Corporate Counsel Senior

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we’re faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact—both in their careers and communities. We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks, and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we’d like to know more.

About The Team

The FIS Legal team is comprised of 200+ attorneys and paraprofessionals worldwide who are part of the Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs (LCCA) group. This group includes 600+ professionals who serve as advisors to and partners with our businesses. Teams within our group work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues to solve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner. We view our role as one of strategic enablement and support for our business leaders in a variety of legal, compliance, and corporate affairs matters. We strive to assist our businesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable, and well-considered legal counsel and compliance analysis and support.

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide operational direction to the legal team, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives
• Provide strategic legal advice to various business stakeholders with respect to product development, go-to-market, and production support
• Support strategic partnerships with market-leading financial services providers and emerging technology partners
• Communicate with executive leadership and various strategic stakeholders in the organization
• Act as a thought leader within the legal team and the organization, providing insights on emerging legal trends and industry best practices
• Develop strategic goals and implement strategic initiatives in support of goals
• Develop and implement new processes, standards, or operational plans that will have an impact on the achievement of functional results
• Significantly improve on existing processes and practices for efficiency and effectiveness
• Implement the organization’s intellectual property strategy, managing trademarks, patents, and copyrights, conducting rigorous due diligence related to intellectual property in complex business transactions

What You Will Need

• J.D. with active membership in at least one state bar
• 7-10 years of relevant prior in-house experience within a financial services and/or technology company, with particular emphasis on prior experience with payments, banking, and data practices
• Strong communication, research, writing, and analytical skills, including drafting of advice, as well as the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience advising clients in a complex, diversified, global organization
• Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced business environment and driving complex projects to completion
• A confident and proactive self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to provide sound legal advice, exercise good judgment, and work well with senior management and cross-functional stakeholders

What We Offer You

• Opportunities to innovate in fintech
• Tools for personal and professional growth
• An inclusive and diverse work environment
• Resources to invest in your community
• A competitive salary and benefits

Privacy Statement

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here. Supplemental document available here.

Sourcing Model

In developing this job description, care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Recruitment Process

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.