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What a Counsel (Visa Direct) Asia Pacific in Legal does at Visa:

The position is for a highly motivated and skilled attorney to join Visa's growing legal team. You will be a key commercial and regulatory legal lead supporting the Visa business teams as they expand and scale Visa Direct and its suite of product offerings to achieve its “network of networks” vision.

You will report to the Vice President Legal (Asia Pacific) and will be expected to work closely and in collaboration with Visa lawyers across geographies and functional support areas, including the Visa lawyers in the US headquarters and other international offices.

You should have both solid technical knowledge as well as practical experience in payment services and money movement, including licensing and regulatory regimes in the Asia Pacific region (with a strong focus on Singapore). You must also have experience and confidence in leading complex contractual negotiations, bringing along top tier technical legal knowledge and expertise as well as commercial savviness with you. You should also be well versed in commercial, technology and IP laws, and be able to apply this experience to your role in Visa by being a sound and practical legal advisor to the business. You must have excellent risk judgment and analytical capability, and be a strong and efficient communicator, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced and challenging, but rewarding, environment.

In this role, you are expected to:

Be the lead counsel and “go to” lawyer for the Visa Direct business (and related products as well as services) for the Asia Pacific region

• Lead and manage (working with country lawyers as necessary) regulatory consultations as well as compliance across the Asia Pacific region as applicable to existing or new Visa products or functions (in addition to Visa Direct), particularly in relation to new payment flows or payments related commercial solutions and products 
• Assist with Visa’s launch or implementation of other value-added services that may be complementary to Visa Direct and other Visa products
• Be the hub advisor, interfacing between global and regional stakeholders in regional adaptations as well as localisations of Visa Direct and other global products, helping to ensure global consistency and coordination
• Draft, negotiate and drive to completion complex commercial, technology, or strategic partnership agreements in support of business objectives for Visa Direct and other Visa products.
• Provide advice and guidance to business and product teams regarding deal structures and key risks and proactively identify and resolve legal issues/risks.

Why this is important to Visa

Counsel will play a key role as a trusted advisor to businesses that represent some of the most important pillars of Visa’s future growth and strategy. This role is critical in ensuring that legal risks are identified and managed efficiently with relevant stakeholders while enabling our business to innovate and push across new frontiers (particularly in the fast-evolving technology, innovation, and data space).

Counsel can look forward to being a key representative of a high performing Legal team in advising and managing projects that drive innovation and development within the payments industry.

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.

What you will need:

We are looking for a strong lawyer who brings of breadth of experience and knowledge of the industry and our business. As a candidate, you should:

• Have a minimum 8-10 years in payments services or correspondent banking, commercial or technology transactions experience, which must include regulatory experience 
• Legal degree from an accredited law school
• Be able to work independently and interface with executive level stakeholders with little or no supervision, but also be a good team player
• Be a practical and proactive problem-solver, must have a strong business acumen and be confident, mature and calm under fire
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multiple stakeholders including senior executives.
• Demonstrate an ability to manage and drive complex commercial and technology transactions, including international and regional deals.
• Have a good understanding and knowledge of payments regulation and laws in multiple jurisdictions in Asia.
• Have excellent legal analytical skills with the ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge, while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits.
• Be admitted to practice in a Commonwealth jurisdiction is preferred.

Projects you will be a part of:

You will be a member of a regional legal team that works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique as well as novel challenges in the commercial and technology law space.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.