U.S. Bank

Senior Corporate Counsel - Merchant Acquiring

U.S. Bank$126K — $149K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed and in good standing with state bar association
  • 5+ years of experience in an in-house legal department or law firm
  • Proficient in negotiating and drafting technology-related agreements
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent analytical and decision-making abilities
  • Well-developed time management skills
  • Client management and strong interpersonal skills

Responsibilities

  • Prepare, review, and negotiate complex partner agreements
  • Provide legal counsel during negotiation and business decision analysis
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align contracts with business objectives
  • Support development and review of partner contract templates

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Life insurance options
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Parental leave and pregnancy disability benefits
  • 401(k) plan with employer contributions
  • Paid vacation based on tenure
  • Up to 11 paid holidays
  • Adoption assistance
  • Sick and Safe Leave accrual
Full Job Description
Job Description

U.S. Bank's Law Division is seeking an attorney who is authorized to practice law in the United States and is in good standing with the appropriate U.S. state licensing authority, to join its in-house legal team supporting MPS, U.S. Bank's global merchant acquiring business. This role will (1) support the MPS Revenue Team during the acquisition of partners; (2) support U.S. Bank's Global Embedded Payments team in complex and highly technical matters; and (3) draft, update, and maintain contracts used by the various revenue teams.

Job Duties

- Prepare, review, and negotiate complex partner agreements.

- Provide legal counsel to MPS's Revenue team during the negotiation process and provide information to the team to frame the analysis of business decisions.

- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure that contractual terms align with business objectives and risk tolerance.

- Support the development and ongoing review of partner contract templates.

Basic Qualifications
- Licensed by and in good standing with the appropriate state bar association or other appropriate state attorney licensing authority

Preferred Skills/Experience

- Five or more recent years of experience practicing law in an in-house legal department or at a law firm advising business clients in a full-time attorney position.

- Experience in negotiating and drafting agreements with partners, particularly technology-based agreements.

- Excellent verbal and written skills; ability to communicate complex legal concepts in layman terms with both internal clients and external customers.

- Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

- Well-developed time management skills.

- Client management, diplomacy, and people skills.

- Experience with payment services and financial services regulations is desirable.

Location expectations
This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members' whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:
  • Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
  • Basic term and optional term life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability
  • Pregnancy disability and parental leave
  • 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
  • Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
  • Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
  • Adoption assistance
  • Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law


Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

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