• Job Description

  Req#: 225918

  Major, Lindsey & Africa’s Interim Legal Talent group has an immediate need for a Temporary Payments Counsel with a global small business retailer.
  
  Overview: A Global Marketplace Leader seeks a Payments Counsel to assist company with a parental leave.
  
  Company: Internet Global Commercial Marketplace.
  
  Experience: At least 5 years of experience in Payments from an in-house background.
  
  Location: Remote
  
  Responsibilities Include:

  • Work with business teams to explore and evaluate new business opportunities in the payments space across multiple jurisdictions, to help the teams understand regulatory compliance obligations and to facilitate launch of any new payments-related products/services.
  • Provide day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, drafting and negotiating complicated payments and other related commercial agreements, and providing ongoing legal counseling on a wide range of legal and commercial areas.
  • Provide thought-leadership on the evolution of Company’s payments strategy.
  • Advise the business on legal issues surrounding structuring of new and existing payments-related products from initial stages of product development through to launch and beyond.
  • Draft customer-facing policies for our payments products and advise on appropriate customer communications and disclosures.
  • Be an integral part of the payments product, engineering, and commercial teams; working with them to help design and deliver solutions that are compliant with applicable legislation, such as PSD2.
  • Manage local outside counsel to secure and provide tailored advice on the launch of payments products and features across various markets.
  • Monitor payments related legal and regulatory developments applicable to the businesses and advise on change management processes related to those developments.
  • Coordinate closely with subject matter experts within the global Legal team to ensure comprehensive and consistent legal risk mitigation strategies. In particular, collaborate closely with the Compliance function with identifying and complying with all relevant regulatory compliance obligations that apply to the payment operations of the company’s marketplaces, both within the US and internationally.
  • Ensure effective risk management practices in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and company policies.
  • Experience identifying, understanding, and managing international payments legal and regulatory risks.

  
  
  Qualifications Include:

  • JD (or local equivalent), and are admitted to a state bar (preferably NY or CA) or are qualified to work in-house in New York. In-house experience preferred.
  • Substantive knowledge of global payments regulation and regulatory frameworks relevant to payments and financial services systems globally.
  • Skilled at issue spotting and advising on other international legal and regulatory risks related to payments and financial services.
  • Ability to work in a high-velocity environment, meet tight deadlines and act decisively.
  • Ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct, practical and results-oriented legal advice.

  
  Pay Range: $90-$100/hour
  
  Information regarding benefits can be found on MLA’s Website on the Consultant Resources Page: https://www.mlaglobal.com/en/consultant-resources
  
  All interested and qualified candidates should apply directly with Major, Lindsey & Africa for review and consideration.
  
  Major, Lindsey & Africa does not discriminate against applications on the basis of age, sex, race or any other protected characteristics pursuant to applicable state or federal laws.

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