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January · 5 months ago

Associate General Counsel - Product & Regulatory

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

January is a company focused on rebuilding consumer finance to ensure credit is fair, accessible, and personal. As the Associate General Counsel - Product & Regulatory, you will navigate the complexities of the legal landscape, support product development, and help shape the legal culture within the organization.

Consumer LendingCreditFinancial ServicesFinTechOnline Portals

Responsibilities

Champion Legal as an accelerant: Bring a creative, solution-oriented approach to your work. Your role will play a central part in ensuring our legal approaches go beyond compliance and demonstrate innovation, paving the way for our entry into new product lines and geographies

Navigate regulatory complexity: Develop a deep understanding of our regulatory landscape to inform our risk philosophy and proactively guide our business, compliance, and technical teams as we navigate relevant laws and regulations

Establish excellence in product counseling: You’ll support our Product and Engineering teams as they develop new products and expand into new business lines, moving roadblocks and providing practical and actionable advice that’s rooted in creativity, ethics, and a growth mindset

Make commercial transactions seamless: Review, draft, and negotiate our sales and vendor agreements, identifying opportunities for growth and commercial advantage

Create scalable legal processes: Design and implement scalable legal processes that grow alongside our team and business, including in product counseling, contract processes, and litigation management

Help build a world-class Legal team: Help design and build a Legal team to support January’s growth

Qualification

Regulatory complianceProduct counselingCommercial contract reviewLitigation managementLegal expertise in innovationProactive approachVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

5-8 years of experience in a legal role in a high-growth startup environment; experience in a regulated industry preferred

Strong experience working closely with product and engineering teams, providing critical legal insights that shape product strategy and development

Comfort acting in a generalist capacity and managing a variety of legal areas, including product counseling, commercial contract review, and litigation management

Demonstrated ability to align legal expertise with commercial objectives, and adept in legal aspects of product innovation and market expansion

Demonstrated ability to navigate effectively in the ambiguous and rapidly changing environment of a growing startup

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders

A proactive, hands-on approach, ready to engage directly with various aspects of our business