Regulatory Product Counsel
About the role
About Lead Bank Lead is a banking infrastructure platform trusted by the most innovative companies to power complex financial products. We enable fintechs to offer compliant, programmable services like payments, lending, and digital assets at scale. Banking has moved beyond traditional institutions and is now embedded directly into everyday experiences, meaning companies need modern infrastructure that is safe, secure, and operationally sound. Today, Lead is one of the only API-first, developer-focused partner banks with the financial, regulatory, and legal expertise required to help fintechs succeed. We operate offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City, and an FDIC-insured bank in Kansas City.
Legal Team at Lead Lead’s Legal team offers professionals the opportunity to work across nearly every part of the business, from contracts to overseeing regulatory change in a developing environment. Team members are both highly autonomous and deeply collaborative. And because Legal partners with every department, they are enabled to build broad context, create meaningful impact, and help shape big company decisions. It’s a strong fit for anyone craving diverse assignments, significant ownership of their work, and a strong team culture.
Role Description Lead Bank is seeking a Regulatory Product Counsel to support the Bank’s Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and payments businesses. This attorney will provide practical, product-minded legal guidance to internal stakeholders across partner onboarding, product launch, product expansion, and ongoing partner oversight. The role is intended for a lawyer who can translate banking and payments regulation into actionable advice that helps teams move quickly within Lead’s risk tolerance. This attorney will work closely with Product, Program Management, Compliance, FinCrimes, Risk, Operations, Finance, and other legal team members to identify legal issues early, guide product design and operational decisions, and help the Bank scale its partner oversight and product review processes. This role