Description:

About the role:
We are looking for a sharp, forward thinking Lead Counsel, Payments and Regulatory to expand our portfolio of financial products. This is an exciting opportunity to build the legal and payments infrastructure to support our cutting-edge financial product stack. You will work closely with our business and product teams to develop and execute on a wide range of payments-related initiatives, creating a first-in-kind platform that spans numerous industries. You will also help drive the compliance culture at An Employee Management Platform Company across our product and operations. The ideal candidate loves working in a fast-paced environment, enjoys the regulatory challenge of innovative payments and banking systems, takes ownership over initiatives, has excellent analytical and communication skills, and fundamentally believes that lawyering need not be boring.

What you will do:

Design and set up the legal infrastructure for payments around the globe, with a particular focus on payment and banking services
Act as a legal advisor to the business on our financial and payments products, including product counseling, regulator interactions, licensing, advertising, UDAAP, and other legal issues
Serve as the primary escalation point for our payment product teams, helping to embed legal and compliance values in all new product and business initiatives
Craft and implement pragmatic, efficient, and scalable legal and compliance processes

What you will need:

6+ years experience in a payments legal role (money transmission, e-money, lending, banking as a service, or general fintech) at a law firm or in-house legal department
Strong understanding of the payments ecosystem and regulatory environment
Strong interest in payments and regulatory counseling and experience advising on legal issues in highly regulated industries
Experience building trusted relationships and an ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communicator with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy-to-understand and practical advice
Ability to work with multiple deadlines under pressure
Entrepreneurial mindset, self-starting, and comfortable working in a highly dynamic and complex global organisational environment
JD, LLB, LLM, or equivalent degree or otherwise authorized to practice law
Sense of humor