Counsel Law and Compliance

S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting‑edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

This position is responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts across a variety of business units and subject areas and assisting with contract management at the company.

Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a wide range and complexity of commercial contracts with customers, suppliers, merchants, merchant acquirers, payment service providers, technology partners, and other business partners, including complex master service agreements, merchant acceptance and payment services agreements, statements of work, vendor agreements, professional services agreements, intellectual property license agreements, and non‑disclosure agreements for domestic and international use cases.

Collaborates with other internal partners, including privacy, security, compliance, risk management, and other members of the Legal department, to provide integrated support to the contracts team and its clients.

Advises business teams on a full range of issues related to commercial contracting in the interpretation and application of U.S. and international legal and regulatory frameworks.

Prepares, maintains, and updates contract templates and prepares unique or custom agreements as required.

Recommends and helps implement contract policies and procedures.

Partners closely with contract administration team to provide timely and efficient management of the contracts process.

Assists with development and implementation of contract guidelines/playbooks and client training.

Delivers timely, actionable, forward‑looking, legal guidance that facilitates business objectives in a legal compliant manner.

Develops and maintains knowledge of the regulations and industry guidelines impacting the company’s products and commercial contracts.

May supervise lower‑level attorneys and/or contract management personnel.

Manages and supervises outside counsel as needed.

Supports the company’s commitment to contracts operational excellence and risk management while protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Juris Doctor from accredited law school; Minimum of eight (8) years of transactional legal experience preferably with a majority of that time in an in‑house corporate setting

Proven ability to define legal issues and legal risks

Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to build partnerships and alliances internally and with external partners at all levels of the organization

Prior experience with contract management processes and CLM tools (e.g. Agiloft, Salesforce, Coupa)

Knowledge of laws, regulations and industry standards applicable to the financial services industry

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Healthcare Coverage - Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre‑tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.

401(k) Retirement Plan - Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.

Paid Time Off - Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non‑Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.

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Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.

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