Stripe
Help increase the GDP of the internet.
Product Counsel, Payments
Location
California + 2 moreAll locations: California, New York, Washington
Posted
8 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Professional Certificate5 yrs expEnglish
Job Description
• Counsel Stripe product and partnerships teams on a range of issues including payments regulations (including for money transmission or e-money), financial partnerships, payment schemes rules, data privacy, marketing, and monetization
• Collaborate with Stripe teams, including product, partnerships, engineering, compliance, marketing, and risk on product development and commercialization
• Support the drafting and negotiation of key deals with Stripe’s financial partners
• Work closely with colleagues across Stripe’s legal team to support Stripe’s regulatory structure, scheme rule compliance, customer agreements, and financial partnerships
• Help build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products
• Draft, review, and update foundational documents for Stripe’s payments products
• Stay up-to-date, with the support of Stripe’s legal team, on US and international laws and regulations dealing with payments, financial services, data privacy, and marketing
• Participate as a proactive business partner to senior leaders and build relationships as a trusted advisor
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in a top law firm, in-house legal team and/or government agency working with financial institutions or financial technology companies on product legal matters and financial partner negotiations
- A juris doctorate degree
- Experience counseling product teams, technical teams, and other non-lawyers on product development and deal structure
- A passion for technology and ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly
- An entrepreneurial spirit – a self-starter and self-learner who thrives in a fast paced environment, deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact
- Excellent judgement and capable of making smart decisions with imperfect information
- Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Excellent project management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work hours
- Paid time off
- Remote work options