Senior Corporate Counsel—Global Merchant Acquiring

U.S. Bank • Atlanta, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other. 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 (1) 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); (2) support the submission of RFPs for ISOs, ISV, and financial institution relationships; and (4) 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
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed