PayPal
Senior Legal Counsel
PayPal, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55400
At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.Job Description Summary:
PayPal is seeking a strong transactional lawyer to provide best in class commercial support for some of PayPal’s largest merchant and partner deals.Job Description:
PayPal is one of the leading global payments companies in the world. PayPal’s web, mobile and point of sale solutions have altered the payments landscape by blurring the lines between ecommerce and traditional brick and mortar commerce. PayPal’s innovative technology and expanded product offerings, coupled with an increasingly complex and demanding legal and regulatory environment, provide robust career opportunities for attorneys motivated and driven by creative clients and a fast paced, cutting-edge culture.The successful candidate will partner with PayPal's Enterprise Sales teams to negotiate some of the most strategic and complex transactions with PayPal's merchants spanning all of PayPal's product and service offerings globally. The position will involve drafting and negotiating highly complex multinational agreements (including with large global merchant organizations) and providing sophisticated, quick, concise, and high-quality legal advice. The negotiations will include coordinating cross-functionally within PayPal to effectively craft deal strategies and to provide innovative advice for PayPal (including in the area of cross border payment services). Ideally this attorney will be well-versed in technology, licensing, and payment/financial services (including payments product solutions), with a critical eye towards risk and regulatory issues. Because the job will involve a large amount of drafting, editing, and writing, exceptional writing skills are an absolute necessity.The ideal candidate will be a confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to:Effectively and proactively provide sound legal adviceJuggle a high volume of deal work and legal projectsBuild credibility with business partnersExercise good business judgmentWork with senior managementImplement policies and processes on a cross-functional basis in a fast-paced environmentOther qualifications include:Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree, with state bar membershipAt least 8 years’ experience practicing either in-house or at a law firmAt least 2 years’ experience managing large deal closings that involved tracking the status of interrelated agreements, triggers, and stakeholder requirementsExperience directly negotiating complex sales, marketing, or partner agreements with external partiesExperience working with multiple client-side stakeholders such as: sales, privacy, product, regional counsel, risk, and regulatoryAbility to spot issues and problems, take initiative, find solutions, make recommendations, organize internal coordination, bring about decisions and implement changeDemonstrated ability to effectively navigate legal, compliance and business needsExceptional attention to detail and ability to generate creative original legal documentsHands-on experience, either as outside or inside counsel, to financial services, fintech or technology companiesOutstanding communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independentlyStrong negotiation and interpersonal skills and the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders across the globeExperience in paymentsAbility to be highly engaged and succeed in a collaborative environmentOur Benefits:At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit
paypalbenefits.com .Who We Are:To learn more about our culture and community visit
about.pypl.com .PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit
paypal.com .PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at
paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com .As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.REQ ID R0112219
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PayPal is seeking a strong transactional lawyer to provide best in class commercial support for some of PayPal’s largest merchant and partner deals.Job Description:
PayPal is one of the leading global payments companies in the world. PayPal’s web, mobile and point of sale solutions have altered the payments landscape by blurring the lines between ecommerce and traditional brick and mortar commerce. PayPal’s innovative technology and expanded product offerings, coupled with an increasingly complex and demanding legal and regulatory environment, provide robust career opportunities for attorneys motivated and driven by creative clients and a fast paced, cutting-edge culture.The successful candidate will partner with PayPal's Enterprise Sales teams to negotiate some of the most strategic and complex transactions with PayPal's merchants spanning all of PayPal's product and service offerings globally. The position will involve drafting and negotiating highly complex multinational agreements (including with large global merchant organizations) and providing sophisticated, quick, concise, and high-quality legal advice. The negotiations will include coordinating cross-functionally within PayPal to effectively craft deal strategies and to provide innovative advice for PayPal (including in the area of cross border payment services). Ideally this attorney will be well-versed in technology, licensing, and payment/financial services (including payments product solutions), with a critical eye towards risk and regulatory issues. Because the job will involve a large amount of drafting, editing, and writing, exceptional writing skills are an absolute necessity.The ideal candidate will be a confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to:Effectively and proactively provide sound legal adviceJuggle a high volume of deal work and legal projectsBuild credibility with business partnersExercise good business judgmentWork with senior managementImplement policies and processes on a cross-functional basis in a fast-paced environmentOther qualifications include:Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree, with state bar membershipAt least 8 years’ experience practicing either in-house or at a law firmAt least 2 years’ experience managing large deal closings that involved tracking the status of interrelated agreements, triggers, and stakeholder requirementsExperience directly negotiating complex sales, marketing, or partner agreements with external partiesExperience working with multiple client-side stakeholders such as: sales, privacy, product, regional counsel, risk, and regulatoryAbility to spot issues and problems, take initiative, find solutions, make recommendations, organize internal coordination, bring about decisions and implement changeDemonstrated ability to effectively navigate legal, compliance and business needsExceptional attention to detail and ability to generate creative original legal documentsHands-on experience, either as outside or inside counsel, to financial services, fintech or technology companiesOutstanding communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independentlyStrong negotiation and interpersonal skills and the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders across the globeExperience in paymentsAbility to be highly engaged and succeed in a collaborative environmentOur Benefits:At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit
paypalbenefits.com .Who We Are:To learn more about our culture and community visit
about.pypl.com .PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit
paypal.com .PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at
paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com .As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.REQ ID R0112219
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