FinTech Regulatory Counsel — Payments & Licensing

Fenwick & West; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 260,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range $260k–$390k

Job summary

Fenwick & West seeks an experienced regulatory attorney to advise fintech, technology and financial-services clients on product development, regulatory requirements and licensing strategies from its Washington, DC area desk. You will draft agreements, oversee regulatory diligence and lead complex matters with direct client interaction.

The role emphasizes independent management of substantial matters, cross-team coordination and a focus on evolving fintech products and regulatory frameworks,

Qualifications

• Three to six years of relevant experience at a law firm, financial institution, fintech company, government agency or comparable setting.
• Substantive experience in at least one core area: payments and money movement, money transmission or financial-services licensing, bank-fintech partnerships, or consumer/commercial finance.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements relating to financial products, payments, bank partnerships, technology platforms or other regulated services.
• Ability to understand complex products and business models, identify regulatory issues and communicate practical advice clearly to legal and business stakeholders.
• CA, WA, NY, or DC, MA bar preferred, but not required.
• Superior academic credentials, excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

• Advise fintech, technology and financial-services companies on the development and launch of new products and business models, including analyzing product structures and funds flows and identifying applicable federal and state regulatory requirements.
• Counsel clients on payments, money transmission, lending and other financial-services regulatory matters, including state licensing strategies, NMLS applications, exemptions and ongoing compliance with applicable federal and state requirements.
• Structure and advise on bank-fintech partnerships, embedded-finance arrangements and other relationships involving banks, payment processors, card networks and financial-services providers, including FBO/deposit structures and program-risk allocation.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements supporting fintech and financial-services products, including bank partnership, payments, card, processing, program-management and related technology and service-provider arrangements.
• Help clients implement regulatory requirements through product terms, consumer disclosures, policies, BSA/AML programs, marketing review, licensing strategies and other compliance measures.
• Advise on the regulatory aspects of investments, financings, acquisitions and other strategic transactions involving fintech and financial-services companies, including regulatory diligence and change-of-control filings.
• Manage substantial components of matters independently, communicate directly with clients and business teams, coordinate with lawyers across practice areas and supervise junior team members as appropriate.

Skills

Regulatory expertise

Financial-services law

Drafting negotiations

Regulatory diligence

Job description

Fenwick & West seeks an experienced regulatory attorney to advise fintech, technology and financial-services clients on product development, regulatory requirements and licensing strategies from its Washington, DC area desk. You will draft agreements, oversee regulatory diligence and lead complex matters with direct client interaction.

The role emphasizes independent management of substantial matters, cross-team coordination and a focus on evolving fintech products and regulatory frameworks,