Wisetack is hiring a
Lead Legal Counsel

Summary

Join Wisetack as a second lawyer to shape the growth of the Company and the legal team in the burgeoning fintech and consumer lending space.

Requirements

• JD and active bar member in at least one state
• 4-8 years as a practicing attorney, preferably at a law firm and in-house (more experience is OK; level will be calibrated to the candidate)
• Prior start-up experience is strongly preferred
• Fintech, consumer lending, and/or payments experience is also strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of the key consumer lending law and regulations (e.g., TILA/Reg Z, FCRA/Reg V, ECOA/Reg B, FDCPA/Reg F), as well as relevant state laws and licensing frameworks, will be very helpful
• You must be highly customer-oriented and driven to build a better product and better customer experience
• We expect you to be a business enabler -- meaning, you must help drive business goals and make smart, risk-based decisions
• You should be hard-working, hands-on, and resourceful. We expect you to roll up your sleeves, find and analyze information efficiently, and do the work
• Finally, communication and collaboration are key. We are team players, and we’re looking for someone we want to be in the trenches with!

Responsibilities

• Provide succinct, practical, and strategic legal advice to the business
• Help the business navigate the Federal and state laws and regulations around consumer lending, as well as changes to the regulatory landscape
• Advise the product and business teams on legal and regulatory considerations in the product development lifecycle
• Help set up new bank partnerships and nurture existing ones, to ensure they meet business, regulatory, and compliance objectives
• Provide legal support for a wide variety of commercial agreements, including drafting and negotiating partnership agreements and negotiating inbound vendor agreements
• Help update consumer agreements, terms, and privacy policies
• Partner with the people operations team in areas such as employment and immigration
• Counsel our operations and credit teams on customer disputes and escalations
• Take on other various projects at the direction of General Counsel based on your experience and business needs