Column
Financial Services
SeniorCounsel,StrategicPartnerships(Payments)
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“Senior Counsel, Strategic Partnerships (Payments) at Column. Skills: Strategic Partnerships, Payments Law, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Negotiation. Structure bank-fintech payments partnerships. Lead legal structuring of ACH origination”
Industry & Context.
Creative solutions; Risk decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Licensed in a U.S. state, 7-15+ years practicing experience, Law firm experience, In-house experience at fintech, In-house experience at financial institution, Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, Understand contract law, Understand commercial transactions, Knowledge of banking regulatory framework, Knowledge of fintech services regulatory framework, Working knowledge of NACHA rules, Working knowledge of card network rules, Working knowledge of Regulation E, Working knowledge of UCC Article 4A, Working knowledge of BSA/AML requirements, Working knowledge of OFAC sanctions, Experience structuring payment processing agreements, Experience advising on funds-flow structures, Experience advising on settlement mechanics, Experience advising on chargeback/dispute frameworks, Manage high volume workload, Cross-functional workload management
Nice to Have
Both law firm and in-house experience
What You'll Do.
Structure bank-fintech payments partnerships
Lead legal structuring of ACH origination
Lead legal structuring of ACH receipt
Lead legal structuring of wire transfers
Lead legal structuring of card issuing
Lead legal structuring of card acquiring
Lead legal structuring of card network rules
Lead legal structuring of scheme compliance
Lead legal structuring of payment processor relationships
Lead legal structuring of push-to-card
Lead legal structuring of instant payment capabilities
Draft customer-facing terms
Review customer-facing terms
Draft marketing materials
Review marketing materials
Structure onboarding flows
Structure applications
Determine BSA/AML requirements
Conduct true lender analyses
Own legal details of new products
Design flow-of-funds model
Reflect product structure in documentation
Own complex agreements
Structure complex agreements
Draft complex agreements
Negotiate complex agreements
Drive product strategy
Drive product innovation
Enable product innovation
Partner with business teams
Partner with fintech partners
Anticipate challenges
Architect creative solutions
Advise on credit product structuring
Advise on legal implications of new lending features
Advise on legal implications of partnership models
Own regulatory architecture
Build regulatory frameworks
Evolve regulatory frameworks
Leverage expertise in Reg E
Leverage expertise in NACHA rules
Leverage expertise in card network rules
Leverage expertise in money transmission
Leverage expertise in TISA
Leverage expertise in Reg CC
Leverage expertise in UCC Article 4A
Leverage expertise in real-time payments frameworks
Partner with compliance teams
Partner with risk teams
Develop scalable regulatory approaches
Lead subject matter expertise
Be authority on legal requirements
Be authority on regulatory requirements
Share insights on regulatory developments
Share insights on practical implications
Establish Column as thought leader
Drive adoption of technology
Drive adoption of automation tools
Increase efficiency of legal workflows
Increase speed of legal workflows
Increase scalability of legal workflows
Identify opportunities for AI
Partner with engineering teams
Design legal processes
Implement legal processes
Improve partner onboarding efficiency
Maintain robust compliance
Build repeatable frameworks
Develop template loan program agreements
Develop template disclosure packages
Develop template servicing frameworks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with Go-to-Market; Work with Engineering; Work with Finance; Work with Risk; Work with Compliance; Work with business teams; Work with fintech partners; Work with engineering teams; Partner with compliance teams; Partner with risk teams
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Technical documentation
Full Job Description
ABOUT COLUMN For companies building financial technology and transforming the financial services space, the biggest bottleneck to their growth and innovation is often the underlying banks and infrastructure stack they rely on. We have spent our careers founding and scaling companies like Plaid, Square, Meta, Blend, and Affirm, and have seen this problem firsthand — builders and developers needing to partner with traditional banks, and creating API and abstraction layers over the patchwork that is the bank, its core, and many other vendors. All of this results in a complex (and often expensive) banking supply chain involving a user, fintech, BaaS middleware provider, bank, core and the Federal Reserve. At Column, we set out to simplify and fix this. We are a bank and a software company built from the ground up, offering builders and developers technology-forward banking solutions that cut out the hundreds of vendors, middleware providers, and abstraction layers. This means a safer, more transparent, and less costly banking supply chain. Come build with us! THE OPPORTUNITY At Column, we’re looking for a senior lawyer excited to own strategic partnerships end to end, from the first "we want to build with Column" conversation through drafting, signing, launch, and ongoing expansion. Instead of handing the work off to a relationship manager or a separate product team, you're the through-line. You will architect novel partnership structures that enable modern banking experiences and shape how we build and launch unique products, navigating complex regulatory requirements along the way. You'll work closely with Go-to-Market, Engineering, Finance, Risk and Compliance and have a direct impact on how bespoke financial products are built and delivered at scale. Your unique perspective, drawn from past experience launching payments products, will allow you to navigate complex regulatory environments while maintaining Column’s competitive edge. This role offers direct access to
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