Job DescriptionAbout the roleAs Product Counsel, you will serve as a strategic legal partner for assigned financial technology products and services. You will provide practical, risk-calibrated advice throughout the product lifecycle, from early design and development through launch, commercialization, ongoing support and retirement. You will collaborate with product, technology, sales, compliance, privacy, security and business leaders to support responsible innovation, efficient contracting and client trust. Success requires strong legal judgment, technical fluency and the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable business guidance.
Key responsibilities• Own the legal strategy for assigned products throughout development, launch, commercialization, ongoing support and retirement.
• Advise stakeholders on product design, delivery models, data flows, regulatory requirements and third-party dependencies.
• Develop legal roadmaps aligned with product milestones, required approvals, contract readiness and go-to-market plans.
• Counsel business teams on banking, payments, data, privacy, security, intellectual property and consumer protection matters.
• Draft, negotiate and maintain product terms, commercial agreements, specifications, pricing attachments and client-facing documentation.
• Support sales negotiations, strategic partnerships, requests for proposals and client discussions involving complex product issues.
• Coordinate with compliance and legal specialists to deliver consistent, practical guidance and resolve cross-functional dependencies.
• Advise on vendor relationships, subcontracting, service levels, audits, incident response and operational commitments.
• Identify recurring legal and negotiation issues, then develop scalable templates, playbooks, training and escalation guidance.
• Support product-related disputes and operational matters through factual analysis, risk assessment and practical resolution strategies.
Required qualifications• Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Seven or more years of relevant legal experience supporting financial services, fintech, technology or enterprise software businesses.
• Demonstrated experience advising products throughout development, commercialization, contracting, support and lifecycle management.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across technology agreements, product terms and complex commercial transactions.
• Ability to evaluate multifaceted legal and regulatory issues and provide clear, risk-calibrated recommendations.
• Technical fluency sufficient to understand product architecture, data flows, delivery models and technology-related legal risks.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and experience partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize high-volume, business-critical work and drive complex projects to timely completion.
Preferred qualifications• Experience supporting banking, payments, data, artificial intelligence, fraud, financial crime or enterprise platform products.
• Knowledge of privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property and technology governance requirements.
• Experience advising banks, credit unions, payment providers or other regulated financial services organizations.
• Familiarity with software-as-a-service, hosted, cloud, on-premise, application programming interface or integrated delivery models.
• Experience developing scalable contract templates, legal playbooks, training materials and process improvements.
• Experience supporting client audits, security reviews, vendor risk assessments and third-party technology relationships.
The impact you'll makeFIS's dedicated Product Counsel structure reflects the company's view that embedded product legal support is essential to innovation, speed to market, risk mitigation and customer trust. As Product Counsel, the successful candidate will help legal operate at the center of product strategy rather than at the end of the process. This role offers the opportunity to support enterprise platform offerings that are critical to FIS's business, while helping product teams move faster, contract more consistently and build governance into the product lifecycle.
What we offer you
At FIS, you'll have opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make an impact that reaches far beyond your role.
Our benefits include:
- Internal career growth opportunities
- Flexible and creative work environment
- Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
- Professional and personal development resources
- Opportunities to volunteer and support charities
Sourcing ModelRecruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.
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