# Manager, Counsel - Network Contracting Team Lead (Global Payment Network) **Company**: Capital One **Location**: McLean, VA **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $149,800 - $205,100 **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Finance **Apply**: https://capitalone.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Capital_One/job/McLean-VA/Manager--Counsel---Network-Contracting-Team-Lead--Global-Payment-Network-_R1004591-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_02c3c5cc-cfe ## Description The Capital One Legal Department is seeking an experienced and collaborative transactional attorney to join our growing Global Payment Network Legal team. In this role, you will serve as a key member of the Network Legal Team and enabler of business initiatives globally. This role involves providing essential legal advice and support on a variety of commercial initiatives and transactions for the Global Payment Network, working closely with business and legal partners across the organization. **About the Role:** The Manager, Counsel role will be primarily responsible for working on a variety of Global Payment Network contracts and commercial initiatives, as well as leading a team of attorneys and legal professionals. This position will have responsibility for: - Providing counsel and strategic guidance across a critical spectrum of areas, including commercial contracting and risk identification and mitigation - Negotiating and drafting a variety of commercial agreements and providing legal advice on a broad range of matters impacting merchant, issuer and acquirer relationships - Working closely with a team of transactional attorneys and legal professionals responsible for negotiating and drafting a variety of commercial agreements, term sheets, and standard forms for the Global Payment Network - Identifying and supporting process improvements to promote agility in legal and related business operations, including contract template improvements and playbooks - Partnering collaboratively with other internal counsel and business teams across the enterprise **The successful candidate will have the following:** - Ability to understand complex topics quickly with depth that allows for concise and simple advice - Problem solving mentality rather than thinking only like a legal technician - Excellent judgment with the ability to predict long-term consequences - Growth mindset with an openness to new ideas, diverse perspectives, and unconventional solutions - Strong people skills - we're looking for someone who can build collegial and effective relationships with colleagues and clients - Ownership mentality, thinking like an owner vs. an employee - Solid time management skills with the ability to prioritize a significant volume of work and to manage multiple deadlines - Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence others and write concisely **Basic Qualifications:** - Juris Doctor from an accredited law school - Active member in good standing of at least one state bar - At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel **Preferred Qualifications:** - 6+ years of experience in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel - 3+ years of experience providing advice and counsel on commercial transactions - Experience within the payment card or payments industry - Experience in financial services The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location: Chicago, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel McLean, VA: $164,800 - $188,100 for Manager, Counsel New York, NY: $179,700 - $205,100 for Manager, Counsel Richmond, VA: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel Riverwoods, IL: $149,800 - $171,000 for Manager, Counsel This role is also eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long-term incentives (LTI). Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. ## Skills ### Required - Juris Doctor - commercial contracting - risk identification and mitigation - legal advice ### Nice to have - payment card or payments industry - financial services - commercial transactions --- Source: [Apply at capitalone.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com](https://capitalone.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Capital_One/job/McLean-VA/Manager--Counsel---Network-Contracting-Team-Lead--Global-Payment-Network-_R1004591-1?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)