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Job Type
Full Time
Job Details
Job Description This position is for an experienced and proactive in-house product counsel with a strong background in the financial or tech industry. The role will be embedded in the growing Global Product, IP & Services Legal Team at Visa. Responsibilities include supporting Client Services (including call centers) and Visa membership licensing, both as product and commercial counsel. These segments constitute some of the core areas of Visa’s business and provide crucial assistance to our clients on a global scale. 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. 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 both secure a Company’s interests 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. Primary responsibilities include:
- 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, marketing materials, periodic global compliance checks, policy development and management, escalation management, negotiation and interpretation of agreements, 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 team or product group, 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 and templates 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.
- 7 years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree and JD (or international equivalent)
- At least 5 years of work experience providing legal advice to companies in the financial industry
- Preferred 7+ years of relevant legal experience
- Admitted to bar in good standing or eligible for registered in house counsel in the state where this role is located
- 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
- Demonstrated experience working with sales teams and advising product teams, 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
- Willingness to work reasonably hard
About the Company
VISA
Foster City, CA, United States
At Visa, we are driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. As our products and... Read more