BVNK - General Counsel

• Commercial, Product & Contractual Matters: • Act as the lead legal partner to the US business on commercial and product matters, providing pragmatic legal advice that enables growth while effectively managing risk. • Provide product counsel across the development and launch of new and existing products, advising on legal and regulatory considerations throughout the product lifecycle. • Draft, negotiate, and review key commercial contracts, including customer agreements, partnerships, vendor agreements, and other strategic arrangements. • Work closely with Product, Commercial, Compliance and other cross-functional teams to ensure products, customer propositions and go-to-market strategies meet applicable legal and regulatory requirements. • Legal Strategy & Leadership: • Develop and implement the company’s US legal strategy to support growth while managing risk. • Advise executive leadership and the board of directors on all legal and regulatory matters. • Build and lead the internal US legal team, including external counsel relationships where necessary. • Work closely with Mastercard’s legal team and other key stakeholders to support the successful integration of BVNK, ensuring alignment across legal, regulatory, governance and commercial matters. • Regulatory Compliance: • Ensure the company’s full compliance with relevant federal, state, and international laws governing the payments and fintech sectors. • Monitor regulatory developments and provide proactive guidance on their potential impact on the business. • Liaise with regulatory agencies, financial institutions, and other key stakeholders. • Corporate Governance & Risk Management: • Oversee US corporate governance matters, ensuring adherence to best practices. • Develop and maintain risk mitigation policies and procedures to safeguard the company’s operations. • Support the US board of directors, including preparation of board materials and participation in board meetings. • Dispute Resolution & Litigation: • Manage legal disputes, litigation, and arbitration proceedings, collaborating with external counsel as necessary. • Develop strategies to resolve conflicts efficiently while protecting the company’s interests. • Team Leadership & Collaboration: • Build strong relationships across the business, partnering with product, compliance, finance, and operational teams to drive strategic objectives. • Lead and mentor a high-performing legal team to support business initiatives. • Collaborate with the group legal team on cross functional or group matters. • Contribute to the group’s legal knowledge management by sharing insights on U.S. legal developments, precedents, and best practices. • Act as the primary liaison between the U.S. legal function and the group legal team to ensure alignment on global legal strategies, policies, and compliance efforts. • What we need from you: • Extensive experience in Legal leadership within fintech, payments, or technology sectors. • Strong expertise in commercial law, with experience negotiating and structuring strategic agreements. • commercial law • Proven track record of providing legal guidance for product and business development teams in a highly regulated sector. • legal guidance for product and business • Regulatory acumen and in-depth knowledge of US regulatory frameworks, especially those related to financial services, payments and emerging trends in fintech; working knowledge of  global regulatory frameworks across these areas. • US regulatory frameworks • Ability to interpret, anticipate, and adapt to evolving regulations across multiple different jurisdictions  at the federal, state, and local levels. • interpret, anticipate, and adapt • evolving regulations • Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating excellent judgment and adaptability. • excel in a fast-paced environment, • Exceptional project management skills, with the capacity to handle competing priorities under tight deadlines.