Product Counsel

Overview

This role involves providing day-to-day product and regulatory legal counseling focused on U.S. payouts platforms. The position partners with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Operations teams from early design through launch and scaling, offering clear, actionable guidance. It also includes negotiating and drafting customer agreements, creating scalable legal playbooks and templates, and contributing as a generalist within a small, remote legal team.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel on product and regulatory matters related to U.S. payouts and payments.
• Translate U.S. financial regulatory and consumer protection requirements into practical product guardrails, customer-facing terms, disclosures, and internal guidance.
• Negotiate and draft customer agreements and related terms, supporting the commercial attorney to maintain fast cycle times and consistent standards.
• Develop playbooks, checklists, and templates to streamline recurring legal questions and decisions.
• Support other important legal and operational matters as needed in a small, agile team.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of legal experience, ideally combining law firm and in-house roles, preferably in tech or fintech.
• Strong foundation in U.S. financial regulatory issues relevant to payments and money movement, including consumer protection, payment rails, and partner-bank/processor models.
• Excellent product counseling skills with the ability to provide practical recommendations amid ambiguity and help teams make tradeoffs.
• Proficient drafting and negotiation skills, capable of managing a steady flow of agreements efficiently.
• Clear written communication skills and ability to build trust across remote, cross-functional teams.
• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with bank partners, payment processors, card/prepaid programs, or other regulated payments infrastructure.
• Experience supporting audits or regulatory exams, responding to regulator or partner diligence, or managing outside counsel on specific matters.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $180,000 to $275,000.
• Competitive equity package.
• 100% covered health insurance (U.S. based).
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 12-16 weeks paid parental leave.
• Fully remote work from anywhere in the Americas.

Location

• Fully remote position, open to candidates located anywhere in the Americas.