Legal Counsel, Payments & Fintech
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You will draft and negotiate payment and commercial agreements, advise on payment processing and global money flows, support KYC KYB AML CFT and sanctions compliance, assess licensing and market-entry requirements, monitor regulatory changes, and provide practical legal guidance on payment products and business initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Draft review and negotiate agreements with payment and financial partners.
- Advise on payment processing payment methods money flows settlement chargebacks refunds and reserves.
- Support KYC KYB AML CFT sanctions screening and customer due diligence processes.
- Assess licensing entity structuring and legal-entity requirements for new markets.
- Advise on legal issues affecting business decisions initiatives and payment strategies.
- Monitor laws and regulations covering payments digital innovation cryptocurrency blockchain NFTs and DeFi.
- Analyze the impact of new and proposed regulations.
- Draft review and negotiate commercial licensing vendor and partnership agreements.
- Work with business and technology teams to develop compliant payment products.
- Identify legal challenges and propose practical solutions.
- Manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
Requirements
- Licensed to practice law in the US and in good standing.
- At least 5 years of legal experience in fintech banking or payments.
- Expertise in payments and the US and international regulatory landscape.
- Familiarity with money transmission BSA AML PSD2 MiCA and card network rules.
- Ability to provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced business environment.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Experience drafting reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
Benefits
- 100% company-paid medical insurance
- 100% company-paid dental insurance
- 100% company-paid vision insurance
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off