Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating more than 215 billion payments transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses and economies to thrive.

When you join Visa, you join a culture of purpose and belonging – where your growth is priority, your identity is embraced, and the work you do matters. We believe that economies that include everyone everywhere, uplift everyone everywhere. Your work will have a direct impact on billions of people around the world – helping unlock financial access to enable the future of money movement.

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This role sits within a fun, supportive and hard-working EU Commercial Legal Team, who manage a wide range of commercial, technology, marketing, sourcing, product, data privacy and intellectual property legal matters. This Team is part of a larger Legal, Ethics & Compliance Division (including, Competition law, Regulatory law, Corporate law, Data Privacy and Employment law and Compliance specialists), which has consistently had some of the highest engagement scores in the company and prides itself on a creative, can-do approach.  The role supports Visa’s France, Belgium & Luxembourg Cluster Legal Teams, based in Paris.

Visa Legal Teams work at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space.

This is a mid-level role.

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide a wide range of legal support and assistance to Visa’s regional business in France, Belgium & Luxembourg.

• Provide legal advice and support relating to matters such as Product Agreements, Sourcing Agreements, Marketing Campaigns, Licensing Arrangements, development of template contracts, and other general commercial matters.

• Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide range of contracts and legal issues relating to the matters above.

• Identify competition/anti-trust, data protection and other regulatory issues relating to Financial Crime, and liaise when necessary with internal members of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance Division, and/or external counsel.

• Identify the need for external legal advice and engage appropriate outside counsel on a range of legal issues across Visa’s European region. Management of outside counsel.

• Work with other Visa departments across the globe to ensure contracts and advice accurately reflects business needs and policies as they develop.

• Responsible for management of day-to-day legal queries and business deals, taking the lead on all relevant legal activities.

• Manage, develop and maintain relationships to facilitate the effective delivery of legal advice and assistance.

• Provide training, to identified business areas, on law, processes and policies.

• Proactively contribute to the Legal, Ethics & Compliance Division’s planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general efficiency and effectiveness of the division as a whole.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Key Accountabilities:

Provide a wide range of legal support and assistance to Visa’s regional business in France, Belgium & Luxembourg.
Provide legal advice and support relating to matters such as Product Agreements, Sourcing Agreements, Marketing Campaigns, Licensing Arrangements, development of template contracts, and other general commercial matters.
Draft, review, negotiate and advise on a wide range of contracts and legal issues relating to the matters above.
Identify competition/anti-trust, data protection and other regulatory issues relating to Financial Crime, and liaise when necessary with internal members of the Legal, Ethics & Compliance Division, and/or external counsel.
Identify the need for external legal advice and engage appropriate outside counsel on a range of legal issues across Visa’s European region. Management of outside counsel.
Work with other Visa departments across the globe to ensure contracts and advice accurately reflects business needs and policies as they develop.
Responsible for management of day-to-day legal queries and business deals, taking the lead on all relevant legal activities.
Manage, develop and maintain relationships to facilitate the effective delivery of legal advice and assistance.
Provide training, to identified business areas, on law, processes and policies.
Proactively contribute to the Legal, Ethics & Compliance Division’s planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general efficiency and effectiveness of the division as a whole.

Essential Skills

Qualified lawyer in France.
Commercial Law and Outsourcing Regulation expertise required (expertise in Consumer Law and Data Privacy would be a plus)
Previous experience of working within a regulated business or in a technology and digital legal environment.
Demonstrable experience at a recognised law firm and/or in-house environment.
Strong academics and training, including legal drafting and negotiating, and relationship management.
Excellent written and oral communication skills along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work in a team environment as well as on own initiative.
Ability to prioritise and manage a varied and busy workload.
Positive attitude, high level of integrity and intellectual curiosity.
Fluent in French and in English
Desirable Skills

Knowledge of the payments industry (and applicable regulation) or financial services environment.
Previous experience of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional contracts.

Note: Not all of our hiring and recruiting teams speak French and we would appreciate an English CV / Resume when applying where possible.