Counsel

Job Description

Visa is seeking an experienced and proactive lawyer with a strong background in the financial or tech industry. The role will report to a Senior Managing Counsel on the Global Core Product, IP & Services Legal Team at Visa.

Visa is Looking for Someone Who Will

• Provide sophisticated and creative counseling to the Client Services (Call Center and Customer Assistance Services) and Visa Global Licensing teams with a special focus on risk and compliance. These segments constitute some of the core areas of Visa’s business and provide crucial assistance to our clients on a global scale.

• Manage client relationships and provide day to day legal support and counseling to the relevant internal clients, covering all aspects of the services, including external facing communications, periodic global compliance checks, policy development and management, escalation management, negotiation and interpretation of agreements, address licensing questions and matters, and, if relevant, provide advice with respect to new features and products from development to launch to scale.  Act as lead counsel for the relevant teams, with the ability to identify when subject matter expert stakeholders need to get involved and when to obtain and coordinate the relevant stakeholder input.

• Provide legal review and approval of presentations and other day-to-day work product and content created by the relevant product teams.

• Assist in and drive the creation and updates of guidelines, templates and process improvements to create greater efficiencies.

• Work closely with Visa’s regional and local legal and business teams globally, and provide general guidance to these teams in resolving regional and local issues.

Applicants should view themselves not just as a collaborative member of the Legal Team, but also as a true partner to internal clients that is just as invested in the successful provision of our services and client satisfaction, while also protecting the company. A proven track record of the ability to secure a Company’s interests, evaluate risk and establish an environment of mutual understanding and trust with internal clients and negotiation partners is key. So is good judgment and always striving to do the right thing.

The successful candidate should show an interest in learning about the underlying technology, compliance requirements, complexities and practical use cases of Visa’s services and will work closely together with other experienced lawyers (including global regional, regulatory, privacy and sourcing colleagues), subject matter experts and product and sales stakeholders.

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

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
• 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD
• Admitted to bar in good standing or eligible for registered in house counsel in the state where this role is located

Preferred Qualifications
• 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
• At least [8] years of work experience providing legal advice to companies in the financial industry
• Preferred [10+] years of relevant legal experience
• Both prior in-house and law firm experience in the technology sector preferred but not required
• Confident, proactive, independent and can learn on the job
• Exceptional analytical ability and advocacy skills
• Excellent written, oral communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to drive execution in a team environment, integrating legal advice and business knowledge while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits
• Advanced business acumen, with the ability to understand the company’s business interests and anticipate the nature and magnitude of issues that could arise
• Demonstrated ability to understand underlying technical aspects and use cases of software based products and solutions
• Significant experience in financial technology, payments and financial services, data protection, IP, basic privacy, contract and/or commercial law preferred
• Strong people skills with proven ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients and work with cross-functional teams on complex deals
• Practical and proactive problem-solver with the ability to successfully prioritize, calm under fire with a positive and collegial attitude and a sense of humor
• Strong ethical values