Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements that drive Forage’s growth — merchant and platform partnerships, SaaS and licensing deals, vendor and technology contracts, NDAs, and payment-processing arrangements.
• Collaborate across every function — Business Development, Product, Engineering, Technical Operations, Merchant Operations, and Leadership — to remove friction, accelerate deals, and balance opportunity with protection.
• Design scalable, lightweight systems — templates, playbooks, and workflows that enable speed and consistency without bureaucracy.
• Exercise judgment over perfection: focus on progress, clarity, and outcomes that matter most to the business and its mission.
• Support compliance and policy alignment in partnership with the Head of LPP, ensuring all contracts anticipate evolving SNAP, EBT, payments, and fintech regulations.
• Represent Forage externally with counterparties, outside counsel, and industry collaborators, reinforcing Forage’s reputation for professionalism, agility, and trust.

Who you are

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school; active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (California or New York preferred).
• 6–10 years of experience in commercial, technology, or fintech law, ideally blending law-firm rigor with startup or in-house agility.
• A dealmaker and builder — fluent in both legal and business reasoning, able to translate complexity into actionable agreements that accelerate growth.
• Hands-on, practical, and calm under pressure; you bring solutions, not roadblocks.
• Collaborative and low-ego, respected for clarity, empathy, and sound judgment.
• Disciplined about focus — you know how to prioritize what matters and avoid scope creep.
• Bonus for experience in payments, regulated fintech, or public-private partnerships.

Our culture

• At Forage, culture is a muscle — built through can-do energy, growth mindset, and measurable impact every single day.
• We stay laser-focused on what matters most: empowering families, enabling merchants, and building technology that works.
• We move fast, stay humble, and protect what drives results — clarity, respect, and shared purpose.
• We are builders, not bureaucrats.
• We deliver big outcomes with a small, focused team by keeping our eyes on mission and avoiding distractions.

What you’ll love about Forage

• Mission & Impact: Your legal work will directly affect how millions of Americans access affordable, healthy food.
• Ownership & Visibility: Build and shape a core function from the ground up with company-wide influence.
• Culture: Kind, curious, and low-ego people who value focus, accountability, and collaboration.