Visa

Job Description Visa is seeking a proactive, business-minded lawyer to join its growing Global Risk & Regulatory Affairs team.. The role includes responsibility for supporting the Global Risk organization in a broad array of areas including brand risk, data security, operational resilience, fraud, and enterprise risk management.. Support the Enterprise Risk Management team, including providing support with quarterly management and board meetings. Provide legal support for supervisory engagements and cross-functional responses to crisis events. become state registered in-house counsel in good standing

associate counsel

Company Description Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
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Job Description Visa is seeking a proactive, business-minded lawyer to join its growing Global Risk & Regulatory Affairs team. The position will report to a Senior Managing Counsel, Global Risk. The role includes responsibility for supporting the Global Risk organization in a broad array of areas including brand risk, data security, operational resilience, fraud, and enterprise risk management. The attorney will work closely with other experienced lawyers and compliance professionals, and regularly engage with business clients. Applicants must be skilled at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced and challenging, but highly rewarding, environment, have good judgment and strong analytical, client counseling, and negotiation skills, be self-motivate, and, most importantly, be an optimistic, curious, and collaborative team player.
Visa Is Looking for Someone Who Will
Work closely with Risk and other control functions to help protect Visa and enable Visa to promote trust in the wider payments' ecosystem Support development, review and implementation of key risk policies and protocols Ensure that participants in the Visa network comply with the Visa Rules and other policies Support the Regulatory & Risk Governance team with regulatory engagements Support the Enterprise Risk Management team, including providing support with quarterly management and board meetings Provide legal support for supervisory engagements and cross-functional responses to crisis events Support monitoring and reporting of key regulatory trends to key company stakeholders Provide legal review and approval of presentations and other day-to-day work product and content created by the business teams Manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines Work closely with Visa's regional and local legal and risk teams globally, and assist these teams in resolving regional and local issues, including to achieve consistency on approaches and issues by Visa worldwide This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.
Qualifications Basic Qualifications: * At least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) * Valid license to practice in the state where the job is located or the ability to become state registered in-house counsel in good standing Preferred Qualifications: * 4 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) * Strong academic credentials, including a J.D. degree (or international equivalent), admitted to practice law in the United States * Strong business acumen, able to work independently and collaboratively, as needed, and engage directly with business clients at all levels * Practical and proactive problem solver, calm under pressure, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic * Experience operating in environments of scale to provide legal support to complex business initiatives, both in the U.S. and internationally * Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communications skills, with an ability to explain complex legal issues to stakeholders who possess varying degrees of sophistication about legal matters * Prior experience with fintech, payments or financial services is helpful
Additional Information Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 165,400 to 215,000 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.

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