Sr. Counsel, Manager

Avant is looking for a motivated, experienced product counsel to join our legal team. Our new regulatory attorney will build strong relationships among teammates and business partners.
This role will collaborate closely with product managers, cross-departmental leadership, as well as legal and compliance department colleagues, taking a leadership role in advising our business teams on all aspects of product development.
What you do at Avant

• Help build a best-in-class digital platform and advise on Avant's suite of financial product offerings, focusing on credit card, deposits, and privacy.
• Partner with Avant business teams to provide legal, business, and strategic advice.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal and state laws, in close collaboration with colleagues in the legal and compliance teams.
• Monitoring new legislation and changes to existing legislation that, in each case, have the potential to impact Avant's business and staying apprised of the regulatory environment.
• Identify issues that may fall outside your expertise, driving resolution by partnering with other members of the legal team and outside counsel.
• Work cross-departmentally with stakeholders including but not limited to stakeholders in Credit Card, Deposits, Information Security, Marketing, , and members of Avant's leadership team.
• Work closely with Compliance Department staff to provide legal guidance and interpretations in connection with the Compliance Management System's functions (e.g., Advisory, Testing, BSA/AML, Risk Assessments).
• Respond promptly to a wide range of complex legal requests and coordinate closely with legal department colleagues to ensure the swift delivery of smart, practical advice.
• Operate in a fast paced, demanding environment and manage multiple projects to meet Avant's strategic goals.
• Demonstrated experience with Fair Lending
• Other tasks as assigned.

Why you are a fit for Avant

• J. D. degree with 4-6+ years of legal experience practicing in consumer financial services law.
• Experience in-house with a consumer financial services business or a fintech company highly preferred.
• Experience supporting a consumer credit card product and interpreting and implementing privacy laws is highly preferred.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with laws and regulations applicable to Avant and financial services, including the Dodd Frank Act, UDAAP, GLBA, FCRA, FDCPA, TILA, TISA, and CCPA/CPRA.
• Excellent judgment, clear communication, and business pragmatism.
• Intellectual curiosity and flexibility.
• Team-oriented and collaborative.
• Superior organizational and project management skills.
• Active and in good standing in one State Bar in the United States. Ability to obtain a legal license in good standing in the state of Illinois, e.g., Illinois Board of Admissions, Rule 716 Limited Admission of House Counsel or Rule 705 - Admission on Motion General Information.

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We believe that a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences helps us create the most innovative solutions for our customers. We invite you to apply to our positions even if you do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed in the description. If you're passionate about our mission and aligned to our values, we hope you'll come contribute to our awesome culture.
Why Avant is the place for you:
At Avant, we believe our values make a difference:
Authenticity. We show up to work as our whole selves and make sure others can too.
Collaboration. We can only succeed when we do so as a team.
Problem-Solving. The harder the problem, the more satisfying the solution.
Customer. We are all owners of the customer experience.
Initiative. Plan. Adapt. Get Sh!t Done.
We believe that great ideas come from anyone and anywhere, that everyone is an owner who drives change, and that we have more fun when we work together. We're problem solvers who love collaborating with intelligent and highly-motivated people to reshape the face of digital banking. Avant offers terrific perks and benefits, fun social events with employees who actually like hanging out together, and a flexible growth environment where trying your hand at new projects and being the active owner of your career path is encouraged and supported.
Some of our benefits include:

• Choice of great Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Plan options
• 401(k) Match
• Unlimited Paid Time Off
• Flexible Work Environment
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Lunch Allowance (Fooda) and In-office Snacks
• WFH Stipends for our Remote Employees
• Access to LinkedIn Learning for Professional Development
• No Meeting Wednesdays - (a.k.a. planned time to Get Sh!t Done)
• Summer Fridays
• Fun In-Office and Virtual Social Events
• And who doesn't love the swag

This position may require you to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If required, you'll be asked to provide proof that you're fully vaccinated upon your start date or before working in or visiting our Chicago office. You're considered fully vaccinated two weeks after you receive the second dose of a two-dose vaccine series (e.g., Pfizer or Moderna) or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen). Failure to provide proof of vaccination may result in termination. Subject to applicable law and requests for accommodation.