Company Description
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion
payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants,
financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries
and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the
most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network,
enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by
a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay
Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and
experience Life at Visa.Job Description
This position is for an in-house attorney in Visa's Legal and Ethics &
Compliance group who will be a member of the legal team that supports the
North America Sales and Client teams. In an increasingly competitive and
diversifying payments ecosystem, these teams are critical to supporting
Visa's strategic initiatives. As a member of this team, you'll provide
thoughtful and pragmatic legal guidance to key teams at Visa to facilitate
commercial agreements with Visa's most important clients. We are looking for
an organized, self-motivated individual who can work collaboratively to
support Visa's commercial goals in a complex, global environment.
Essential Functions
Primary responsibilities include:
Drafting and negotiating complex business transactions, including
incentive, brand and strategic alliance agreements with traditional payment
system participants like issuers, merchants, processors, and new payment
system participants such as fintechs, neobanks and crypto wallets
Extensive business dealings with Visa's external client base including
financial institutions, processors, merchants, and fintechs
Drafting, updating, and managing template agreements to allow for more
efficient contract administration process
Providing legal support to Visa's account executives responsible for
managing global client relationships
Working closely with internal subject matter experts and regional attorneys
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.Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- 5 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelors Degree or at
least 2 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters,
MBA, JD, MD) or 0 years of work experience with a PhD
Preferred Qualifications:
- 6 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 4 or more
years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA,
JD, MD) or up to 3 years of relevant experience with a PhD
- A member in good standing in of, and eligible to practice law in, at
least one jurisdiction in the United States
- Proven ability to work with a diverse team to build effective working
relationships with internal clients at all levels
- Strong people skills and experience with cross-functional and/or
cross-regional teams
- Strong academic credentials
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills,
including the ability to translate complex legal concepts into
business-oriented advice
- Experience drafting and negotiating or litigating complex commercial
transactions
- Self-starter who can work independently, effectively, and collegially on
a small legal team
- Ability to successfully prioritize and oversee a large number of matters
- Developed business acumen, with the ability to understand the company's
business interests and anticipate the nature and magnitude of issues that
could arise in a fast-paced environment
- Background and knowledge of some or all of the following is preferred: the
payment services industry and related credit and debit proc ssing
industries, the legal and regulatory landscape governing, in particular,
credit and debit cards, intellectual property law and antitrust and
competition
- Practical and proactive problem-solver, calm under pressure with a
positive attitude and a sense of humorAdditional Information
Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.
Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.
Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office
setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk,
communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office
equipment, such as telephones and computers.
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected
veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants
with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and
applicable local law.
Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories
in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements
of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.
U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this
position is $165,400.00 to $215,000.00USD per year, which may
include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may
vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills,
experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for
bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this
position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401