Corporate Counsel Sr Lead

FIS Global•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we’re faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact–in their careers and communities. We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we’d like to know: Are you FIS? About the team: The FIS Legal team is comprised of 200+ attorneys and paraprofessionals worldwide who are a part of the Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs (LCCA) group, which includes 600+ professionals who serve as advisors to and partners with our businesses. Teams within our group work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues to solve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner. We view our role as one of strategic enablement and support for our business leaders in a variety of legal, compliance and corporate affairs matters. We strive to assist our businesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable and well-considered legal counsel and compliance analysis and support. This role sits within the FIS Regulatory Legal team. Regulatory Legal is a global team that provides expert legal advice on a broad range of existing and emerging financial services and technology laws and regulations; regulatory policy matters; engagements with regulators; regulatory compliance and financial crime risk; sustainability regulations; and antitrust/competition issues. Regulatory Legal ensures that FIS’ products, services, and regulated entities have the legal support necessary to operate in compliance with applicable regulations, and the team serves as a trusted and strategic partner to all businesses and corporate functions globally across the enterprise. This includes both day‑to‑day advisory work and issue‑driven support.

Requirements

J.D. with active membership in at least one state bar.
Significant experience in U.S. regulatory legal and compliance matters. Relevant prior in-house experience within a financial services and/or technology company is strongly preferred.
Broad-based, excellent knowledge of U.S. banking, payments & capital markets regulations, with a strong track record of advising on complex regulatory issues.
Experience in dealing with a range of US federal and state regulators, e.g. the Fed, OCC, FDIC, CFPB, SEC, FINRA and the FFIEC.
Strong communication, research, writing, and analytical skills, including drafting of advice, as well as the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various regulatory issues.
Experience advising clients in a complex, diversified, global organization.
Experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced business environment and driving complex projects to completion.
Confident and proactive self-starter with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to provide sound legal advice, exercise good judgement, and work well with senior management and cross functional stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Relevant experience of advising on regulatory legal or compliance matters in Canada.
Knowledge of the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and FINRA regulation.
Experience advising on OFAC sanctions, Financial Crime and trade compliance issues
Experience advising on antitrust/competition issues.
Knowledge of evolving digital assets and AI regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

Serve as an SME, providing strategic counsel on a broad range of complex regulatory issues impacting our Banking and Capital Markets divisions in the Americas region, partnering with the LCCA group, and other key stakeholders across the Company.
Guide the business through rapidly evolving laws, rules and regulations, helping to implement a scalable control environment that enables growth and innovation while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Advise on regulations impacting FIS products and services, regulated entities, and leading on regulatory licensing processes.
Provide legal advice on specialist AML, sanctions, trade compliance and antitrust/competition risks and issues.
Advise the Company on the impacts of, and compliance with, applicable ESG/sustainability regulations.
Support engagements with federal and state regulators: advising on responding to regulatory notices, enquiries, exams, or other correspondence with regulatory agencies.
Act as a thought leader for the Company on regulatory policy and legislative developments impacting FIS and its customers and clients, particularly in the areas of AI, Digital Assets and Fraud /Financial Crime.
Support M&A due diligence and integration efforts, identifying and mitigating regulatory risks for the Company.
Provide specialist legal support in the development of relevant FIS policies, governance frameworks and customer and consumer communications and disclosures.
Provide training and awareness to colleagues on compliance with emerging regulations and regulatory risk issues, partnering cross-functionally with LCCA, Risk and the business.
Direct and manage relationships with outside counsel as required, ensuring the delivery of timely, consistently excellent and cost-effective advice.