Senior Product Counsel - FinTech & AdTech (Hybrid/Remote)

PayPal; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a high-caliber attorney with extensive experience in financial services regulation and technology to join our Product Legal team in a hybrid role. You will work closely with leaders in AdTech and loyalty groups, providing legal and regulatory guidance as PayPal develops and updates its products and services.

The successful candidate will have 8–10+ years of product counseling experience in FinTech/AdTech or similar regulated environments, with strong writing and communication

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of experience practicing in-house or at a law firm, with focus on product counseling in FinTech/AdTech or regulated environments.
• Ability to provide timely, concise, business-focused legal advice on consumer financial laws and data privacy regulations.
• Excellent writing and communication skills with the ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice to senior management influencing business strategy.
• Anticipate regulatory risks and design strategies to manage them.
• Assess compliance risks and propose innovative solutions to advance business objectives.
• Collaborate across teams to enable partners to achieve goals.
• Build strong relationships with business counterparts to deliver effective legal services.
• Ensure compliance with laws and adopt cutting-edge legal tech and best practices.
• Safeguard PayPal's legal interests with forward-looking risk management.

Skills

Product counseling

Regulatory compliance

Legal advisory

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bar admission

Job description

PayPal is seeking a high-caliber attorney with extensive experience in financial services regulation and technology to join our Product Legal team in a hybrid role. You will work closely with leaders in AdTech and loyalty groups, providing legal and regulatory guidance as PayPal develops and updates its products and services.

The successful candidate will have 8–10+ years of product counseling experience in FinTech/AdTech or similar regulated environments, with strong writing and communication