Associate Product Counsel, Payments Legal
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Minimum qualifications:
- JD, LL.B., equivalent degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- Admitted to the bar and in good standing or otherwise authorized to practice law (e.g., have registered in-house status) in the state in which the position is located.
- 3 years of attorney-level experience in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Experience advising engineering and product teams on legal and regulatory issues.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience working in product counseling for complex and regulated products available globally.
- Familiarity with global privacy regimes.
- Ability to work on their own and collaboratively within a team.
- Excellent investigative, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely to non-legal stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a changing environment.
About the job
As Corporate Counsel at Google, you work on the most exciting legal issues as disruptive technological innovations require creative and proactive legal guidance. You're part of a whip-smart group of in-house lawyers and the projects and cases you take on challenge you to think big and differently. You are collaborative -- ready to partner in initiatives that influence all aspects of the business and work with Googlers from all over the company. As an integrated part of the team, you proactively assess legal risks and advise on products that will not only move information into the 21st century, but move information law forward as well.
The Payments Legal team is a highly collegial, collaborative and cohesive team of lawyers and legal professionals supporting clients launching complex and innovative products on a global basis.
In this role, you will support the Payments team as it develops new and unique products and services to support customers around the world. You will also be asked to become a partner to product and engineering teams, thereby having the opportunity to advise the team on all aspects of product development. The future for Payments is exciting and we are looking for a collaborative, and experienced lawyer to join our team and contribute to this exciting and rapidly evolving space.
20th century laws don't always solve 21st century problems, and Google Legal crafts innovative approaches for working with some of the toughest legal challenges of the information age. Whether you're a patent attorney, an intellectual property expert or an engineer headed to law school, Google Legal lets you address unanswered legal quandaries and create new precedents. Our innovative services raise challenging questions that demand creative and practical answers. We provide those answers by working at the crossroads of the law and new technology, helping Google build innovative and important products for users around the world.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $210,000-$312,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product management, and product strategy to develop practical, and creative solutions to achieve business goals while mitigating legal risks for the Payments Platform.
- Identify and help solve complex issues in areas such as policy, privacy, consumer protection, and the regulatory landscape surrounding payments.
- Manage multiple different projects and stakeholders at once, including outside counsel and regional counsel in different countries/time zones.
- Work closely with other legal and compliance specialists across Google to understand global and regional regulatory requirements and advocate for product-specific compliance strategies that can help the Payments Platform team achieve its goals.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including Regulatory Affairs; Risk, Compliance and Integrity; Government Affairs and Public Policy; Communications; and User Experience (UX).
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