Description
PayPal is seeking an experienced attorney to join its Product Legal team. The successful candidate will provide legal and regulatory guidance on the development, implementation, and update of PayPal's products and services in North, Central, and South America.
Responsibilities:
- Provide specialized legal advice and support to enable business strategy while identifying and managing legal risk.
- Ensure awareness of and advise on compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Build strong partnerships with business counterparts across the enterprise to proactively identify potential legal risks and provide strategic legal guidance.
- Identify, analyze, and advise on potential legal risks, presenting mitigation options and recommendations to protect the company and enable business objectives.
- Escalate complex legal issues and significant risks to senior legal leadership where appropriate.
- Research and analyze new laws, regulations, and regulatory guidance affecting the company's global operations, assessing potential business impact and recommended actions.
- Manage assigned legal matters through resolution, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external counsel as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of legal developments relevant to assigned business areas and communicate implications.
Requirements:
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree.
- Experience practicing either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 5 of those years focused on product or regulatory counseling in the Finance or FinTech space.
- Ability to collaborate with international colleagues in product, sales, and legal to evaluate products in international markets and drive decision-making at a global legal level.
- Ability to provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on federal and state consumer financial laws and regulations and consumer protection laws; data privacy laws; and new rules, enforcement actions and other guidance coming out of agencies such as the CFPB and the FTC.
Benefits:
- Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing,physical, emotional, and financial.
- Generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.
- Balanced hybrid work model offering 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace.