In-House Legal Counsel

Overview

Are you a business-minded attorney who enjoys turning complex regulations into practical guidance? Join Central Payments as our In-House Counsel and help shape the legal foundation of innovative banking and payments products in a fast-moving fintech environment.

• Provide timely legal advice on banking, payments, corporate governance, and consumer compliance matters
• Structure, draft, review, and negotiate client, partner, bank, and vendor agreements, including technology-focused contracts
• Support reporting to the Board of Directors and external stakeholders, including regulatory agencies, and help lead responses to legal or regulatory inquiries
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and advise leadership on business impacts
• Guide business units on complex, novel legal issues and emerging technologies
• Collaborate closely with compliance, risk, technology, operations, and other cross-functional teams
• Serve as a trusted legal partner as the company grows, helping teams find smart, compliant solutions

• Play a key role in supporting innovative financial products in a growing fintech company
• Work directly with leadership and cross-functional teams on high-impact legal matters
• Expand your expertise across payments, banking, technology, and consumer financial regulations

• Working knowledge of laws and regulations impacting financial services, banking, and payments
• Experience with consumer financial products such as prepaid, banking, remittance, lending, or peer-to-peer payments
• Strong background in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex client and vendor contracts, especially technology-related agreements
• Familiarity with consumer protection laws, information security guidelines, and BSA/AML requirements
• Comfort with payment platforms, transaction processing, APIs, and secure data transfer concepts
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and decision-making skills
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of an organization
• High level of integrity, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school
• Licensed to practice law in a U.S. state
• 2–4+ years of legal experience at a U.S. law firm (fintech or banking focus) or in-house with a financial institution, fintech, regulatory agency, or technology company

• A hybrid work environment with flexibility
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• A supportive team culture where your voice is heard