Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Network Deals & Products (Discover Global Payment Network)

The Capital One Legal Department is seeking an experienced and collaborative corporate trained deal / product attorney to join our Global Payment Network Legal team, to  lead our legal strategy and business growth  across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada (LACC). This is a chance to be a key partner in expanding the global footprint at a Fortune 100 Company that is consistently voted one of the best places to work in the U.S.

 About the Role:  

In this high-impact role, you will serve as a key strategic partner and important voice within the business, helping drive growth across LACC. You will provide essential legal advice and support on a variety of commercial initiatives and transactions for the Discover Global Payment Network, working closely with business and legal partners across the organization. This position will have responsibility for: 

• Providing expert counsel and strategic guidance across a critical spectrum of areas impacting commercial relationships, including commercial contracting and risk identification and mitigation

• Negotiating, drafting, and guiding implementation of commercial agreements, working in close collaboration with legal and business colleagues and other subject matter experts

• Supporting credit, fintech and payment innovation related new product initiatives and innovation across the global network

• Supporting the development and maintenance of products, rules, contracts and the network ecosystem as it relates to these high growth and high priority regions Identifying and supporting process improvements to promote agility in legal and related business operations, including contract template improvements

• Partnering collaboratively with other internal counsel and business teams across the enterprise 

• Partnering with Risk and Compliance teams to ensure comprehensive support 

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Ability to understand complex topics quickly with depth that allows for concise and simple advice

• Problem solving mentality rather than thinking only like a legal technician

• Excellent judgment with the ability to predict long-term consequences

• Growth mindset with an openness to new ideas, diverse perspectives, and unconventional solutions

• Strong people skills - we’re looking for someone who can build collegial and effective relationships with colleagues and clients 

• Ownership mentality, thinking like an owner vs. an employee

• Solid time management skills with the ability to prioritize a significant volume of work and to manage multiple deadlines

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence others and write concisely

Basic Qualifications:  

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

• Active member in good standing of at least one state bar

• At least 6 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of experience as an attorney in a law firm environment, at a government agency, as a military judge advocate, or as in-house counsel 

• Bilingual in English and Spanish 

At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

This role is hybrid meaning associates spend 3 days per week in-person at one of our offices listed on this job posting.

The minimum and maximum full-time annual salaries for this role are listed below, by location. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Capital One is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location, and the actual annualized salary amount offered to any candidate at the time of hire will be reflected solely in the candidate’s offer letter.

Capital One offers a comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits that support your total well-being. Learn more at the Capital One Careers website. Eligibility varies based on full or part-time status, exempt or non-exempt status, and management level.

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