spanning technology, financial services, fintech, or SaaS
Strong commercial contracting and negotiation experience
Familiarity with regulated business environments, privacy, and compliance frameworks
Practical, solutions-oriented judgment and strong business acumen
Comfortable building processes and operating independently in a fast-moving environment
Prior in-house experience at a high-growth technology or financial services company is ideal
Demonstrated ability to balance legal risk with business objectives in a scaling organization
Exposure to AI governance, emerging technology regulation, or data privacy
Experience supporting financings, board governance, or M&A transactions
About Whistler Partners
Matchmakers, Not Headhunters
Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter. We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career.
Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs.