Sr. Counsel, Digital Assets
Washington DCAll locationsWashington DCNew York CityChicagoSan FranciscoScottsdale Hybrid
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About the role
Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Product Counsel to serve as a trusted advisor to help us shape the future of payments. As a member of our legal team, you will be the go-to subject matter expert responsible for advising the business on cutting edge, innovative and first-of-their-kind payment solutions at the center of the banking industry. You will partner with our Product, Compliance, Risk, Strategy, Marketing, Communications and our owner banks to solve a broad range of challenging and complex legal and regulatory issues across the product life cycle.
What you'll bring
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- admission to Arizona or another State bar
- Eight or more years’ of in-house or corporate counsel experience, with strong background advising financial institutions or financial services companies on compliance with consumer financial services and privacy laws and regulations
- Ability to learn new substantive areas of the law
- Significant expertise and relevant experience advising financial services industry market participants regarding compliance with anti-money laundering, sanctions, data privacy, and consumer protection regulations including, for example, Bank Secrecy Act, FinCEN guidelines, FATF recommendations, OFAC sanctions, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR, Regulation E, CFPA/UDAAP, and FTC Act.
- Demonstrated experience advising on emerging or evolving regulatory frameworks in payments, cross-border money movement, digital assets, blockchain technology, or related financial infrastructure.
- Experience supporting innovative or first-to-market financial products or payment systems in fast-evolving and ambiguous regulatory environments.
- Strong business and product acumen, including the ability to balance innovation, regulatory risk, operational realities, and strategic business objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to make risk-based decisions and develop practical paths forward with imperfect or evolving regulatory guidance.
- Ability to understand and be responsive to the business’s needs and partner cross-functionally throughout the organization to achieve results while mitigating risk
- Strong presentation skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to build partnerships and alliances internally and with external partners at all levels of the organization