Jr. Corporate Counsel

Ouro • Austin, TX

15d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ouro is a global, vertically-integrated financial services and technology company dedicated to the delivery of innovative financial empowerment solutions to consumers worldwide. Ouro’s financial products and services span prepaid, debit, cross-border payments, and loyalty solutions for consumers and enterprise partners.
Ouro's flagship product Netspend provides prepaid and debit account solutions that connect customers with secure, convenient access to global payment networks so they can manage their money and make everyday purchases. With a nationwide U.S. retail network, customers can purchase and reload Netspend products at 130,000 reload points and over 100,000 distributing locations.
Since Ouro's founding in 1999 by industry pioneers Roy and Bertrand Sosa, Ouro products have processed billions of dollars in transaction volume and served millions of customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with regional offices around the world. Learn more at www.ouro.com.
Ouro Global is looking to hire an early-career attorney as junior-level Corporate Counsel to
help the company develop and expand its innovative business in a complex and dynamic fintech environment and to support the company’s other lawyers, compliance professionals, sales and procurement teams, and business managers. The ideal candidate will have experience reviewing and drafting a variety of commercial contracts and thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
The Corporate Counsel will be responsible for drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, as well as oversight of the day-to-day contracting processes for the enterprise. Key areas of focus will include consumer protection, consumer privacy and data security, state and federal regulation of money services businesses and money transmitters, and other emerging payments issues.
This position will report directly to the Senior Corporate Counsel and will be part of the Legal Department based at the company’s corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas. Ouro Global offers hybrid (minimum 3 days in-office) work arrangements.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Strong interpersonal and exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing the highest quality legal services.
• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school. Admission to one or more state bar associations.
• Ability to travel domestically on occasion.
• As provided in Ouro’s Background Check policy, eligible candidates may be subject to drug, criminal history, and credit checks, which will be conducted and used in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

Nice To Haves

• Practice experience in fintech or financial services a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, including product distribution contracts, services agreements, marketing and trademark licensing contracts, statements of work, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Oversee enterprise contracting processes and work with key stakeholders to design and implement process improvements.
• Collaborate with internal subject-matter experts to review and discuss contract provisions and apply innovative problem-solving skills and sound judgment as needed to resolve issues in accordance with internal policies and to mitigate business risk.
• Remain up-to-date on relevant financial services, payments, consumer protection, advertising and privacy laws and regulations to provide sound business, legal, and regulatory advice to business teams.
• Interact directly with external parties on contract negotiations.
• All other tasks as assigned

What This Job Offers

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