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.
Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.
Job Description
What’s it all about?
Visa Direct is a global push payment platform that allows payment originators to send and receive money efficiently, securely and seamlessly to billions of endpoints across more than 190 countries and territories. It’s a core part of Visa’s Commercial & Money Movement Solutions organization, helping move money to where it needs to go securely and at scale with multi-currency solutions under a globally recognized brand.
Visa is seeking an attorney to join its growing Commercial & Money Movement Solutions (CMS) team within the Global Visa Legal, Ethics & Compliance team. You will work closely with colleagues across the world to help proactively manage legal and regulatory risks and provide advice on all areas of the CMS business.
When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.
What we expect of you, day to day.
The role will report to a Senior Managing Counsel, CMS Legal, based in San Francisco. You will be responsible for:
Providing commercial contracting support to the CMS business across a range of complex commercial matters and projects, including Visa Direct for Card, Account and Wallet, Visa+, Alias Directory and other CMS products and services.
Navigating the complex landscape of money movement regulations, working closely with other experienced attorneys across regions and practice areas.
Advising CMS business and technology teams regarding product and features development, deployment, and associated terms and contracting considerations.
Reviewing and advising on marketing materials and sales collateral relating to CMS, ensuring content accurately reflects product functionality and legal requirements.
Developing, managing, and maintaining relationships to facilitate the effective delivery of legal support, liaising with other Visa departments across the globe to ensure alignment with business needs and policies.
Proactively contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance division as a whole.
What we’re after
Applicants must be skilled at managing multiple priorities in a fast paced, time sensitive, and challenging, but highly rewarding environment, have excellent judgment and strong analytical, problem solving, client counseling, and negotiation skills, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to clearly and easily present complex topics and ideas to senior leaders, be self-motivated and entrepreneurial, and, most importantly, be a confident, forward thinking, creative, optimistic, curious, and collaborative team player.
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
- 8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5
years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2
years of work experience with a PhD
- Admitted to practice law in the United States and in good standing.
- Fluent English speaker.
Preferred Qualifications
- 9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more
relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD,
MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD
- Experience with commercial law and regulations in a multi-jurisdictional
environment.
- Good understanding of working in-house within a large technology organization.
- Enthusiasm to become an expert adviser within the payments industry.
Additional Information
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% 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 196,100 to 255,000 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.
