Senior Associate Counsel

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

Job Description

• Provide regulatory legal advice and support to the Visa Europe business and the broader Visa Legal team. 
• Work very closely with Visa’s UK and European Government Engagement teams.
• Interact and coordinate with Legal colleagues in the UK and the US. 
• Identify and advise on key regulatory issues impacting the Visa Europe business.
• Identify new regulatory issues and challenges to Visa’s business and proactively advice on these issues. 
• Identify the need for external legal advice and engage appropriate outside counsel on a range of legal and regulatory issues across Visa’s UK and European region. Management of outside counsel, including budgets. 
• Work with other Visa departments across the globe to identify issues affecting Visa globally and to ensure consistency of advice.
• Manage, develop and maintain relationships with other Visa lawyers and business people to facilitate the effective delivery of legal advice and assistance.
• Proactively contribute to the Legal and Regulatory Division’s planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general efficiency and effectiveness of the division as a whole.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Qualified regulatory lawyer with previous experience in competition law/policy or sector regulation: e.g. telecoms, utilities, payments and/or financial services.
• A good understanding of the European regulatory environment and familiarity with EU legislation. We seek a qualified lawyer with the right qualities and experience. We will consider candidates who have qualified in any UK or European jurisdictions.
• Demonstrable experience at a recognised law firm and/or in-house in a regulated organisation.
• Strong academics and training, including legal drafting, negotiation, and relationship management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment as well as on own initiative.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied and busy workload.
• Positive attitude, high level of integrity and intellectual curiosity.
• Fluent in English and another European language (Spanish or French preferred).

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience of working within a technology and digital legal environment and/or other sector regulated environment.
• Knowledge of Fintech and Payments industry (and applicable regulation).
• Previous experience of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.