[Hiring] Assistant General Counsel @Forward Financing

Role Description

As Assistant General Counsel – Corporate, Commercial & Structured Finance, you will serve as a senior strategic leader and primary legal architect behind our capital markets and financing engine. Forward Financing provides fast, flexible working capital to small businesses nationwide through revenue-based financing (RBF) and commercial lending products.

This role requires a deep, hands-on background in structured finance, debt capital markets, and complex commercial transactions. You will lead the legal execution of our borrowing facilities, forward flow agreements, securitizations, and secondary market transactions while overseeing core corporate legal operations and managing a growing team of commercial attorneys.

• Structured Finance & Capital Markets (Primary Focus)
  • Facility Negotiation & Execution:
    • Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute complex debt facilities, warehouse lines of credit, forward flow arrangements, and asset-backed securitizations (ABS).
  • Capital Partner Management:
    • Serve as the primary legal liaison to institutional lenders, credit funds, bank partners, and rating agencies.
  • Transaction Lifecycle & Compliance:
    • Oversee closing activities, ongoing facility administration, borrowing base compliance, reporting obligations, and covenant monitoring.
  • Product Legal Structuring:
    • Partner with Executive Leadership, Finance, and Treasury to design and structure innovative financing products, revenue-based purchase agreements, and commercial loan structures.
• Commercial & Corporate Law
  • Commercial Contracting:
    • Draft, review, and negotiate strategic enterprise contracts, vendor agreements, broker/ISO agreements, software licenses, and third-party partnerships.
  • Corporate Governance:
    • Support corporate secretary functions, subsidiary management, board resolutions, and equity/debt financing documentation.
  • Regulatory & Operations Alignment:
    • Work closely with Compliance to ensure financial products and commercial operations align with federal and state commercial financing regulations, disclosures, and licensing laws.
• Leadership & Team Growth
  • People Management:
    • Initially manage a team of 1–2 corporate/commercial attorneys, providing direct guidance, mentorship, and career development.
  • Department Scaling:
    • Build scalable legal processes, playbook guidelines, and contract management tools to support a rapidly expanding legal organization as the team grows in scope and size.
  • Outside Counsel Management:
    • Manage external legal counsel and specialized finance counsel to ensure high-quality execution within budget.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited U.S. law school; active bar membership in good standing in at least one state.
• 10+ years of relevant legal practice, with significant experience in top-tier law firm finance practice groups and/or in-house legal departments at a fintech, specialty finance provider, or commercial lender.
• Strong track record of running structured finance transactions, warehouse credit facilities, asset-backed lending (ABL), securitizations, or forward flows from inception to closing.
• Solid understanding of commercial lending frameworks, revenue-based financing (RBF), merchant cash advance (MCA) purchase-and-sale structures, or asset-based asset classes.
• Proven ability to manage, mentor, and elevate junior to mid-level attorneys.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial reality, providing actionable, business-oriented legal advice under tight deadlines.
• Experience integrating technology into legal workflows and contract management tools.

Requirements

• Prior experience in high-growth fintech or non-bank financial institution environments.
• Familiarity with commercial financing disclosure laws (e.g., California, New York, Utah, Florida, etc.) and state licensing requirements.

Benefits

• Annual Targeted Salary: $245,000-$310,000
• Annual Target Bonus: 25%
• Comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to:
  • Medical, dental, vision, commuter benefits
  • Flexible time-off policy
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401k match for US employees
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Volunteering days
  • Annual professional development budget
  • Charitable donation match
• Remote-first company with workplace flexibility.
• Opportunities for in-person collaboration at premiere office locations.