Senior Product Counsel – FinTech & AdTech

PayPal Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal Inc. seeks a high-caliber attorney with extensive experience in financial services regulation and technology to join our Product Legal team.

This role partners with AdTech and loyalty rewards groups to provide legal and regulatory guidance as PayPal develops and updates its products and services. You will advise senior management, assess regulatory risks, and help craft compliant product experiences while collaborating across the enterprise in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years legal experience with a JD or equivalent.
• 5+ years product counseling in FinTech/AdTech or other regulated environments.
• Knowledge of federal/state consumer financial laws and data privacy regulations.
• Ability to guide product design with proactive risk mitigation.
• Strong written and oral communication; ability to work with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice to senior management and influence business strategy.
• Anticipate regulatory risks and design proactive strategies.
• Conduct regulatory risk assessments and propose compliant solutions.
• Collaborate across teams to enable business objectives.
• Develop strong partnerships with business counterparts across the enterprise.
• Lead adoption of advanced legal technologies and best practices.
• Safeguard PayPal's legal interests with forward-looking risk management.
• Provide insights as an industry leader on legal trends.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Legal advisory

Cross-functional collaboration

FinTech experience

AdTech experience

Regulatory risk management

Education

Juris Doctorate

Job description

PayPal Inc. seeks a high-caliber attorney with extensive experience in financial services regulation and technology to join our Product Legal team.

This role partners with AdTech and loyalty rewards groups to provide legal and regulatory guidance as PayPal develops and updates its products and services. You will advise senior management, assess regulatory risks, and help craft compliant product experiences while collaborating across the enterprise in a fast-paced, innovative environment.