Senior Product Counsel
Iterable
Regulatory Counsel
Stripe
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide regulatory advice and support to Stripe’s compliance, policy, product, engineering, finance, and partnerships teams on issues related to payments, money transmission, lending, and banking laws
- Actively collaborate with a wide variety of teams at Stripe, including product, engineering, partnerships, compliance, finance, and marketing, on a range of issues related to market expansion, regulatory compliance, and product development
- Conduct legal research into high value regulatory topics, identifying and evaluating business and legal risks, and finding creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals
- Stay up-to-date on U.S. financial regulations to provide proactive guidance on regulatory trends, risks, and opportunities
- Partner with Stripe’s Policy team to promote a regulatory environment that supports responsible financial innovation
- Represent Stripe before state and federal agencies, examiners, banking partners, and other external audiences
- Draft and advise on policies, procedures, processes, systems, governance, and internal controls for a regulatory compliance program, to ensure licensing commitments and legal conditions are met
- Contribute to licensing and prudential matters and the maintenance of Stripe’s core regulatory programs
- Manage outside counsel to ensure timely and knowledgeable support of critical matters
- Participate as a proactive business partner to senior managers and build a trusted advisor relationship
Requirements
- A JD degree from an ABA-accredited university and membership in at least one U.S. state bar (or equivalent registered in-house counsel in jurisdiction of location
- A minimum of 5 years combined relevant experience at a leading law firm, in-house legal department, or U.S. agency focusing on financial services regulation
- Substantial experience advising clients on financial regulatory matters—specific payments and money transmission experience is particularly advantageous
- Substantial experience interacting with U.S. regulators, such as the New York Department of Financial Services, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, and other U.S. state banking agencies; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and other U.S. federal financial regulatory agencies; and the Bank of Canada and FINTRAC.
- A passion for technology and ability to quickly understand complex business models and product use cases
- An entrepreneurial spirit–a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact
- Strong project management skills, capable of working under tight deadlines with high levels of resilience
- Excellent judgment and capable of making smart decisions with imperfect information.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and advocacy skills.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
JD degreefinancial regulatory matterslegal researchregulatory compliancepolicy draftingrisk evaluationlicensing commitmentsinternal controlsproject managementadvocacy
Soft skills
collaborationentrepreneurial spiritself-starterresiliencejudgmentcommunicationtrust buildingadaptabilityproblem-solvingimpact focus
Certifications
membership in U.S. state barregistered in-house counsel
