Associate General Counsel

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership, sales team, and other cross-functional stakeholders to draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including customer, partnership, and vendor contracts
• Serve as a core member of the compliance function, advising on card network rules, state/provincial surcharging laws, and federal regulations
• Advise business teams on regulatory risk and help develop internal compliance policies and frameworks
• Support employment, privacy, and data security matters in collaboration with external counsel
• Handle general corporate legal work and ad hoc requests

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (NY or CA preferred)
• Minimum 5 years of legal experience, including time at a large law firm or in-house for a fintech company
• Demonstrated experience in payments, fintech, or financial services regulation
• Strong commercial contracting and direct negotiating skills
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance work product

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in payments regulatory compliance
• Familiarity with card network rules and related regulations
• Experience advising early-stage or growth-stage companies
• Familiarity with privacy law and data security frameworks

About the Company

InterPayments is a San Francisco-based FinTech SaaS company and the industry’s leading Managed Surcharge Provider. We empower merchants, banks, processors, and software platforms to compliantly recover credit card processing fees through innovative data services.