Assistant General Counsel

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Hiring Remotely in United States
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Senior level
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Provides commercial legal counsel for a fintech payments company. Drafts, negotiates, and manages contracts; advises sales, account management, compliance, data security, and privacy teams; supports US and Canadian money services businesses; interprets card network rules; develops template agreements; and manages company legal forms. Requires a J.D., active California Bar membership, and at least five years of legal experience in commercial contracts and fintech, banking, payments, or financial services.
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Who We Are

The world is moving towards instant digital payments and TabaPay is leading the way. We help thousands of Fintechs in the US and Canada instantly move money in and out of accounts and we are actively expanding into other countries. Our customers represent the hottest verticals in the financial service industry such as neobanks, challenger brokers, gaming and wallets. TabaPay is a highly profitable rocketship that processes billions of dollars each year. To learn more visit www.tabapay.com.

Who You Are

TabaPay is seeking a commercial attorney with experience in the financial services and payments domains. We are looking for an individual to uphold TabaPay’s vision through legal and compliance expertise and strategic advice. As Legal Counsel, you will work directly with our General Counsel and our Compliance and Account Management teams to advise on business opportunities, and complete commercial agreements in a risk-managed way to deliver on TabaPay’s offering of exceptional products and services.

What You’ll Do

  • Work directly with sales and account management to help draft, negotiate and manage commercial contracts of various kinds
  • Collaborate on strategic initiatives to help us increase the efficacy and efficiency of our business
  • Provide legal expertise in support of compliance, data security and privacy teams, including for our US and Canadian MSB subsidiaries
  • Provide legal expertise on the rules of the various card networks
  • Develop and refine template agreements
  • Manage the Company’s forms file

Requirements

Basic Qualifications

  • J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Active membership in the California Bar
  • 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm or fast-paced fintech, banking, payments, or financial services company
  • Proven experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
  • Familiarity with fintech-related commercial agreements, including those involving payment systems and bank-sponsorship
  • Knowledge of fintech regulations and card network rules is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant work experience at a top law firm, fintech, or bank
  • Prior experience working directly with money transmitter processes and protocols across all U.S. States

Benefits

TabaPay offers the following benefits:

  • 100% employer-paid health care insurance including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (for employee only)
  • Employer 401K Matching
  • Generous and Flexible PTO

EEO Employer: TabaPay is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Skills Required

  • J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school
  • Active membership in the California Bar
  • 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm or fast-paced fintech, banking, payments, or financial services company
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts
  • Familiarity with fintech-related commercial agreements, including payment systems and bank sponsorship
  • Knowledge of fintech regulations and card network rules
  • Relevant experience at a top law firm, fintech, or bank
  • Experience with money transmitter processes and protocols across all U.S. states
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The Company
HQ: Mountain View, CA
72 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

TabaPay, the leading instant money movement platform, enables secure, reliable, and lower cost instant payments for Fintech innovators. We offer direct access to 15 banking partners, 14 networks (debit, credit, RTP & ACH), multiple geographies, innovative products, and features in one unified API. TabaPay is trusted by >2,000 Fintechs and Financial Institutions and is ranked a top merchant acquirer in the US, processing over a million transactions a day. For more information, visit www.tabapay.com

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