Amazon · 11 hours ago
Corporate Counsel, Payments Legal
New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$169K/yr - $229K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is seeking a talented attorney to support its rapidly growing payments businesses. The role involves counseling on product launches, negotiating transactions with financial partners, and advising on regulatory and compliance matters in the payments and financial services space.
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Responsibilities
Advise the business on regulatory and compliance matters
Provide product development advice
Structure, draft and negotiate commercial agreements related to domestic and international payment and credit/lending products
Provide ongoing legal counseling on a wide range of matters
Qualification
Required
5+ years of legal experience
Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in-house work
Preferred
Experience with financial services, payments or e-commerce
Experience in transactional work, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts or equivalent
Experience in working directly with government officials and regulatory bodies
Experience working cross functionally across several teams
Experience partnering with business leaders in highly complex and dynamic business settings
Subject matter expertise in commercial and consumer lending regulations, including credit broker, fair lending and consumer protection laws in the US and other geographies
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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