Counsel

About Us
Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

Join Visa and do work that matters – to you, to your community, and to the world. Progress starts with you.

Job Description

Team Summary:

The Visa CEMEA Legal team manages Visa's legal affairs in the CEMEA region. Our team provides advice and services to ensure business goals are successfully met and that Visa's brand and reputation are protected while minimizing legal liability and regulatory risks. Our vision entails each legal professional living the guiding principles to be a proactive partner who never loses sight of his/her responsibility to protect the company.

Visa CEMEA Legal team includes subject matter expert group focusing on certain areas of Visa business, such as Value-added Services (VAS), Products, Commercial and Money Movement (CMS), Marketing and Sourcing SME Legal team.

The position is for an experienced attorney to join Visa's legal team in CEMEA region to primarily support Visa's Marketing Services (which is a part of Visa Value-Added Services (VAS)), as well as other Visa products, services, solutions and marketing-related matters in CEMEA markets.

What a Counsel in Legal does at Visa:

The position will report to Visa VP Legal whose team is the Legal SMEs for VAS, Products, CMS, Marketing and Sourcing in the CEMEA region. The applicant should ideally have experience in technology/payments, marketing/advertising, IP, and commercial business law, be able to understand the specifics of Visa business model, technology, contracting model, assess existing and new initiatives, conduct country assessments, draft, negotiate and review contracts to the highest standard. The applicant must have solid technical and drafting legal skills with good commercial/legal risk judgment, excellent utilization of AI tools, and be able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced and challenging, but rewarding, environment.

Principal Responsibilities/Key Results Area:

• Be a dedicated resource/go to lawyer for VAS / Marketing Services organization in CEMEA
• Provide counselling and advice as a strategic advisor to business regarding assessment and structuring of solutions, legislative requirements, and common approaches
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts as well as develop and manage regional templates/standard documents or adapt Visa global or regional documents to CEMEA requirements
• Support Marketing Services teams in CEMEA in relation to structuring and running promotions, marketing and advertising matters, reviews and assessments
• Where required, coordinate and supervise outside counsels for timeliness, cost-effectiveness, and excellence of service and work product
• Monitor regulatory developments and advise on impact thereof on the business
• Streamline, optimize, improve the legal processes, automate, standardize legal routines, manage VAS contracting
• Efficiently leverage AI tools and capabilities to increase work efficiency and resources optimization
• Assist Visa staff with approval of internal and external communications and presentations
• Some travel may be required

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

• Law degree and qualification which allows for in house practice in the applicable jurisdiction
• Minimum 8 years PQE with an international law firm or a multinational organization
• Experience in payment industry and advertising is advantageous
• Excellent core legal skills with the ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge, while providing balanced advice regarding risks and benefits
• Excellent written and verbal English
• Skilled user of AI and legal tools
• Strong contract review / drafting skills, as well as legal assessments
• Experience working in a US/multinational/ highly matrix organisation is preferred
• Ability to work cross-functionally within the organization to implement projects
• Strong communication skills, excellent organisation skills
• Have a global mindset and the ability to work well in a dynamic and deadline-oriented environment
• Must be able to work independently and interface with different level stakeholders with little or no supervision, but also be a good team player

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.