Associate General Counsel, Payments & Regulatory Affairs

Meta; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 202,000 - 274,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking an Associate General Counsel for Product (Payments) to guide legal strategy across payment products. The role involves advising on payment laws, data privacy, and consumer protections while coordinating with product, engineering, policy, and compliance teams to manage regulatory risk.

The ideal candidate has extensive privacy law experience, a J.D., and active bar membership, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of privacy law experience focused on data protection for payments or financial data.
• J.D. degree and active admission to at least one US state bar; eligible for in-house status
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, data privacy, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features
• Develop strategic, long-term approaches to launching payment products and programs globally
• Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to product, engineering, risk, and compliance teams
• Monitor and conduct analyses of new regulations in the payments/financial services space to assess their applicability to the payments/financial products
• Support cross-functional efforts to engage with regulators and public policymakers for key financial regulatory areas

Skills

Privacy law experience

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Meta is seeking an Associate General Counsel for Product (Payments) to guide legal strategy across payment products. The role involves advising on payment laws, data privacy, and consumer protections while coordinating with product, engineering, policy, and compliance teams to manage regulatory risk.

The ideal candidate has extensive privacy law experience, a J.D., and active bar membership, with the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, global environment.