Senior Counsel, Fintech & Regulatory

Summary

Join Sezzle as a Senior Counsel, Fintech & Regulatory and play a key role in advising on critical legal and regulatory matters. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive compliant product launches and strategic partnerships. Provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment, ensuring regulatory alignment. Advise on strategic transactions with fintechs and e-commerce companies. Understand and apply complex financial regulations to manage legal risks. Support innovative product development, including emerging technologies. Conduct legal research on fintech trends and oversee regulatory monitoring. Serve as a subject matter expert on banking-as-a-service partnerships. Engage with regulators and lead licensing and exam management. Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and develop strategies for implementation. Deliver strategic legal advice and act as a key partner to the Compliance team.

Requirements

• 7+ years of legal/regulatory roles in consumer financial services, fintech, consumer lending, or other relevant practice areas
• Significant expertise in federal laws and regulations, including EFTA/Reg E, FCRA/FACTA, SCRA/MLA, AML/BSA, FDCPA, NACHA, and GLBA/Reg P
• Strong understanding of banking and lending operations, balancing legal risk with business strategy
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders in a fast-moving environment
• Proven ability to work independently, be resourceful, and provide practical advice in ambiguous situations
• Demonstrated business judgment and legal problem-solving in a high-growth context
• Team-player mindset with the ability to collaborate across various functions and levels with a risk-focused and service-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

• Advise on, review, draft, and assist negotiating strategic transactions with fintechs, e-commerce players and customer-facing technology companies in support of Sezzle’s new products and partnerships
• Understand the technology and services that the payments business areas legal and compliance teams deliver to to support bank partner products, and apply complex financial regulations to help manage legal risks
• Provide advice and guidance to business teams, translating complex financial regulations into practical business advice, ensuring compliant operations across Sezzle’s offerings
• Support innovative product development, including emerging technologies, mobile shopping and lending features, and fraud prevention initiatives
• Conduct legal research on fintech trends, digital assets, and oversee federal/state regulatory monitoring
• Serve as the subject matter expert on banking-as-a-service (BaaS) partnerships , interfacing with banks as appropriate
• Engage with regulators regarding key regulatory areas of focus and lead licensing and exam management
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and work with business teams to develop strategies to implement new or changing federal/state requirements in supported business areas
• Deliver forward-looking, practical, and strategic legal advice in Sezzle’s fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Act as a key partner to the Compliance team, providing support on regulatory matters as needed

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO, volunteer hours and sabbatical
• Life, STD/LTD, medical, dental and vision insurance
• Highly discounted LifeTime gym membership
• 401k with match