Americas Legal Counsel
Core
Strategic legal advisor focusing on financial products, partnerships, and regulatory strategy for cross-border payments and fintech.
Role type
Senior Legal Counsel (Americas)
Builds
Compliant payment and banking products, licensing strategies, and scalable legal frameworks.
Domain
Fintech, Cross-border payments, Cryptocurrency, Foreign exchange
Required skills
Financial services regulations, Licensing strategy, Corporate governance, Risk mitigation, External counsel management, Regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Cryptocurrency knowledge, Banking as a Service, International regulatory regimes, Cross-border transactions
Technologies
LegalTech, Compliance platforms
Responsibilities
Advise product teams on legal aspects of payment product design and launch; Develop and execute licensing and market entry strategies across multiple jurisdictions; Provide comprehensive support for corporate governance, employment, privacy, and fundraising; Manage external counsel and build scalable legal processes.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC