Senior Director, Legal, Global Payments
GoFundMeCrowdfunding company
Remote$194,000 - $291,500Director
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About the role
TL;DR
Lead global payments legal strategy and advise on financial services and fintech matters.
- •GoFundMe is seeking a Sr Director, Legal, Global Payments to lead the legal strategy for its global payments ecosystem.
- •This role serves as the company's foremost legal advisor on payments, financial services, and fintech matters.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead payments legal strategy and advise executive leadership on global payments platform.
- •Enable product innovation by partnering with Product, Engineering, and other teams.
- •Advise on global payments and financial services law, including money transmission and regulatory requirements.
- •Build legal governance and infrastructure for global expansion and platform strategy.
- •Structure and negotiate strategic commercial partnerships with financial institutions and payment providers.
- •Requirements 12+ years of legal experience with significant expertise in payments, fintech, or financial services.
- •Deep expertise in payments law, money transmission, financial services regulation, and related legal frameworks.
- •Proven success in designing scalable legal operating models and regulatory strategies.
- •Experience supporting organizations within payments platforms, marketplace businesses, or global financial institutions.
- •Strong executive presence with the ability to translate legal complexity into practical business guidance.
Required skills
Contract Management
Nice-to-have skills
Product Management
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
equity, healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), parental leave, flexible time-off
Tech stack
AWSGoogle CloudAzureTerraformCloudFormationPythonJavaScriptJavaSQLDockerKubernetesCI/CDGitLinuxJiraConfluencePostmanSwaggerOpenAPIREST API
