greenlight - Financial Technology
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Requirements
• You thrive in a high-growth environment where priorities shift quickly and the regulatory landscape is constantly in flux • You are a clear communicator who can translate dense legal and regulatory requirements into practical, plain-English guidance for non-legal stakeholders • You are comfortable working independently, managing outside counsel relationships, and making judgment calls without hand-holding • You can juggle multiple workstreams simultaneously without losing track of the details • You bring good judgment on when to escalate and when to run with something • • You are genuinely curious about financial products and technology and energized by working at the intersection of both • A J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. • 5–8 years of legal experience, with meaningful in-house or law firm experience in fintech, consumer finance, or regulated financial services • Prior experience in a consumer-facing fintech or regulated financial services environment strongly preferred; experience working with bank partners or in a program manager structure a plus. • Hands-on experience with financial services regulation, including Reg E (including prepaid rules), Reg Z, UDAAP, and GLBA. • Privacy experience including COPPA, CCPA/state privacy laws, and data processing agreements. • Hardware, IoT, or consumer product legal experience is a plus but not required. • Familiarity with legal operations tools (Ironclad or similar) a plus. • Our stance on salaries: • Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive. • The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $165,000-220,000 • The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $165,000-200,000
Responsibilities
• Serve as primary in-house advisor on financial services regulation, including Reg E, Reg Z, UDAAP, GLBA, and state-level requirements • Support bank partner relationships on regulatory compliance matters • Partner with Product and Business Development on regulatory feasibility of new initiatives, ensuring compliance is built in from the start • Own ongoing Terms of Service updates and cardholder agreement revisions for product launches • Manage and direct outside regulatory counsel efficiently, serving as the primary in-house point of contact for outside counsel on regulatory matters • Serve as in-house privacy counsel, owning day-to-day privacy matters including data subject requests, vendor DPAs, and AI addenda • Manage ongoing COPPA compliance, including the 2025 COPPA amendments, and state privacy law compliance across applicable jurisdictions • Oversee privacy tools including Transcend (data deletion automation) and TerraTrue (data mapping), in partnership with the security and engineering teams • Support periodic privacy program reviews and manage outside privacy counsel engagement • Provide legal support for hardware product launches, including consumer-facing terms, warranties, refund policies, and fee disclosures • Partner with Product and Compliance on new product assessment and legal review through the product lifecycle • Advise on packaging, export control, and regulatory considerations unique to physical consumer products • Support regulatory review of new product initiatives from concept through launch
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