Corporate Counsel Senior

Job Description

Position Type : Full time Type Of Hire : Experienced (relevant combo of work and education) Education Desired : Bachelor of Law Travel Percentage : 0% Are you interested in being a part of a collaborative, energetic, and business-oriented legal team As a lawyer at FIS, youll have the opportunity to work on some of the most challenging and relevant issues in financial services and information technology.Our talented people empower us, and we believe in being part of a team that is pragmatic, collegial and enthusiastic about representing a thriving Fortune 500 company in a dynamic corporate industry. About the teamThe FIS Legal team is comprised of more than 200 lawyers and paralegals worldwide who enjoy being an advisor to and partner with our businesses to help the company achieve its goals. We work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues tosolve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner. We view our role as one of supporting our business leaders in a variety of legal matters, and we strive to assist our businesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable and well-considered legalcounsel. What you will be doingThis is a broad based in-house legal role primarily focused on providing regulatory support on a global basis for FIS Capital Markets and Banking business divisions. Key responsibilities include: Provide high quality, business focused legal support directly to a growing and fast paced global business through a strong understanding of both the relevant legal and regulatory framework and business requirements. Provide advice and guidance to the business, sales and products teams in addressing regulatory compliance, licensing, business and reporting matters for FIS regulated businesses - under PSD2, FSMA, CCA as well as designing comprehensive risk assessment programsand policies. Where required coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within a budget. Translate legal and regulatory requirements into functional specifications and standard operational procedures and provide ongoing regulatory advice and guidance on internal policies and changing regulations. Advise on new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting FISs business, including identifying industry standards and potential impacts on business activities. Provide support to the business, including risk and compliance focused teams to ensure policies, procedures and products comply with relevant laws and regulations and protect the companys reputation. Perform legal research and analysis and keep up to date with changes to information technology law issues, as well as payment processing and payment services, including data security and privacy, technology development, and commercial services. Support the business and legal team in relation to regulatory issues in customer negotiations. What you bring You are a fully qualified as a common law lawyer with an undergraduate qualification to a good degree standard from a leading university You have a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience in the practice of law in a high-quality law firm or in-house environment with solid experience advising on regulatory matters. As a baseline, you have specific experience with a UK or EU financial sector regulated business. You have familiarity with, and strong interest in, financial services technology, mobile and alternative payments, as well as emerging technology. You have the capacity to quickly learn and adapt to new regulations or requirements and develop creative approaches to addressing them. You have experience providing risk-based and pragmatic resolution of regulatory matters outstanding privacy and data protection aspects of commercial negotiations, leveraging in a quick, concise and commercially focused legal advice. You also have strong analytical and advisory skills, including the ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various business matters. You possess the ability to use creative problem-solving skills to resolve issues in a pragmatic and sound manner and operate in a collaborative working environment. Added bonus if you have: Additional language What we offer you: A multifaceted and challenging legal career with a high degree of responsibility A broad spectrum of legal experiences with a thriving Fortune 500 corporation in an innovative, ever-changing industry A modern work environment, and a collaborative and dedicated group of colleagues who look forward to working together as a team to accomplish our goals A competitive salary and a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing The chance to work on some of the most challenging, relevant legal issues in financial services and information technology #LI-MC1 Privacy StatementFIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice . 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 responsiblefor any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. #pridepass