Legal Counsel - Commercial and Contracts
About The Position
Apple is seeking an experienced Payments Attorney with a strong commercial and transactional focus to join its Legal Department in London. This role supports the Apple Pay and Wallet team across Europe and Emerging Markets, with a primary focus on regulatory, product counseling, and commercial and transactional law, alongside broader consumer and legal matters impacting Wallet, Payments, and Commerce. The successful candidate will thrive in fast-paced transactional work, advising on a wide range of issues related to offering and using consumer financial products and services through mobile wallets. Key responsibilities include serving as product counsel, shaping responses to legal and regulatory requirements, structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements with third parties in the payments industry, advising on contract structures and commercial terms for Apple’s partners and customers, translating applicable laws, and supporting service expansion.
Requirements
- Significant experience providing product advice for mobile wallets and various payment services
- Proven expertise in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
- A deep understanding of European directives, laws, and regulations impacting payments, financial services, open banking, e-commerce, and consumer finance (including data privacy)
- Knowledge of laws applicable to personal financial information
- Strong work ethic
- Collaboration skills
Nice To Haves
- Intellectual property law and technology transactions background preferred
- Experience in an international team
- Excellent client development skills
Responsibilities
- Serving as product counsel
- Shaping responses to legal and regulatory requirements
- Structuring and negotiating complex commercial agreements with third parties in the payments industry
- Advising on contract structures and commercial terms for Apple’s partners and customers
- Translating applicable laws
- Supporting service expansion
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
