Senior Corporate Counsel—Global Merchant Acquiring
About The Position
U.S. Bank’s Law Division is seeking an attorney who is authorized to practice law in the United States and is in good standing with the appropriate U.S. state licensing authority, to join its in-house legal team supporting MPS, U.S. Bank’s global merchant acquiring business. This role will support the MPS Revenue Team during the acquisition of partners (including but not limited to independent software vendors, independent sales organizations, fintech, financial institutions, and fourth party relationships); support the submission of RFPs for ISOs, ISV, and financial institution relationships; and draft, update, and maintain contracts used by the various revenue teams.
Requirements
- Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority
Nice To Haves
- Five or more recent years of experience practicing law in an in-house legal department or at a law firm advising business clients in a full-time attorney position.
- Experience in negotiating and drafting agreements with partners.
- Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to communicate complex legal concepts in layman terms with both internal clients and external customers.
- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
- Well-developed leadership abilities and time management skills.
- Client management, diplomacy, and people skills.
- Experience with payment services and financial services regulations is desirable.
Responsibilities
- Prepare, review, and negotiation complex partner agreements.
- Provide legal counsel to MPS’s Revenue team during the negotiation process and provide information to the team to frame the analysis of business decisions.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that contractual terms align with business objectives and risk tolerance.
- Support the development and ongoing review of partner contract templates.
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
