Senior Legal Counsel

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

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Job Description Summary:
Advise and support PayPal's merchant sales and channel partner business units in connection with the most strategic and complex commercial negotiations.

Job Description:

PayPal is one of the leading global payments companies in the world. Initially conceived and designed for web payments, PayPal's mobile and point of sale solutions have altered the payments landscape by blurring the lines between e-commerce and traditional brick and mortar commerce. PayPal's innovative technology and approaches to payments, coupled with an increasingly complex and demanding legal and regulatory environment, provide robust career opportunities for attorneys motivated and driven by creative clients and a fast paced, cutting edge culture.

Job Description

This position will be responsible for providing commercial support to PayPal's merchant sales and channel partner business units. The successful candidate will partner with PayPal's global and strategic accounts sales teams to negotiate the most strategic and complex transactions with PayPal's merchants, marketplaces and partners spanning all of PayPal's product and service offerings globally.

The position will involve drafting and negotiating complex agreements and providing quick, concise and commercially focused legal advice. Ideally this attorney will be well-versed in technology, licensing and financial services, with a critical eye towards risk and regulatory issues. Because the job will involve a large amount of drafting, editing and writing, exceptional writing skills are an absolute necessity. The ideal candidate will be a confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively and proactively provide sound legal advice, exercise good business judgment, work with senior management and implement policies and processes on a cross-functional basis in a fast-paced environment.

Other desired qualifications include:
• Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree, with state bar membership
• At least 8 years' experience practicing either in-house or at a law firm
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to generate creative original legal documents
• Hands-on experience, either as outside or inside counsel, to financial services or technology companies
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills and the ability to partner with internal and external stakeholders across the globe
• Experience in payments or finance, particularly with fintech, digital assets or blockchain technology
• Ability to be highly engaged and succeed in a collaborative environment

Subsidiary:
PayPal

Travel Percent:
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New York City Only : The pay range for this position is as mentioned below per year, plus annual bonus. We take into consideration an individual's background and experience in determining final salary. All PayPal employees are shareholders in our Company, so equity is part of our total compensation plan. This role is also eligible for health insurance, stock purchase plans, retirement savings benefits, stock awards, life insurance and disability benefits, and paid time off for sick leave, parental leave, vacation and PTO. To learn more visit paypalbenefits.com. This information is provided per the New York City Human Rights Law. Base pay information is based on market location.

New York City Salary in USD: $166940 - $206220

Our Benefits:
At PayPal, we're committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can't do this without our most important asset-you. That's why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.
We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:
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PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

As part of PayPal's commitment to employees' health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.