Associate Corporate Counsel

Bizcap US; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Bizcap US is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join its growing in-house legal team. The role blends managing day‑to‑day corporate matters with leading financing and lending transactions for the business.

The candidate should have a solid foundation in corporate governance and hands‑on experience with debt financing, banking, and fintech environments, balancing legal risk with commercial realities and translating complex issues for business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active New York State Bar in good standing.
• 4–7 years of relevant in-house financing/banking experience.
• Experience with debt financing transactions.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into business terms.
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills.

Responsibilities

• Structure and negotiate debt financing and credit facilities.
• Manage conditions precedent and reporting for loan agreements.
• Provide day-to-day corporate and commercial legal advice to internal teams.
• Draft, review, and negotiate vendor contracts, NDAs, SaaS agreements.
• Ensure regulatory and compliance awareness for financing companies.
• Advise on payments regulations and NACHA-related topics.

Skills

Corporate governance

Debt financing

Fintech experience

Regulatory compliance

Contract drafting

Communication

Education

J.D. from an accredited law school

Bar admission: NY State Bar

Job description

We are seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel to join our growing in-house legal team. In this role, you will wear two critical hats: managing our day-to-day general corporate legal matters and driving our financing and lending transactions.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in corporate governance and extensive experience navigating complex debt financing transactions—whether for the borrower or the lender. The role requires pragmatic approach and understanding how to balance legal risk with commercial reality, translating complex legal issues into actionable business advice.

Key Responsibilities

Financing Transactions

• Structure & Negotiate: Understand debt financing and review a variety of documents on a funder and borrower side, including credit facilities, security agreements, intercreditor agreements, and guarantees.
• Transaction Management: Ensure all conditions precedent of the loan agreement are met and compliance metrics are established, assist with periodic reporting to the lender. Knowledge of UCC Article 9.
• Banking: Experience working with card issuers, understanding banking AML/KYC procedures is a plus.

General Corporate & Commercial Law

• Corporate Governance: Assist with entity management, board materials, resolutions, and maintaining corporate secretarial records for our various entities.
• Commercial Contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate standard and non-standard commercial agreements, including vendor contracts, NDAs, SaaS agreements, and marketing partnerships.
• Advisory: Provide day-to-day legal counsel to internal teams (Finance, Operations, Sales, and Product) on a wide range of corporate and operational issues.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Stay abreast of changing state and federal regulations affecting financing companies, credit card issuers, and merchant cash advance providers.
• Payments: Understanding of ACH direct debits, payments regulations, NACHA rules is a plus.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Bar Admission: Active member in good standing with the New York State Bar
• Experience: 4–7 years of relevant legal experience, ideally includes in-house legal department (financing/banking/fintech industry experience is a major plus).
• Financing Expertise: Proven track record in transactional lending and debt finance, with deep familiarity handling transactions from either the borrower or lender perspective.
• Business Acumen: Strong commercial instincts with the ability to assess risk practically and find solutions to help the business achieve its goals.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to explain complex legal concepts plainly to non-legal stakeholders.

Compensation 150K- 200K annually depending on the experience.