Associate General Counsel, Corporate

Overview

An established fintech organization is seeking an Associate General Counsel, Corporate to support the scaling of its financial services platform and partnerships. This role involves structuring, negotiating, and managing complex commercial agreements, particularly in payments and emerging financial technologies, while helping to develop legal systems and practices that support responsible growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead payments-related transactions by drafting, negotiating, and managing commercial agreements involving payment networks and ecosystem partners such as Mastercard, Visa, Marqeta, Stripe, and others.
• Support initiatives related to digital wallets and crypto-adjacent products, including enablement, integrations, and partnerships involving stablecoins and novel technology providers.
• Advise on data ownership, sharing, and governance issues in commercial deals, including data rights, permitted uses, and downstream flowdowns.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Corporate Development, and Operations teams to identify legal risks and develop pragmatic, business-aligned solutions.
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment by triaging, prioritizing, and advancing work despite incomplete inputs or tight timelines.
• Contribute to scaling the legal function by building scalable processes, templates, playbooks, and policies, and by experimenting with AI tools to enhance contract review, knowledge management, and advisory workflows while maintaining confidentiality and controls.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience practicing corporate and commercial law, including experience at a leading law firm and in-house at a fintech, payments company, or financial services business.
• Significant expertise with payments and payment network ecosystems, including processor partnerships and agreements with major participants such as Mastercard, Visa, Marqeta, or Checkout.
• Experience advising on digital wallet products or partnerships and familiarity with crypto and stablecoin-related commercial and risk considerations.
• Strong knowledge of data rights and governance in commercial agreements, including ownership, sharing, data processing agreements (DPAs), security terms, and operational implementation.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and project management skills with strong attention to detail.
• Practical, business-first mindset with the ability to balance legal risk against product, operational, and commercial realities.
• Clear and concise communication skills capable of influencing decision-making across technical and non-legal audiences.
• Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment managing multiple priorities.
• Low ego, high ownership, and strong collaborative instincts; willing to handle tasks of any size.
• Genuine interest in leveraging AI thoughtfully to improve legal team efficiency and quality.

Compensation & Benefits

Details regarding compensation and benefits will be provided during the interview process.

Location

Location details are not specified.

Interview Process

• Initial interview with Talent Partner
• Technical or Hiring Manager interview
• Team interview
• Executive interview
• Offer

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team. It does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Accommodations are available for applicants requiring assistance during the interview process.