Senior Legal Counsel — Global Payments & Risk

PayPal; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 262,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balanced hybrid work model

Job summary

PayPal seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to lead complex projects and provide pragmatic legal advice that enables business strategy while managing legal risk across the enterprise. The role partners with cross‑functional teams, ensures regulatory compliance, negotiates critical agreements, and escalates complex issues to senior legal leadership when appropriate.

This is a high‑visibility opportunity within a balanced hybrid work model, offering broad influence across global initiatives and a path to

Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Juris Doctorate or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
• Participate in complex problem resolution and high-stakes issues and disputes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Partner with business counterparts to drive the delivery of legal services.
• Manage legal risks and develop risk management frameworks.
• Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership when appropriate.

Skills

Legal advisory

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Dispute resolution

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD)

Job description

PayPal seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to lead complex projects and provide pragmatic legal advice that enables business strategy while managing legal risk across the enterprise. The role partners with cross‑functional teams, ensures regulatory compliance, negotiates critical agreements, and escalates complex issues to senior legal leadership when appropriate.

This is a high‑visibility opportunity within a balanced hybrid work model, offering broad influence across global initiatives and a path to