Sr. Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Job Description

Visa is seeking a proactive product, business and commercial lawyer to join its growing legal team that supports Visa’s Value-Added Services organization. The position is for a Senior Associate Counsel, who will report to a Senior Managing Counsel, Visa Legal: Value-Added Services.

The role includes responsibility for supporting Issuing Solutions, either as the lead attorney for certain products and services or as part of a small team of experienced counsel. Products and services include Visa’s new and existing Value-Added Services relating to issuer processing products and loyalty & offers. The attorney will work closely with other experienced Visa lawyers and compliance professionals and regularly engage directly with business clients.

Applicants must be skilled at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and challenging, but highly rewarding, environment, have good judgment and strong analytical, client counseling, and negotiation skills, be an adept issuer spotter and creative problem solver, be self-motivated, and, most importantly, be an optimistic, curious, and collaborative team player.

• Work closely with business teams to understand and achieve key business objectives and help them develop compelling product and service offerings
• Provide advice and counsel to business line and management on transactional legal matters and proposed corporate actions and projects
• Draft, negotiate, and drive to completion complex commercial agreements that achieve business objectives, and continue to support those business relationships once consummated
• Provide sophisticated and creative counseling and advice to business teams regarding product development, deployment, and associated commercial and contracting considerations
• Lead review of product related marketing and sales materials
• Manage regulatory support, including jurisdiction-specific regulatory assessments, and evaluation of how shifts in regulatory landscapes may impact Visa and its partners
• Work closely with Visa’s regional legal and business teams globally, and assist these teams in resolving regional and local issues, including to achieve consistency on approaches and issues by Visa worldwide
• Review externally facing documentation for compliance with securities laws, disclosure policies, data use policies and requirements, competition law issues, etc.
• Where required, coordinate and supervise outside counsel for timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and excellence of service and work product

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
•5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
•6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
•Strong academic credentials, including a J.D. degree (or international equivalent)
•Valid license to practice in the state where the job is located or the ability to become state registered in-house counsel in good standing
•Prior experience in at least one of the following areas: payments (and related credit and debit processing), financial services, technology or fintech industries
•Demonstrated ability to drive execution in a team environment, integrating legal advice and business knowledge while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits
•Must be able to work independently and collaboratively as needed, and engage directly with business clients at all levels
•Must be a practical and creative problem-solver with developed business acumen and the ability to understand the company's business interests and anticipate the nature and magnitude of issues that could arise in various settings
•Must be able to manage and drive the legal and regulatory aspects of complex business initiatives, both in the U.S.