Sr. Counsel, Marketing

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This role will provide primary legal support to the corporate marketing teams advising on a broad range of marketing, advertising, and brand protection matters for all of the company’s lines of business and brands.   

Essential Functions

• Review and advise on marketing and promotional materials and campaigns across multiple formats (e.g., print, digital, social media, video, etc.) to ensure compliance with legal requirements, intellectual property (IP) and brand policies and guidelines.

• Advise on marketing and advertising claims development and adequacy of substantiation for legal compliance.

• Advise client groups on regulatory and compliance issues related to advertising, marketing and promotional activities including UDAAP, TCPA, CAN-SPAM and other relevant consumer protection laws and regulations.

• Identify IP risks in connection with marketing activities and work with specialists in this area.

• Support brand protection/enforcement efforts.

• Stay abreast of relevant market, legal and regulatory developments affecting marketing, advertising and promotional practices.

• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of contracts including marketing agreements, agency agreements, sponsorship agreements, influencer agreements and licensing agreements.

• Develop role-based training and education programs for management and employees on marketing and advertising legal issues, social media compliance and relevant company policies.

• Partner with the Risk team and other members of the Legal Department (e.g., Product Counsel, IP, Privacy, Data, etc.)

• Comply with all security policies and procedures to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from accredited law school; admission to one or more State bars.

• 7+ years’ relevant legal experience.

• Experience advising on marketing related legal issues and transactions with a robust background in consumer financial services.

• Experience in the area of digital/social marketing including contracting and licensing, intellectual property and regulatory compliance.

• Strong experience in contract drafting, review and negotiation.

• Ability to work independently but collaboratively in fast-paced and collegial team environment.

• Ability to think practically and be solution-oriented.

• Highly effective verbal and written communication and presentation skills with all levels of the organization.

• Strong business acumen.

• Proactive self-starter.

• Unyielding commitment to highest professional ethics.

• Background and drug screen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting public relations and communications teams.

• Familiarity with antitrust laws.

Physical Requirements

Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers. Employee must be able to perform essential functions and physical requirements of position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States at the date of hire.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

The base pay scale for this position in:

Phoenix, AZ/ Chicago, IL in USD per year is: $200,000 - $230,000.

New York, NY/ San Francisco, CA in USD per year is: $230,000 - $260,000.

This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer. Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers). The business actively supports and reviews wage equity to ensure that pay decisions are not based on gender, race, national origin, or any other protected classes.

Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary bonus, and benefits.

Some of the Ways We Prioritize Your Health and Happiness 

• Healthcare Coverage – Competitive medical (PPO/HDHP), dental, and vision plans as well as company contributions to your Health Savings Account (HSA) or pre-tax savings through flexible spending accounts (FSA) for commuting, health & dependent care expenses.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Featuring a 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral immediately upon eligibility.
• Paid Time Off – Unlimited Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Maven Family Planning – provides support through your Parenting journey including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.

And SO much more! We continue to enhance our program, so be sure to check our Benefits page here for the latest. Our team can share more during the interview process!

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Early Warning Services, LLC (“Early Warning”) considers for employment, hires, retains and promotes qualified candidates on the basis of ability, potential, and valid qualifications without regard to race, religious creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, protected veteran or disability status or any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other bases such as medical condition, marital status or any other factor that is irrelevant to the performance of our employees.