Senior Corporate Counsel - Product (FinTech Product Development & Technology Partner Agreements)

U.S. Bank • Atlanta, GA

2d • Onsite

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. Job Description U.S. Bank’s Law Division is seeking an experienced Senior Corporate Counsel who is authorized to practice law in the United States and is in good standing with the appropriate U.S. state licensing authority. This attorney will join the in‑house legal team supporting U.S. Bank’s payment solutions. The role primarily supports the North America fintech product organization, and reports to the Associate General Counsel with responsibility for fintech/payments products. Position Overview U.S. Bank both develops proprietary payment solutions and partners with industry-leading companies to offer their products to our customers. This role will support both internal product development and partner relationships providing end‑to‑end legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle, including concept development, design, build, launch readiness, commercialization, and ongoing operations. This includes: - Leading negotiation and drafting of complex technology, commercial, and reseller agreements. - Evaluating and mitigating legal and business risks associated with products, contracts, and third‑party engagements. - Ensuring global product initiatives comply with regulatory, contractual, and enterprise risk frameworks across the U.S., Canada, and Europe by partnering with others within the Bank, Law Division and outside counsel as appropriate. - Providing pragmatic legal solutions aligned with business objectives and enterprise risk posture. The attorney will build deep product expertise, influence product strategy, and play a key role in ensuring compliant, well‑structured, and business‑ready product delivery.

Requirements

• Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority
• At least 7 recent years of legal experience in an in‑house legal department or law firm with a focus on: technology product development and launch, complex technology and commercial agreements, reseller or distribution agreements, intellectual property, privacy, data usage, and information security, third‑party/vendor contracting
• Strong ability to identify legal issues and provide practical, business‑oriented solutions.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating strategic and complex technology agreements, including reseller arrangements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to distill complex concepts for non‑lawyers.
• Strong client‑management, diplomacy, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead projects, drive change, and influence decision‑making.
• Strong background in technology, intellectual property, information security, and privacy.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with payment services, global merchant acquiring, alternative payment types, mobile wallets, fraud and security products, financial services regulation, and AI (including agentic AI).
• Experience supporting product teams in a regulated financial‑services or fintech environment.

Responsibilities

• Contract Drafting & Negotiation - Draft, review, and negotiate complex technology, commercial, and reseller agreements.
• Ensure contract terms align with business objectives, industry standards, U.S. Bank policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Lead negotiations using legal expertise and playbooks.
• Document contract decisions, exceptions, escalations, and next steps.
• Drive efficiencies in the negotiation process.
• Calibrate legal guidance based on deal criticality, revenue impact, and strategic importance.
• Risk Assessment & Mitigation - Identify and evaluate legal, commercial, and operational risks in product design, development, deployment, and contracting and contribute to risk-mitigation planning.
• Ensure alignment with applicable contracts, U.S. Bank’s enterprise risk frameworks, third‑party risk management and regulatory expectations.
• Escalate elevated risks appropriately and support leadership decision‑making.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration - Partner with product, compliance, risk partners, operations teams and others to embed legal considerations into product development.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and other legal teams to evaluate regulatory, contractual, and operational readiness of new or modified products.
• Support go‑to‑market preparation, compliance reviews, and launch readiness activities.
• Partner with and manage outside counsel as needed.
• Monitoring & Thought Leadership - Monitor emerging laws, regulations, and industry standards impacting technology products, data usage, licensing, intellectual property, and payment solutions.
• Track advancements in emerging technologies and associated legal frameworks.
• Advise product and business leaders on legal implications of new trends, innovations, and evolving regulatory expectations.
• Additional Responsibilities - Assist senior legal leadership with special projects and other legal matters as requested.
• Develop and refine templates, playbooks, contracting standards, and legal guidance to improve consistency and efficiency.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed