Associate Counsel

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not Specified

Acorns is seeking an experienced attorney to join their team as an Associate Counsel / Counsel to support growing business operations with a focus on contracts and process improvement. This role offers an opportunity to leverage legal expertise to provide strategic guidance to key stakeholders in Marketing, Procurement, Technology, and Finance teams, while managing a high-volume contract workflow. The position also aims to drive legal excellence through innovative approaches, including the use of AI tools to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

This role is full-time and has the option to be remote within the United States. Work sponsorship is not available for this role.

Requirements

• JD with strong academic credentials from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Admission in good standing with at least one state bar, preferably California or New York.
• 2+ years of relevant legal experience, including substantial contract drafting and negotiation experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while aligning with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with a focus on MSAs (including SaaS agreements), vendor agreements, marketing partnerships, and promotional terms and conditions.
• Collaborate with other members of the global legal and compliance team to advise on a wide range of financial wellness products and marketing campaigns.
• Drive innovation in legal operations by designing and implementing creative solutions that balance enterprise risk, including:
  • Standardizing templates, communications, playbooks, and approval workflows.
  • Leveraging emerging legal technologies to enhance efficiency.
  • Developing communications and operational systems for global growth.
• Proactively communicate issues back to global leadership and drive thoughtful business, legal, and operational processes throughout the organization.
• Anticipate and navigate regulatory developments in the dynamic fintech landscape.
• Handle other legal matters and projects as assigned.

Company Information

At Acorns, the focus is on looking after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. Acorns fosters a culture of innovation, bold decisions, and curiosity, inspiring team members to push past previous thresholds of possibility. They aim to build a diverse community of team members, partners, and customers to foster creativity, challenge conventional thinking, and put the tools of wealth-making in everyone’s hands. Acorns seeks missionaries rooted in purpose to join their team, working towards a shared purpose and mission: "With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering, proud step of micro-investing."

Acorns' values guide their actions:

• Lead With Heart: Inspire yourself and others with compassion, integrity, and tenacity to move past all previous thresholds of possibility.
• Make Bold Decisions: Be optimistic, adventurous, and courageous in creating a new world and leaping fearlessly into the future.
• Always Build Trust: Be transparent and reliable, fostering a sense of ownership and teamwork.
• Never Stop Growing: Embrace change as a constant, staying hungry, curious, and relentless in the pursuit of progress.
• Find a Way: Never settle, embrace challenges with no excuses, and make the impossible happen.

Acorns invites individuals to join them in helping to deliver financial wellness for the whole family, creating compound growth at every life stage.