Summary

As the payments and banking commercial counsel, you will help provide commercial legal support to our Afterpay, Cash App, Square, and Tidal teams. You will review, draft, and negotiate complex agreements with different payments and banking partners including, payment networks, financial institutions, payment aggregators, and digital wallet partners. Additionally, you will collaborate with team members and cross-functional partners to ensure compliance with our commercial and regulatory obligations. We are specifically seeking someone with transactional experience in issuing, acquiring, or with payment networks.This is an individual contributor role and will report to the Head of Payments and Banking Commercial Counsel.

You Will

1. Draft and negotiate complex payments, banking, and other commercial agreements.
2. Provide concise legal advice with a focus on a principled risk approach.
3. Resolve issues that arise in existing commercial relationships.
4. Partner and collaborate with cross-functional partners to assess legal risks, develop strategies to mitigate risks while supporting business growth and new ideas, and ensure compliance with our commercial obligations.
5. Stay abreast of regulatory developments and industry trends affecting payments and banking, and advise relevant stakeholders on compliance requirements and best practices.
6. Use AI in daily work to streamline processes and create efficiencies.
7. Help maintain commercial payments templates, playbooks, and processes.

You Have

1. A J.D. with an active membership in at least one state bar.
2. 8+ years of experience, with a focus on commercial transactions in payments, banking, or financial services.
3. In-house experience at a Fintech or financial services company.
4. Prior experience working with payment networks, issuers, acquirers, or payment facilitators.
5. Knowledge of financial services and payments compliance requirements, including issuing, acquiring, networks, partnerships, data security, and privacy within the payments industry.
6. Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts.
7. Demonstrated background in communication and coordination of complex issues and projects with diverse levels of management and cross-functional partners.
8. A passion for the payments industry.
9. Team-oriented and collaborative approach, leaving ego at the door.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information. 

Zone A:

$217,800—$326,800 USD

Zone B:

$202,600—$303,800 USD

Zone C:

$191,700—$287,500 USD

Zone D:

$185,200—$277,800 USD

Skills

• Communications Skills
• Legal Consulting
• Negotiations Skills
• Team Collaboration