Senior Corporate Counsel - Merchant Acquiring

U.S. Bank National Association • Sandy Springs, GA

1d • $126,820 - $149,200 • Hybrid

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, support U.S. Bank’s Global Embedded Payments team in complex and highly technical matters, 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, particularly technology-based agreements.
• 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 time management skills.
• Client management, diplomacy, and people skills.
• Experience with payment services and financial services regulations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and negotiate 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