Counsel

The Visa CEMEA Legal team manages Visas legal affairs in the CEMEA region. Our team provides advice and services to ensure business goals are successfully met and that Visas brand and reputation are protected while minimizing legal liability and regulatory risks. Our vision entails each legal professional living the guiding principles to be a proactive partner who never loses sight of his/her responsibility to protect the company.

Visa CEMEA Legal team includes a number of subject matter expert groups who specialize on certain areas of Visa business such as Products CMS VAS Marketing and Sourcing SME Legal team.

What a Counsel in Legal does at Visa:

The position is for an experienced attorney to join Visas legal team in CEMEA region to support Visas Products VAS CMS and Marketing functions including areas of core and digital products benefits and offers commercial and money movement scoring tokenization mobile applications remittances marketing and sponsorships digital assets and other related matters as well as support with their implementation in CEMEA markets.

The position will report to Visa attorney who is leading the Legal SMEs for Products and Solutions CMS VAS Marketing and Sourcing in the CEMEA region. The applicant should ideally have experience in technology payments money movement advertising IP regulatory and commercial business law be able to understand the specifics of Visa business model and technology assess existing and new initiatives conduct regulatory reviews draft and review contracts to the highest standard. The applicant must have solid technical legal skills with good commercial/legal risk judgment and be able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced and challenging but rewarding environment.

Responsibilities and key results:

• Provide counselling and advice to Visa Products CMS VAS and Marketing teams regarding assessment and structuring of solutions regulatory requirements and common approaches
• Draft review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts as well as develop and manage regional templates/standard documents or adapt Visa global or regional documents to CEMEA requirements
• Support promotions sponsorships and other marketing initiatives
• Assist in regulatory assessments on various existing and potential Visa products and solutions and related matters across the region and be an effective strategic advisor to the business
• Where required coordinate and supervise outside counsels for timeliness costeffectiveness and excellence of service and work product
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise on impact thereof on the business
• Assist Visa staff with approval of internal and external communications and presentations
• Some travel may be required
• Role to be located in Visas office in Cairo Egypt.

Strategic Nature & Management Accountability:

• As part of the legal team actively participate in developing strategies objectives policies and procedures. 
• Take a strong role and assist in developing initiatives to improve legal service.  Proactively move strategic thinking to operational concept and tactical deployment of service.  Proactively work with global regional and functional colleagues on deployment of projects and developments.
• As part of the team actively participate in developing policies and processes to meet business objectives.
• Advise on local legal matters whilst seeking to ensure legal and business objectives and requirements are effectively implemented. Manage assigned business divisions within complex geographical legislative environment and tight deadlines. Work collaboratively in a team context to achieve shared goals. Demonstrate good level of competency within the areas of responsibilities.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications :

• Law degree and qualification which allows for in house practice in the applicable jurisdiction
• Minimum 8 years PQE with an international law firm or a multinational organization
• Experience in payment industry and advertising is advantageous (but not essential)
• Excellent legal analytical skills with the ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Strong contract review drafting skills as well as regulatory reviews
• Experience working in a US/multinational/ highly matrix organisation is preferred
• Ability to work crossfunctionally within the organization to implement projects
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent organisation skills
• Have a global mindset and the ability to work well in a dynamic and deadlineoriented environment
• Must be able to work independently and interface with different level stakeholders with little or no supervision but also be a good team player
• Excellent legal analytical skills with the ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits

Additional Information :

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime