Senior Counsel, General Legal Services

Verra Mobility•Mesa, AZ

About The Position

Join Verra Mobility as Senior Counsel, and become part of a dynamic legal team that operates in true partnership with our innovative business teams. This role will report to the Deputy General Counsel and be responsible for providing broad-based legal support across a wide range of operational matters, including regulatory compliance, risk management, privacy, real estate, product development, investigations, and commercial initiatives. Your work will span a wide range of legal subject matters, and each week will bring fresh and varied challenges. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams to identify legal risks, develop effective solutions, and support company objectives while ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. While this role will involve some contract work—including the ability to structure complex product contracts—the primary focus is on delivering strategic legal counsel across multiple disciplines. We are a legal team that celebrates our responsibility for driving growth and success for our company. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and in a business focused on profitable, rapid, and sustainable growth, then this opportunity is for you.

Requirements

JD from an accredited law school and in good standing with a state bar association
5+ years as a practicing attorney with broad experience in general legal services, including regulatory compliance, privacy, product support, and commercial matters
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues in a simple, understandable manner with colleagues of varying legal knowledge across the company
Ability to work well in time-sensitive situations and fast-paced environments, and to effectively manage multiple projects or matters with competing deadlines
Strong presentation and negotiation skills
Solid business instinct and judgment
High degree of organization and efficiency with demonstrated attention to detail
Strong collaborative skills and proven team orientation
Personal integrity, sound judgment, and strong ethics in business and personal conduct
Enthusiasm, energy, and motivation to contribute and thrive in a growing company where roles continually adapt as the company evolves
Adaptable and comfortable with change, organizational evolution, and ambiguity

Nice To Haves

Experience at a law firm servicing business clients
Experience as an in-house attorney

Responsibilities

Advising on and optimizing legal risk and compliance considerations while suggesting creative, business-supportive solutions
Issue-spotting potential legal challenges and running them to ground
Proactively identifying and anticipating emerging legal and regulatory issues that might impact our products and services
Managing and overseeing litigation, disputes, and pre-litigation matters, including supervising outside counsel and coordinating legal strategy
Providing legal counsel on employment law matters, including employee relations, workplace policies, investigations, and compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws
Structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex product contracts and select commercial agreements as needed
Supporting the company’s privacy and data protection program, including advising on the collection, access, use, sharing, retention, and protection of personally identifiable information (PII), and ensuring compliance with applicable privacy laws, regulations, and internal policies
Supporting the company’s real estate leases and working with outside counsel to negotiate leases
Supporting regulatory matters, including licensing, attorney general complaints, and compliance with applicable regulations
Advising on product development, operational initiatives, and new market offerings to ensure legal and regulatory compliance
Supporting internal investigations, responding to government inquiries, and managing interactions with regulators and enforcement agencies
Supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other strategic transactions by assisting with legal due diligence, risk assessment, integration planning, and coordination with internal stakeholders and outside counsel
Collaborating with IP counsel on patent and other IP-related matters
Developing strong collaborative working relationships with colleagues and business stakeholders
Managing outside counsel, as required
Supporting the Deputy General Counsel with day-to-day legal management and workflow
Supporting other legal team leaders with special projects, as needed
Handling the occasional fire drill