Senior Legal Counsel with Visa (Mumbai, PQE: 12-15 Years): Apply Now!

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Mumbai,Maharastra

Salary Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

Visa is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Their purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Details of the Job/Internship

Visa is looking for a candidate for the position of Senior Legal Counsel.

Role and Responsibilities

This position is for a seasoned business/commercial lawyer to join Visa's growing legal team who would be responsible for all commercial legal matters in the India & South Asia region, including but not limited to complex incentive, partnership, product, interchange, and marketing agreements.
The position will be based in Mumbai and will report to a senior lawyer in the Visa India & South Asia Legal team.
An accomplished commercial lawyer with excellent communication and analytical skills, who is motivated, able to work proactively and independently with minimal supervision and has a leadership mindset to effectively collaborate with business units and other support functions at all levels across Visa to influence business directions and bring positive outcomes.
The applicant should ideally have experience in commercial business law and management and have excellent legal drafting skills.
The applicant must have technical legal expertise with good commercial/legal risk judgment and be able to juggle multiple priorities with tight deadlines in a fast-paced challenging, inspiring, and rewarding, environment.
Prior payment experience is not required, although the candidate must be willing to learn Visa's business model and the payments industry.
Provide counsel and advice to business teams regarding deal structures and approaches to addressing issues.
Be a trusted strategic advisor to and an integral part of the India & South Asia team to help navigate complex business and commercial issues in the ever-changing payments/fintech industry.
Work closely with different functional business teams to review and advise using exceptional risk-based judgment on commercial and contractual enhancements, as well as day-to-day commercial-related matters.
Draft, negotiate, and drive to completion of complex commercial, marketing, technology, and strategic partnership agreements that achieve business objectives.
Be an effective representative/stakeholder for the India & South Asia Legal team, liaise, and cooperate with other members of the global and regional Visa legal teams.
Perform such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the India & South Asia legal leadership team.
The role may entrail business travel, as required.
You will be a member of a regional legal team that works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation, and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space.

Eligibility

12 to 15 years of post-qualification legal experience; qualified to practice law in India.
Solid corporate/commercial law experience in drafting and negotiating strategic and complex cross-border deals in a top-tier law firm or multinational company; hands-on experience in advising on legal issues in India
Strong academic background with good commercial sense and analytical skills.
Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Ability to work independently and interface with executive-level stakeholders and be a collaborative team player.
Practical and proactive problem-solving skills; strong business acumen and confidently managing stressful situations.
Demonstrated ability to manage and drive complex cross-border commercial and technology transactions, a strong understanding of complex legal issues in multiple jurisdictions.
Excellent legal analytical skills with the ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge, while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits.
Genuinely interested in technology and the payments industry.
Good attention to detail; strong EQ and resilience.
International experience is preferred, but a desire to expand knowledge of regional laws and legal systems can substitute.
Good knowledge of antitrust law, anti-bribery laws, privacy law, and intellectual property law preferred.