Job Description
As Senior Payments Product & Regulatory Counsel, you will work closely with our General Counsel and collaborate with business partners across the organization to provide practical legal advice and support across all business lines. As an integral part of our small but agile Legal Team, you will work on some of the most exciting legal and business issues in fintech today. The projects you take on will challenge you to think big and create innovative solutions that will produce real change.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Provide pragmatic legal advice related to the development and deployment of cross-border payments software and technologies
- Support efficient product development, and develop legal/product processes, working in close collaboration with cross-functional teams
- Advise business clients around the globe on a wide variety of regulatory and cutting-edge legal issues and risks, in a diverse range of practice areas within a fast-paced environment
WHAT YOU MIGHT LOOK LIKE:
- Attorney with a JD, top academic credentials and admission to a state bar
- 10+ years of combined relevant experience at a big law firm and in house in financial technology and payments
- Experience counseling during product development
- Experience working in a regulated industry
- You thrive on effectively driving cross-functional priorities
- Deep substantive knowledge of global payments regulation and correspondent banking
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet tight deadlines and act decisively
- Ability to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner and provide succinct, practical and results-oriented legal advice
- Experience working with, and advising senior leadership
- Organized, detail-oriented, resourceful and flexible
- Excellent business judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Competitive salary and equity
- 100% paid medical and dental and 95% paid vision insurance for employees; 65% paid for employee dependents
- Generous Health & Wellness program
- Industry-leading maternity & paternity leave policies
- Flexible vacation policy- work with your manager to take time off when you need
- Modern office in San Francisco’s Financial District
- Fully-stocked kitchen with organic snacks, beverages and coffee drinks
- Bi-weekly lunches, breakfasts and optional gourmet dinners
- Monthly team outings to sports games, happy hours, game nights and more
- A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact
WHO WE ARE:
Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain. By joining Ripple’s growing, global network, financial institutions can process their customers’ payments anywhere in the world instantly, reliably and cost-effectively. Banks and payment providers can use the digital asset XRP to further reduce their costs and access new markets.
With offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Sydney, Mumbai, Singapore and Luxembourg, Ripple has more than 100 customers around the world.
Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.
Ripple provides one frictionless experience to send money globally using the power of blockchain.
"Ripple offers a global real-time payment system that enables banks and financial institutions around the world to directly transact with each other without the need for a central correspondent. The company also offers FX Market Making, a solution enabling enterprises to gain access to cross-currency liquidity through a distributed network that allows foreign exchange to be externally sourced from a competitive FX marketplace or an internal FX trading desk. This minimizes FX exposure thereby lowering the volatility and counter-party risk of trades. Ripple Insights features industry updates, insider perspectives, and in-depth market analysis.
Founded in 2012, Ripple is based in San Francisco, California, United States."
