Counsel

Job Description
This position is for an experienced and proactive in-house product counsel with a strong background in the financial or tech industry. The role will be embedded in the growing Global Product, IP & Services Legal Team at Visa.
Responsibilities include supporting Client Services (including call centers) and Visa membership licensing, both as product and commercial counsel. These segments constitute some of the core areas of Visa’s business and provide crucial assistance to our clients on a global scale. The successful candidate should show an interest in learning about the underlying technology, compliance requirements, complexities and practical use cases of Visa’s services and will work closely together with other experienced lawyers (including global regional, regulatory, privacy and sourcing colleagues), subject matter experts and product and sales stakeholders.
Applicants should view themselves not just as a collaborative member of the Legal Team, but also as a true partner to internal clients that is just as invested in the successful provision of our services and client satisfaction, while also protecting the company. A proven track record of the ability to both secure a Company’s interests and establish an environment of mutual understanding and trust with internal clients and negotiation partners is key. So is good judgment and always striving to do the right thing.
 
Primary responsibilities include:
Manage client relationships and provide day to day legal support and counseling to the relevant internal clients, covering all aspects of the services, including external facing communications, marketing materials, periodic global compliance checks, policy development and management, escalation management, negotiation and interpretation of agreements, and, if relevant, provide advice with respect to new features and products from development to launch to scale.
Act as lead counsel for the relevant team or product group, with the ability to identify when subject matter expert stakeholders need to get involved and when to obtain and coordinate the relevant stakeholder input.
Provide legal review and approval of presentations and other day-to-day work product and content created by the relevant product teams.
Assist in and drive the creation and updates of guidelines and templates to create greater efficiencies.
Work closely with Visa’s regional and local legal and business teams globally, and provide general guidance to these teams in resolving regional and local issues.
This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.