Counsel, Payments & Financial Services

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Company Description

eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals entrepreneurs businesses and organizations of all sizes.

eBays strategic vision is to become the best global marketplace for buyers and sellers through a tech-led reimagination of the company. Looking for a purpose-driven company that puts the customer at the heart of everything A culture that encourages people to think big and be curious to act with urgency and integrity and to be fearlessly inclusive Thats who we are. If this sounds compelling join eBay!

Your Role: Payments & Financial Services Counsel

eBay is seeking a knowledgeable and collaborative attorney to join the Financial Services Legal team supporting our thriving and innovative payments platform and financial services. You will provide legal and regulatory advice on new financial and payment technology services initiatives across different global regions. The role involves ensuring our platform remains compliant with global payments regulations and card network rules with a specific focus on supporting the launch of new products and services in our portfolio of affiliated companies and expanding into new geographic regions. This may include ensuring appropriate licenses or approvals are in place and updated as needed; closely collaborating with business teams to enable magical and scalable experiences; creating and enhancing policies procedures and user-facing agreements; drafting and negotiating commercial agreements with payments partners; and coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional teams like Internal Audit Tax Finance and Compliance. This is a phenomenal opportunity to help enable new payment and e-commerce experiences around the world.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Bengaluru.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate and advise on the design development and rollout of new business models products payment solutions and risk management with a focus on implementing all major business decisions new products and services and international expansion efforts in new global regions.
  
• Ensure compliance with global payments services financial technology licensing and money transmission rules and regulations Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing (AML/CTF) consumer protection regulations and card network rules. This role will address regional regulatory frameworks including the European Unions Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and corresponding national laws and regulations; Australias AML/CTF Act the Australian Consumer Law and AUSTRAC registration requirements; and various licensing requirements and Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) requirements in the APAC region.
  
• Develop processes procedures and agreements for new business lines including user-facing terms and commercial agreements with payments partners and service providers.
  
• Translate complex financial regulations and network rules into clear requirements for business product and engineering teams around the globe.
  
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including Anti-Money Laundering/Sanctions Compliance Risk Finance/Treasury Tax Marketing Privacy Information Security Internal Audit and Government Relations.
  
• Anticipate the evolving regulatory landscape of fintech and ecommerce industries across different regions and proactively advise leadership on how eBay and its global affiliates should navigate them.
  
• Manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
  
• Support expansion of activities into new countries and regions by advising on the payment infrastructure and ensuring appropriate licenses are in place and updated as needed for expansion.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• A law degree from a reputable university (preferably from National Law School or from any premier overseas law school).
  
• 7-10 years of legal experience working in a reputable company in the industry and/or practicing Indian law in the sector for a reputable law firm. Candidates with a broad background within the financial and payments services industry especially within Payments Fintech Bank and Non-bank financial institutions experience will be strongly preferred.
  
• Experience advising on fintech global payments/money transmission regulations and card network rules.
  
• Experience providing strategic and pragmatic regulatory advice to business engineering and compliance teams.
  
• Experience working cross-functionally and using critical thinking to achieve business objectives.
  
• Ability to manage and deliver across a number of top-priority projects.
  
• Strong business acumen excellent communication negotiation analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a high-growth fast paced environment.
  
• Flexible and agile problem-solver who can tolerate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment where change is happening every day.

• Ability to balance legal and business risk

• Good sense of humor and team spirit

Location

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Bengaluru India.

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