Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Job Description

Job Description and Responsibilities

Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology?

Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world?

You’ll fit right in.

As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analogue to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.

At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive economic growth in even the most remote parts of the world, creatively moving the industry forward, and doing meaningful work that brings financial literacy and digital commerce to millions of unbanked and underserved consumers. You're an Individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.

What’s it all about?

This role sits within a supportive, hard-working and collaborative Regulatory Legal team, which manages a wide range of legal matters. This team is part of a larger Legal, Ethics and Compliance Division (which includes specialists in Competition law, Commercial law, Corporate law, Data Privacy and Employment law and Compliance professionals), which has consistently had some of the highest engagement scores and prides itself on a creative, can-do approach.

The role will work primarily on our growing and innovative Money Movement business, which supports complex solutions in faster payments, foreign exchange (FX) transparency, fraud minimization, compliance support and innovative, new payments technology. You will work closely with the Money Movement business team, and also with Visa’s Government Engagement, Compliance, and Regulatory Risk teams based in the Paddington Hub and in Visa’s Regional offices across the Visa Europe region.

The Regulatory Legal Team is at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings exciting unique and novel challenges.

What we expect of you day to day…

• Take the lead on providing regulatory legal advice and support to Visa's Money Movement business team, the Visa Europe business and the broader Visa Legal team, including day-to-day queries
• Provide legal support to Visa’s Government Engagement teams in the Visa Europe region
• Interact and coordinate with Legal colleagues across the globe
• Identify new regulatory issues and challenges to Visa’s business and proactively advise on these issues
• Identify the need for external legal advice and engage appropriate outside counsel on a range of legal and regulatory issues, and manage relationships with outside counsel, including budgeting
• Manage, develop and maintain relationships with lawyers in other Visa legal teams and business colleagues to facilitate the effective delivery of legal advice
• Assist with regulatory legal horizon scanning and actively identify and deliver training to the business on relevant law and regulations in the Visa Europe region
• Proactively contribute to the Legal, Ethics and Compliance department’s planning, cohesion, consistency in advice, and the general effectiveness of the department as a whole
• Act as a ‘champion’ for designing and embedding new ways of working which drive more efficient delivery of legal support

Qualifications

Essential Skills:

• Qualified regulatory lawyer with previous experience in or sector regulation (e.g. financial services and/or payments).
• Around 5 years PQE although we will consider above or below that PQE provided the right qualities are demonstrated.
• We will consider candidates who have qualified in any UK / European jurisdictions.
• A good understanding of the UK and EU regulatory environment and familiarity with UK and EU legislation.
• Demonstrable experience at a recognised law firm and/or in-house in a regulated organisation.
• Strong academics and training, including legal drafting, negotiation, and relationship management.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Problem solver with proven experience in identifying emerging industry issues/trends and developing responses to help achieve business objectives.
• Strong ability to partner, communicate, and navigate through multiple disciplines and organizational groups.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment to facility achievement of shared goals in an inclusive and open manner.
• Demonstrates global mindset, and the ability to work well in a dynamic and deadline-oriented environment.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied and busy workload.
• Willingness to approach difficult and complex issues to identify solutions.
• Positive attitude, high level of integrity and intellectual curiosity.
• Fluent in English.

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience of working within a technology and digital legal environment and/or other sector regulated environment.
• Knowledge of Fintech and Payments industry (and applicable regulation).
• Previous experience of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues.
• Fluent in another European language.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
8 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or at least 5 years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 2 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred Qualifications
9 or more years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor Degree or 7 or more relevant years of experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD) or 3 or more years of experience with a PhD

Essential Skills:

• Qualified regulatory lawyer with previous experience in or sector regulation (e.g. financial services and/or payments)
• Around 5 years PQE although we will consider above or below that PQE provided the right qualities are demonstrated
• We will consider candidates who have qualified in any UK / European jurisdictions
• A good understanding of the UK and EU regulatory environment and familiarity with UK and EU legislation
• Demonstrable experience at a recognised law firm and/or in-house in a regulated organisation
• Strong academics and training, including legal drafting, negotiation, and relationship management
• Excellent written and oral communication skills along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Problem solver with proven experience in identifying emerging industry issues/trends and developing responses to help achieve business objectives
• Strong ability to partner, communicate, and navigate through multiple disciplines and organizational groups
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment to facility achievement of shared goals in an inclusive and open manner
• Demonstrates global mindset, and the ability to work well in a dynamic and deadline-oriented environment
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied and busy workload
• Willingness to approach difficult and complex issues to identify solutions
• Positive attitude, high level of integrity and intellectual curiosity

Fluent in English.

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience of working within a technology and digital legal environment and/or other sector regulated environment
• Knowledge of Fintech and Payments industry (and applicable regulation)
• Previous experience of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional regulatory issues
• Fluent in another European language

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.