Counsel

Responsibilities

• Partner with and support our product and marketing teams on bringing new products to market and marketing them.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant industry, consumer protection, banking laws and regulations and employment laws to ensure an ongoing ability to provide sound compliance advice.
• Support our contracts team in negotiating and drafting contracts with partners and suppliers to support bank initiatives as needed.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with the business and others on the legal team.
• Work cross-functionally on a variety of legal matters to support business development and innovation.
• Lead and support special projects.
• Work closely with our internal product, business, tax, accounting, and compliance teams, as well as with external advisors and experts.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Admitted and in good and active standing to practice law in California or Utah
• 3+ years’ experience with banking / litigation law at a major law firm

Qualifications

• Highly intelligent as well as a high EQ with exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships
• Excellent written, verbal, and analytical skills, with an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues and mitigate risks
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to interact with legal and business leaders internally and externally
• Process-oriented with a desire for constant improvement and development of best practices
• Strong integrity and commitment to ethics

Skills

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to interact with legal and business leaders internally and externally
• Process-oriented with a desire for constant improvement and development of best practices
• Strong integrity and commitment to ethics

Pay

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.

Schedule

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.