Assistant General Counsel Payments Vice President

Job Responsibilities

• Provide practical, risk-based legal guidance across core banking payments services, namely Transfers, Pay Chase, Bill Pay, Wires and Zelle, including compliance with payment network participant rules, applicable state laws and regulations.
• Advisory product and business leaders on strategy, product design, and risk decisions for new and evolving payment capabilities.
• Support initiatives involving emerging payment technologies and partner-enabled capabilities, including governance approvals and issue escalation.
• Review customer-facing content to ensure clear, accurate, and compliant disclosures and communications.
• Draft and update agreements, disclosures, and terms and conditions to support product development and ongoing operations.
• Negotiate commercial and product documentation with partners, vendors, and other third parties.
• Monitor laws, regulations, enforcement trends, and industry standards impacting covered products and services.
• Summarize regulatory developments for stakeholders and translate requirements into actionable product and process changes.
• Identify legal and regulatory issues early and escalate material risks with clear options and recommendations.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of related policies, procedures, and controls.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Lawyer qualified to practice in the United States (active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction) with a minimum of 5 years experience.
• Background in financial services regulation or supporting another highly regulated business.
• Proactive problem-solver who is not afraid to explore new technologies and can demonstrate a thoughtful approach to testing and incorporating new tools into a professional environment.
• Excellent legal research and writing skills, with the ability to summarize legal and regulatory developments clearly and concisely for distribution to a non-legal audience.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with the business, corporate functions, and fellow legal and support professionals.
• Detail oriented with strong organizational and project management skills.
• A true “self-starter” with the ability to work independently to manage competing priorities and coordinate among a wide range of internal stakeholders.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success. With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.