Description:

Job Description:
An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation, needs a Sr. Associate Counsel, Legal (multiple openings) in San Francisco, CA to:
  • Support An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation Global Product, IP and Solutions Group within the Legal department.
  • Responsible for supporting a variety of products, services, and operational functions, either as the lead attorney or as part of a team of experienced counsel, including core product suite (credit, debit, prepaid, commercial), value-added services, new payments flows, mobile, digital, fraud, identity, and An American Multinational Financial Services Corporation developer platform.
  • Work closely with other experienced lawyers and compliance professionals.
  • Engage with senior-level business clients.
  • Position reports to the San Francisco, California office and may allow for partial telecommuting.

Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Law, Legal Studies, or related field, and 5 years of experience in the job offered or in a legal counsel-related occupation.

Experience must include:
  • Domestic and cross-border payments and technology transactions industry experience;
  • Managing and driving legal and regulatory aspects of complex business initiatives;
  • Working closely with business and technology teams, including senior management, to understand and achieve key business objectives and help them develop compelling product and service offerings;
  • Drafting, negotiating, and driving to completion complex commercial agreements that achieve business objectives;
  • Providing counseling and advice to senior-level business and technology teams regarding product development, deployment, and associated commercial and contracting considerations;
  • Working closely with regional and local legal and business teams globally and assisting these teams in resolving regional and local issues, including to achieve consistency on approaches and issues; and
  • Initiating and helping drive process and efficiency improvements across the legal team.
  • Must be licensed to practice law in the state of California.

Additional Information:
Worksite: San Francisco, CA

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Travel Requirements: This position does not require travel.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.