Counsel, Product & Regulatory

The Impact You’ll Have

• Act as a trusted advisor with deep knowledge and expertise in the rules, laws and regulations related to prepaid, debit, and credit card products, including EFTA/Regulation E, Durbin/Regulation II, TILA/Regulation Z, and card network rules
• Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features
• Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to cross functional stakeholders (product, engineering, risk teams, go to market, etc.) in connection with maintaining integrity of the financial platform
• Monitor and conduct analyses of new regulations in the payments/financial services space to assess their applicability to the payments/financial products Marqeta offers
• Work closely and collaboratively with Marqeta’s internal teams, sponsor banks and customers to enable launches of new products, features and campaigns
• Collaborate with and manage outside legal counsel
• Be a team player and self-starter with drive and initiative
• Have high integrity and great judgment while working across the organization

Who You Are

• 5+ years’ experience practicing in-house in fintech or banking or at a reputable law firm, with a focus on the prepaid, debit, and/or credit card space
• Deep understanding of the payments industry, including the laws, rules and regulations related to banks and the participants in the payments ecosystem, including issuer processors and program managers
• A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently and collaboratively drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment
• A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes
• The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with banks and customers in a constructive and respectful way
• Advanced problem solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver
• Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence
• JD degree and member in good standing of a State Bar

Your Manager

• Daniel Rovira, Counsel, Product & Regulatory

Recruiter

• Agata Wojciechowska

Typical Process

• Application submission
• Recruiter video call
• Hiring manager video call
• Virtual interview