What does a successful Counsel do? A successful transactional lawyer with the title of Counsel at Fiserv supports our Merchant Solutions division. You will focus on drafting and negotiating agreements with merchants and merchant service providers, including governmental entities, while also providing critical legal support to our product and compliance teams. You will provide legal advice on various laws and rules related to our businesses and engage with our senior business and sales executives.
What you'll do:
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements directly with business unit representatives.
- Assist in the review and response to Requests for Proposals.
- Advise business partners on legal, contractual, and risk matters impacting their business units or product sets.
- Partner with product, risk and compliance teams to commercialize new products and functionalities.
- Provide legal consultation and advice on strategic initiatives, technology projects, and dispute resolution.
- Collaborate effectively with corporate specialists on credit, risk, finance, audit, tax, regulatory, privacy, and technology matters impacting the Merchant Solutions division.
- Develop and maintain forms of contracts and other legal documentation.
Experience you'll need to have:
- JD from an accredited law school and in good standing with State Bar with no disciplinary record.
- Licensed to practice, and ability to become licensed as in-house counsel to practice, in the applicable state.
- 3+ years of relevant experience as a transactional lawyer.
Experience that would be great to have:
- Experience interacting with senior management.
- Experience navigating data use and privacy matters.
- Technical contract experience.
- Exposure to financial services and technology contracts.
- Experience contracting with governmental entities
How you'll work:
- This role is on-site Monday through Friday. Fiserv considers in-person collaboration to be an essential part of this role as in-person office experiences help you with your overall onboarding experience and lead to stronger productivity.
- This is a full-time, direct-hire position, and no contract options for unsolicited agency submissions will be considered.
Sponsorship:
- You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.
Benefits at Fiserv:
- Fuel Your Life program to support physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
- Paid holidays and generous time away policies
- No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
- Living Proof program to recognize your peers’ extra effort with points used for rewards
- Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture
- Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
- Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available day one
- Tuition assistance and reimbursement program
- Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave
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