Senior Corporate Counsel – Lead

FIS

Corporate Counsel Sr Lead managing global litigation and dispute matters at FIS. Seeking experienced litigation counsel to improve strategies and mitigate risk throughout the company.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeFlorida, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage complex docket of litigation, disputes, and investigations, including from various government agencies.
Focus on and provide strategic support for the company's eDiscovery function.
Take a business focused and hands-on approach to assigned matters including developing case strategy, conducting witness interviews, conducting discovery, drafting pleadings and motions, negotiating with opposing counsel, and drafting legal agreements.
Consolidating investigations, collections activity, subpoenas, liens, levies, and garnishments within the company to drive efficiencies and align strategy.
Provide practical, solution-oriented legal and strategic counsel to executives and colleagues on strategy, risk assessment, negotiations, and execution as it relates to other enterprise matters including mergers and acquisitions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A law degree, such as a Juris Doctor or other comparable degree and admission to practice law in the appropriate jurisdiction.
Eight (8) or more years of legal experience with a primary focus on litigation and government investigations in a corporate in-house or law firm environment.
Experience with litigation, disputes, eDiscovery and investigations including from various government agencies, preferably as it relates to the financial services or financial technology industries.
Experience with government agencies related to the company’s banking and capital markets business lines including the US Federal Banking Agencies, Securities and Exchange Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Federal Trade Commission.
Experience with mergers and acquisitions, subpoenas, liens and levies, and collection matters.
Strong communication, research, writing, analytical, and negotiation skills.
The ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various issues.
Experience advising clients in a complex, diversified, matrixed, global organization.
Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced business environment and driving complex projects to completion.
Experience or background in technology, software, banking, or financial services is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunities to innovate in fintech
Tools for personal and professional growth
Inclusive and diverse work environment
Resources to invest in your community
Competitive salary and benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

litigationeDiscoverygovernment investigationscase strategy developmentdrafting pleadingsnegotiationmergers and acquisitionssubpoenaslienslevies

Soft Skills

communicationresearchwritinganalyticalnegotiationindependent workcollaborationproject managementproblem-solvingstrategic counsel

Certifications

Juris Doctoradmission to practice law