Director, Product Legal
Core
Lead product counsel for Embedded Finance, Payments for Platforms, Issuing, and Lending, structuring novel deal models and ensuring global regulatory compliance for high-growth fintech products.
Role type
Director, Product Legal (Senior IC with strategic scope)
Builds
Global licensing footprint, scalable legal playbooks, and regulatory-ready product launches for embedded finance and payments.
Domain
Fintech, Global Payments, Embedded Finance, Financial Regulation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Payments law expertise, multi-jurisdictional regulatory structuring, contract negotiation with banks/PSPs, regulatory playbooks development, cross-functional product partnership, risk-weighted compliance guidance
Preferred skills
Top-tier law firm background, European payments regulation (PSD2/e-money) knowledge, building scalable legal frameworks, entrepreneurial mindset
Technologies
Legal playbooks, regulatory assessment tools, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Structure and drive complex Embedded Finance deals; provide regulatory guidance on US/international payments laws; draft and negotiate financial partnership agreements; develop scalable legal playbooks; collaborate on cross-functional product launches; coordinate global regulatory assessments for new markets.
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with executive advisory scope