Hybrid Senior Counsel – Payments, Financial Services

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Key legal advisor for payments and financial services strategy at eBay, managing negotiations and navigating regulations. Supporting business development and product teams in forging alliances.

Responsibilities

  • You'll be a key legal advisor for our critical payments and financial services relationships.
  • You'll tackle complex legal challenges, ensuring our deals are sound and creatively structured to support our ambitious goals.
  • Managing Negotiations: From crafting partnerships with payment processors to launching new financial products, you'll be drafting, negotiating, and advising on agreements crucial to our global growth.
  • Navigating Regulations: You'll confidently navigate the ever-evolving landscape of payments and financial services regulations. You'll translate complex legal jargon into clear, actionable advice, enabling our teams to move quickly and effectively.
  • A Solutions-Oriented Partner: Business teams will rely on your practical, strategic counsel. You'll not only identify risks but also propose creative solutions that support responsible innovation.
  • A Collaborative Contributor: Collaboration is fundamental here. You'll work with diverse stakeholders across the company and around the world, from our Partnerships team to our engineering architects, all united by a common goal: building the future of commerce.

Requirements

  • A J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state
  • 8+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on and desire to lead commercial and strategic transactions in the payments or fintech sector, including experience with payment networks, card issuers, credit providers, acquirers/processors, fintechs, and financial institutions.
  • A demonstrated ability to handle negotiations and advise on the legal complexities of financial services products.
  • A solid technical understanding of the payments and financial ecosystem, especially as it relates to merchants and digital marketplaces.
  • Familiarity with acquirers, card networks, and their operating rules.
  • The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. You should be comfortable with ambiguity and have a proactive, results-oriented approach.

Benefits

  • Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave)

Job title

Senior Counsel – Payments, Financial Services

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$132,000 - $212,000 per year

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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