Director, Legal Counsel

Responsibilities:

Provide legal guidance and support in connection with the design, development and launch of BCDC products, features, and services. This will include proactively:

• Advising on the legal implications of potential BCDC commercial transactions, new products and experiences, customer terms and conditions, vendor engagements, and marketing materials;

• Developing BCDC-related policies, training, and toolkits;

• Addressing threshold regulatory questions regarding BCDC initiatives, including applicability of federal securities laws, commodities laws, laws regarding illicit finance, and applicable state level regulations;

• Staying apprised of legal and regulatory developments with the potential to impact BCDC and keeping BCDC team members informed of same;

• Coordinating with international legal colleagues in support of BCDC initiatives outside of the United States;

• Assisting the Government Relations team in evaluating and responding to notices of proposed rulemaking and requests for comment issued by regulatory agencies; and

• Representing PayPal’s interests and interfacing with regulatory agencies, enforcement authorities, and external counsel, as appropriate.

JobRequirements and Qualifications

• Professional experienceor equivalent degree with excellent academic credentials.

• Ten or more years of experience practicing as an attorney at a regulatory agency, in-house, or at a reputable law firm, with at least two of those years focused on financial technology, payment systems, digital assets, financial regulation, including securities law, commodities law, banking law, or illicit finance.

• Understanding of the technological variants of digital asset ecosystems and frameworks strongly preferred.

• Team oriented, with a strong sense of humor, unquestioned ethics and integrity, sound judgment, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.

• Familiarity with, and strong interest in, PayPal, Venmo, mobile and alternative payments, emerging payments technology, and the payments industry. Experience with international remittances a plus.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, handle multiple assignments simultaneously, tolerate change and ambiguity, and take ownership of projects and tasks.

• Admitted to, and in good standing with, a state bar.

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