Deputy General Counsel

About the role

Partner with the Business.
Help Shape ECG's Future.

Provide Practical Legal Guidance

Advising business leaders,
Negotiate commercial agreements,
Support regulatory compliance,
Manage enterprise legal risk.

What You'll Do

• Provide practical legal guidance to leaders across the organization on a variety of business and legal matters
  Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements and other legal documents
  Support corporate governance activities, strategic initiatives, and business transactions
  Partner with leaders to identify and mitigate enterprise legal and regulatory risk
  Provide legal support for regulatory compliance initiatives and corporate policies
  Assist with litigation management, regulatory inquiries, and other legal matters
  Conduct legal research and communicate complex legal concepts in a practical, business-focused manner
  Improve legal department processes, workflows, and operational efficiencies
  Build strong cross-functional relationships while serving as a trusted legal advisor
  Assume responsibility for legal department operations in the General Counsel's absence

  What You'll Learn

  • ECG's lending products, operations, and business strategy
    Corporate governance and executive-level legal advising
    Enterprise risk management within a growing fintech organization
    Commercial lending, financial services, and regulatory compliance
    Cross-functional collaboration across all areas of the business
    Opportunities to help shape legal strategy and department operations

    Why Join Us

    • Strategic Business Partner: Serve as more than legal counsel by helping leaders make informed business decisions
      Executive Exposure: Work directly with executive leadership on high-impact initiatives
      Diverse Legal Practice: Gain experience across contracts, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk, and strategic business matters
      Career Growth: Clear opportunity to grow into the General Counsel role
      Flexible Work Arrangement: Remote, hybrid, or in-office options available
      Growing Organization: Help shape the legal strategy of a fast-growing fintech company
      Work Environment: Position based in Sioux Falls, SD or Sandy, UT
      Occasional travel may be required based on business needs

      Requirements

      • Required Experience: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, Active bar membership in good standing, Minimum of three years of legal experience within the financial services industry or advising financial services organizations, Strong legal research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, Excellent legal writing, negotiation, and communication abilities, Ability to interpret complex legal issues and communicate practical business solutions, Strong organizational and project management skills, Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across business functions, Demonstrated professionalism, sound judgment, confidentiality, and integrity

        Preferred Experience: Corporate governance and board support, Commercial contract drafting and negotiation, Regulatory compliance within financial services, Government investigations or regulatory inquiries, Licensing and corporate transactions, Enterprise risk management, Banking, fintech, or commercial lending experience, Experience serving as a strategic business advisor to executive leadership