Sr. Counsel – Digital Wallet and Payments

Sr. Counsel – Digital Wallet and Payments

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from accredited law school, admission to one or more State bars.
• 8+ years’ relevant legal experience.
• Experience advising on digital wallets and payment systems as well as advising and negotiating complex commercial agreements in the payments industry.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations and industry standards applicable to payments industry.
• Experience working in or proven ability to learn quickly and support new areas of regulation and technology.
• Ability to work independently but collaboratively in fast-paced and collegial team environment.
• Ability to think practically and be solution oriented.
• Highly effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills with all levels of the organization.
• Strong business acumen.
• Proactive self-starter.
• Unyielding commitment to highest professional ethics.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day creative counseling and advice on complex legal issues to the wallet and payments business teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Advises on, drafts, reviews and negotiates a variety of complex commercial agreements and strategic technology transactions with financial institutions, merchant acquirers, payment gateways, payment processors, and service providers.
• Proactively manages large-scale initiatives and collaborates with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders to enable business objectives.
• Stays abreast of and advises on legislative, regulatory, and industry developments that apply to the business.
• Partners with Risk teams and other members of the Legal Department (e.g., IP, Marketing, Regulatory) to provide solution-oriented support to business teams while balancing potential legal, regulatory, and other risks.
• Supports the company’s commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.