Senior Corporate Counsel

Global Payments Mexico; Atlanta (GA); On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global benefits

Career development

Employee assistance

Diversity & inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a seasoned legal leader to provide strategic counsel and oversee complex agreements across a global payments business. You will guide regulatory compliance, data privacy, and contractual matters while shaping product readiness and risk management.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and practical guidance across customer-facing, operational, and corporate teams. You will manage a high-performing team of lawyers and support staff, driving growt h while

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and licensure to practice law.
• 8+ years of professional experience, including 5–6 years in a managerial role.
• Strong transactional legal experience with leading agreements and negotiations.
• Experience in the financial services/payments industry and regulatory environment.
• Proven business counseling and negotiation skills to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal counsel to enable business growth and decision-making.
• Lead complex client, partner, and vendor agreements and negotiations.
• Identify legal and regulatory requirements early to guide product readiness.
• Drive risk management across regulatory compliance, data privacy, IP, and contracts.
• Maintain current standard templates with regulatory developments and risks.
• Build trusted partnerships across teams with clear, practical guidance.
• Lead multiple priorities across business areas and drive informed decisions.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing legal team.

Skills

Strategic counsel

Negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Relationship building

People leadership

Financial services experience

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

Ready to take your career global? At Global Payments, you can shape the future of commerce by turning complex legal challenges into opportunities for growth. As part of our legal team, you will bring practical, strategic counsel to a global payments business and help ensure we deliver innovative solutions in a way that meets legal, regulatory and contractual requirements.

What you’ll own

• Shape strategic legal advice that enables business growth, strengthens decision-making and addresses the company’s legal and commercial needs.
• Lead complex agreements and negotiations with clients, partners and vendors, creating outcomes that protect the business while enabling strong commercial relationships.
• Influence new products and services by identifying legal and regulatory requirements early, helping teams build readiness into the path to market.
• Drive effective risk management across areas including government and regulatory compliance, data privacy, intellectual property and contractual commitments.
• Strengthen legal frameworks and agreements by keeping standard templates current with regulatory requirements, industry developments and identified risks.
• Build trusted partnerships across Global Payments by bringing clear, practical legal guidance to customer-facing, operational and corporate teams.
• Lead legal work across multiple priorities and business areas, ensuring teams address legal needs effectively and make informed decisions that support the company’s strategy.
• Develop a high-performing legal team by leading lawyers and support staff, setting clear expectations and creating an environment where people can grow, take ownership and deliver impact.

What you bring

• A Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, including all prerequisites required to gain and maintain licensure to practice law.
• 8 or more years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 to 6 years in a managerial role.
• Strong transactional legal experience, with the ability to lead agreements, negotiations and commercial decisions.
• Experience in the financial services or payments industry, with an understanding of the regulatory and commercial environment.
• Proven business counseling and negotiation skills, with the confidence to influence decisions and translate complex legal matters into clear, practical advice.
• Strong client service and relationship-building skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and build trust across teams.
• People leadership experience, including leading lawyers and support staff and creating the conditions for strong performance and growth.
• Experience within the payments, credit card processing or financial services industry.
• A curious, innovative mindset, with the drive to identify better ways of working, adapt to change and create contract management solutions that strengthen the business.

About the team

You will work across customer-facing teams, operational teams and corporate functions, building trusted relationships and influencing decisions that matter. From agreements with clients, partners and vendors to new products and services, your expertise will help the business move forward with confidence while managing risk. In this role, you’ll shape legal strategy and outcomes across the business, create opportunities for responsible growth, influence how we bring products and services to market, and own solutions that balance commercial priorities with legal and regulatory requirements. Your leadership will help Global Payments keep evolving and shape the future of commerce.

Our perks - what we’ll bring for you

We know it’s bigger than just your career. It’s your life, and your world. That’s why we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.

• A competitive salary and benefits package that recognizes your contribution
• Opportunities to grow your skills and build your career within a global business
• Access to learning, development and on-the-job experiences that expand your expertise
• A supportive, inclusive team environment where your ideas and input matter
• Time to give back through community and charity initiatives
• A global employee assistance programme to support your wellbeing
• Recognition through a global platform that celebrates your achievements

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative — always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Globalpayer.

Global Payments and Worldpay operations

Global Payments and Worldpay recently joined forces, and we’re currently operating across two Workday application systems. If you don’t see one of your applications here, it may have been submitted in the Worldpay Workday system instead.

Company profile

At Global Payments (NYSE : GPN), we empower simple, fast, secure payments for everyone. And to do that, we’ve built a complete, worldwide commerce ecosystem that delivers software and services at scale to millions of companies around the world—from ambitious startups to global enterprises. Our team of 27,000 experts is dedicated to your success.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we're a Fortune 500® company and a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Wherever you are—or wherever you want to be—we’re there, ready to support you.

For more information, visit company.globalpayments.com and follow Global Payments on X, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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