About Us Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.
At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.
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Job Description What’s it all about?
This role is a position within a fun, supportive and hard-working Commercial Law Team, who manage a wide range of commercial, technology, and product legal matters. This Team is part of a larger Legal, Ethics and Compliance Department which also includes specialists advising on competition, regulatory, corporate, sourcing and data privacy matters. We pride ourselves on a creative, can-do approach.
The Counsel role will sit within the Europe Product, IP & Services part of the Commercial Legal Team. It will be responsible for providing efficient, effective and high quality legal support for the Product and Value Added Services (VAS) functions, including complex project-based initiatives. The role works closely with the wider EPIPS team, and with legal colleagues based in cluster offices across Europe, in affiliates, and in Global Legal.
What We Expect Of You Day To Day
This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
Qualifications Basic Qualifications: Qualified lawyer in England 6-8 years PQE. Strong academics and training. Substantial commercial legal experience in an in-house environment, ideally within a technology business. Substantial experience advising on consumer laws, negotiating complex technology contracts and managing internal and external client relationships. Previous experience of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional contracts, and previous experience instructing and managing external counsel regarding the same. Strong ability to partner, communicate, and navigate through multiple disciplines and organizational groups. Ability to work collaboratively in a team context to facilitate achievement of shared goals in an inclusive and open manner. Ability to prioritise and manage a varied and busy workload in a dynamic and deadline-oriented environment. Positive attitude, high level of integrity and intellectual curiosity. Intrinsically motivated and navigates challenges and failure with growth mindset Willingness to approach thorny issues to identify resolutions. Fluent in English. Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of the payments industry (and applicable regulation) or financial services environment. Experience using AI tools in a legal environment.
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.