Sr. Associate Counsel
Visa · Posted Oct 7
Digital payment technology platform and global payment card services corporation
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About the role
The Visa India & South Asia Legal team manages Visa's legal affairs across the region, advising business functions across Visa's payments, technology and value-added services businesses in a fast-moving, highly regulated environment. This role provides primary legal support for Visa's Value Added Services (including CyberSource, Pismo, Featurespace and Visa Consulting & Analytics) and the South Asia business, acting as lead legal contact for Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Based in Mumbai and reporting to the Senior Managing Counsel, the lawyer will draft and negotiate complex technology, SaaS, consulting, data, licensing and partnership agreements and advise on regulatory, privacy and risk matters.
What you will do
- Provide strategic legal advice and counsel to VAS, VCA and South Asia business teams regarding deal structures, product initiatives, commercial arrangements and regulatory matters.
- Serve as a trusted partner to business stakeholders and support the continued growth of Visa’s services-led businesses across the cluster.
- Draft, negotiate and manage complex technology, SaaS, consulting, data, licensing, outsourcing, strategic partnership and commercial agreements.
- Support RFP responses, new product launches, strategic initiatives, acquisitions-related integrations and go-to-market activities.
- Advise on legal, regulatory, privacy, data governance, intellectual property and risk management issues affecting VAS offerings.
- Provide legal support for all business activities across Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan, including product, commercial, regulatory and operational matters.
- Work effectively with regional and global legal, compliance, privacy, tax, risk and government engagement teams.
- Support process improvement, template development and self-service contracting initiatives.
- Perform such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the India & South Asia Legal leadership team.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Qualified to practice law in India.
- Approximately 5 - 8 years of post-qualification legal experience for a Manager role.
- Strong corporate and commercial law experience gained at a top-tier law firm or multinational organization.
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex technology, commercial and strategic partnership agreements.
- Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Sound commercial judgment and risk assessment skills.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.
- Strong analytical ability and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a matrixed organization.
- Interest in technology, digital commerce, fintech and payments.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting technology, SaaS, fintech, consulting or data-driven businesses.
- Familiarity with privacy, data protection, regulatory, outsourcing and intellectual property issues.
- Experience supporting multi-jurisdictional business operations.
- Prior exposure to South Asia markets and international commercial transactions.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Visa
Visa Inc. is a multinational payment card services corporation that facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide. The company empowers global commerce through its secure digital payment network, connecting consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories.
- Industry
- Banking
- Company size
- 34100 employees
- Founded
- 1958-09-18
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $17.9B raised
- 2008-03-19IPO$17.9B
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Product and Strategy Officer
Group President, Global Markets
Vice Chair, Chief People and Corporate Affairs Officer
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