Senior Counsel, Risk
Core
Own legal response to disputes, incidents, collections, and regulatory inquiries for a fintech platform, acting as the connective tissue between Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations.
Role type
Senior in-house counsel (litigation, collections, regulatory)
Builds
Legal playbooks, escalation frameworks, and reporting for dispute and incident management
Domain
Fintech, payments, banking regulation
Deliverable
client delivery | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
pre-litigation dispute management, account ownership dispute resolution, collections strategy, bankruptcy proceedings, incident response, regulatory inquiry response, subpoena management, remediation program design
Preferred skills
fintech/bank regulatory examination experience, broker-dealer regulatory experience, collections agency management, account ownership dispute frameworks, subpoena response under privacy frameworks
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage pre-litigation matters end to end; lead legal resolution of account and funds ownership disputes; oversee legal side of collections on delinquent balances; manage bankruptcy matters; serve as legal lead on incidents; drive remediation programs; prepare responses to regulatory inquiries; supervise responses to subpoenas and legal process; build and improve playbooks; advise teams on reducing dispute risk
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC