Product Counsel, Payments & Terminal

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

The ideal candidate is passionate about Stripe’s mission of helping businesses grow and thrive. We’re looking for someone who is a team player and willing to jump in on tasks of any size. Stripe operates within a complex and interwoven legal, regulatory, and financial partnership environment around the world.

What it asks for · 5

• 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer working on complex regulatory or technology matters, preferably working with technology companies on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space.
• A passion for technology and ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly.
• Strong communication (both written and verbal) and project management skills with a strict attention to detail.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Excellent judgment and the ability to make smart decisions in the face of ambiguity and imperfect information.

Also a plus

• Relevant experience in financial technology, risk, payments, and financial services, and a working understanding of financial regulations and rules.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts (background in hardware, supply chain, and transportation/logistics agreements is preferred).

What the job covers

• Serve as product counsel to Stripe’s Payments and Terminal product teams, helping to expand our product offerings, and developing deep subject matter expertise to handle escalations and questions related to Stripe Terminal products and services.
• Counsel the Stripe product team on a range of issues including payments regulations, payment schemes rules, consumer protection, marketing, intellectual property, and data privacy.
• Actively collaborate with a wide variety of Stripe teams, including engineering, compliance, business development, and marketing, on a range of issues related to product development and commercialization.
• Work closely with colleagues across the Stripe legal team to clear key issues impacting the work of members of the team who support Stripe's regulatory structure, its customer agreements, and strategic financial partnerships.
• Help build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products.
• Draft, review, and update foundational documents for product and service offerings.
• Stay up-to-date, with the support of Stripe’s legal subject matter experts, on U.S. and international laws and regulations dealing with privacy, data security, consumer protection, financial services, and marketing.
• Participate as a proactive business partner to senior managers and build a trusted advisor relationship.

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Words the posting leans on

• product14×
• financial7×
• legal7×
• regulatory6×
• services6×
• technology6×
• business4×
• matter4×
• payments4×
• requirements4×
• build3×
• complex3×
• experience3×
• financial services3×
• marketing3×
• partnerships3×

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