Deputy General Counsel

Starting Salary: $165,000 - $192,000 annually (DOE)
Provide Practical Legal Guidance. Partner with the Business. Help Shape ECG's Future.

About Expansion Capital Group (ECG)
ECG provides financing solutions that help small businesses access the capital they need to grow. Our team specializes in efficient, non-traditional lending, balancing speed with strong credit discipline and a commitment to doing things the right way.

We are looking for a Deputy General Counsel to join our Legal team. This role is ideal for an experienced attorney who enjoys serving as a strategic business partner while providing practical legal guidance across a growing organization. You'll play a key role by advising business leaders, negotiating commercial agreements, supporting regulatory compliance, and helping manage enterprise legal risk.

If you're business-minded, collaborative, and enjoy balancing legal analysis with practical business solutions, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you'll partner with leaders across the organization, provide legal guidance on strategic initiatives, and help shape ECG's legal strategy while serving as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.

What You'll Do:

• Provide practical legal guidance to leaders across the organization on a variety of business and legal matters
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements and other legal documents
• Support corporate governance activities, strategic initiatives, and business transactions
• Partner with leaders to identify and mitigate enterprise legal and regulatory risk
• Provide legal support for regulatory compliance initiatives and corporate policies
• Assist with litigation management, regulatory inquiries, and other legal matters
• Conduct legal research and communicate complex legal concepts in a practical, business-focused manner
• Improve legal department processes, workflows, and operational efficiencies
• Build strong cross-functional relationships while serving as a trusted legal advisor
• Assume responsibility for legal department operations in the General Counsel's absence

What You'll Learn

• ECG's lending products, operations, and business strategy
• Corporate governance and executive-level legal advising
• Enterprise risk management within a growing fintech organization
• Commercial lending, financial services, and regulatory compliance
• Cross-functional collaboration across all areas of the business
• Opportunities to help shape legal strategy and department operations

Why join us:

• Strategic Business Partner: Serve as more than legal counsel by helping leaders make informed business decisions
• Executive Exposure: Work directly with executive leadership on high-impact initiatives
• Diverse Legal Practice: Gain experience across contracts, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk, and strategic business matters
• Career Growth: Clear opportunity to grow into the General Counsel role
• Flexible Work Arrangement: Remote, hybrid, or in-office options available
• Growing Organization: Help shape the legal strategy of a fast-growing fintech company

Work Environment:

• Position based in Sioux Falls, SD or Sandy, UT
• Remote, hybrid, or in-office work arrangements available
• Professional environment with regular interaction with executive leadership and business partners
• Occasional travel may be required based on business needs

What We're Looking For:
Strong candidates typically have experience in:

• Corporate law or in-house legal counsel
• Financial services, banking, fintech, or commercial lending
• Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Corporate governance and regulatory compliance
• Executive-level legal advising
• Managing complex legal projects and cross-functional business initiatives

You'll Thrive in This Role If You Are:

• Business-minded and solution-oriented
• Analytical with strong legal judgment
• Comfortable advising executive leadership
• An effective communicator and negotiator
• Collaborative and influential across departments
• Organized, adaptable, and confident making independent decisions
• Committed to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity

Requirements:
Required Experience:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in good standing
• Minimum of three years of legal experience within the financial services industry or advising financial services organizations
• Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent legal writing, negotiation, and communication abilities
• Ability to interpret complex legal issues and communicate practical business solutions
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across business functions
• Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, confidentiality, and integrity

Preferred Experience:

• Corporate governance and board support
• Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
• Regulatory compliance within financial services
• Government investigations or regulatory inquiries
• Licensing and corporate transactions
• Enterprise risk management
• Banking, fintech, or commercial lending experience
• Experience serving as a strategic business advisor to executive leadership