Assistant General Counsel

TabaPay • Palo Alto, CA

13d • $250,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• 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
• Knowledge of fintech regulations and card network rules is a plus

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree