Senior Corporate Counsel - Product (FinTech Product Development & Technology Partner Agreements) jobs in United States
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U.S. Bank · 10 hours ago

Senior Corporate Counsel - Product (FinTech Product Development & Technology Partner Agreements)

U.S. Bank is on a journey to help customers make better financial decisions and is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to support its fintech product organization. The role involves providing legal guidance throughout the product development lifecycle, managing complex agreements, and ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks.

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Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate complex technology, commercial, and reseller agreements
Ensure contract terms align with business objectives, industry standards, U.S. Bank policies, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements
Lead negotiations using legal expertise and playbooks
Document contract decisions, exceptions, escalations, and next steps
Drive efficiencies in the negotiation process
Calibrate legal guidance based on deal criticality, revenue impact, and strategic importance
Identify and evaluate legal, commercial, and operational risks in product design, development, deployment, and contracting and contribute to risk-mitigation planning
Ensure alignment with applicable contracts, U.S. Bank’s enterprise risk frameworks, third-party risk management and regulatory expectations
Escalate elevated risks appropriately and support leadership decision-making
Partner with product, compliance, risk partners, operations teams and others to embed legal considerations into product development
Collaborate with compliance, risk, and other legal teams to evaluate regulatory, contractual, and operational readiness of new or modified products
Support go-to-market preparation, compliance reviews, and launch readiness activities
Partner with and manage outside counsel as needed
Monitor emerging laws, regulations, and industry standards impacting technology products, data usage, licensing, intellectual property, and payment solutions
Track advancements in emerging technologies and associated legal frameworks
Advise product and business leaders on legal implications of new trends, innovations, and evolving regulatory expectations
Assist senior legal leadership with special projects and other legal matters as requested
Develop and refine templates, playbooks, contracting standards, and legal guidance to improve consistency and efficiency

Qualification

Legal expertiseContract negotiationRisk assessmentTechnology agreementsIntellectual propertyPrivacyData usageCross-functional collaborationClient managementDiplomacyVerbal communicationWritten communicationProject leadership

Required

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

Preferred

At least 7 recent years of legal experience in an in‑house legal department or law firm with a focus on: technology product development and launch, complex technology and commercial agreements, reseller or distribution agreements, intellectual property, privacy, data usage, and information security, third‑party/vendor contracting
Strong ability to identify legal issues and provide practical, business‑oriented solutions
Significant experience drafting and negotiating strategic and complex technology agreements, including reseller arrangements
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to distill complex concepts for non‑lawyers
Strong client‑management, diplomacy, and cross‑functional collaboration skills
Ability to lead projects, drive change, and influence decision‑making
Strong background in technology, intellectual property, information security, and privacy
Familiarity with payment services, global merchant acquiring, alternative payment types, mobile wallets, fraud and security products, financial services regulation, and AI (including agentic AI)
Experience supporting product teams in a regulated financial‑services or fintech environment

Benefits

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

Company

U.S. Bank

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At U.S.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$991M
Key Investors
U.S. Department of the TreasuryMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
2023-09-29Post Ipo Debt· $55M
2023-08-03Post Ipo Debt· $936M
1978-01-13IPO

Leadership Team

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John C Stern
CFO
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Shruti Patel
Executive Vice President & GM, CPO- Business Banking segment
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