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Hopper · 5 days ago

Associate Counsel - Fintech and HTS

Miami, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Hopper is seeking an attorney with a mix of regulatory and transactional experience to join its growing global legal team as Associate Counsel for its Fintech and HTS businesses. This role involves providing advice on complex regulatory matters and driving commercial contracts with HTS partners to facilitate deal closures and ensure compliance across global markets.

AppsBig DataMobile AppsPredictive AnalyticsTravel

Responsibilities

Draft, negotiate, advise, and close the fintech and HTS partner contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success

Achieve optimal outcomes across a wide range of legal topics, such as intellectual property, sanctions compliance, payments regulation and data privacy

Research indirect tax and withholding issues in foreign markets to address questions from prospective HTS partners

Navigate the intersection of travel, technological innovation, and financial services on a broad range of complex regulatory issues such as payments, lending, insurance, and strategic bank partnerships

Advise product teams on a range of issues in developing innovative product structures, including new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting fintech products

Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products, including drafting and maintaining product terms and conditions

Partner with the business on general commercial matters and negotiate the contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success – from our biggest Cloud deals (distribution of our fintech products to our B2B partners), to the fundamental commercial contracts that the business needs to operate

Advise on all issues affecting Hopper’s business globally, including consumer protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, data privacy and information security, and corporate governance

Qualification

J.D.LLMRegulatory complianceCommercial contract draftingCross-border tax issuesVerbalIntellectual propertyData privacyConsumer protectionCorporate governanceWritten communication

Required

J.D. or LLM in the United States; Five (5) years minimum experience in an in-house position, government and/or law firm practice advising a wide range of industries (including consumer products and technology services) on commercial contracting matters

Demonstrated ability to operate in unfamiliar areas of law and in new jurisdictions

Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

Experience in reviewing, navigating and solving complex regulatory and/or cross-border tax issues, and in commercial contract drafting