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Block · 4 days ago

Payments Regulatory Counsel, US

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$218K/yr - $327K/yr

5+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, seeking an experienced U.S. Payments Regulatory Counsel to shape the future of money. The role involves providing legal and regulatory advice on payments and financial services, collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance while fostering innovation.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Provide legal and regulatory advice on payments and financial-services products and features, including merchant payments and money transmission services such as stored valued and peer-to-peer transfers

Interpret and apply U.S. regulatory regimes and frameworks relevant to payments, such as:

Money-transmission / MSB licensing; state and federal oversight

Card-network rules and acquirer/issuer relationships

NACHA / ACH rules (same-day, push payments, RTP, etc.)

Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), AML/KYC, OFAC / sanctions compliance

Consumer-payments regulation (e.g., EFTA/Reg E, UDAAP/UDAP)

Funds-settlement, interchange, digital wallets, payout services

Collaborate with government-relations / public-policy teams to review proposed state and federal legislation/regulation, provide internal commentary, draft comment letters, and engage with industry bodies and trade associations

Support product teams and product counsel on how to launch and scale offerings in a compliant and innovative way

Qualification

Payments regulatory knowledgeBank Secrecy Act knowledgeJD degreeFinancial regulatory experienceCompliance expertiseClear communicationProblem-solvingCollaboration

Required

JD degree and membership in good standing with at least one state bar

5+ years of experience advising on financial regulatory matters; in-house payments experience preferred

Deep knowledge of payments laws, including money transmission regulations, with a working knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act

Comfort working at the intersection of law/regulation, product, and technology

A business-minded lawyer who can spot risk but also propose solutions

Clear communicator who can explain both complex regulatory requirements and expectations to business partners and engineers, as well as Block's products to regulators and auditors

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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