Bond's mission is to accelerate the pace of financial innovation and access to capital. 

Today, it's difficult for many businesses to build the financial products they imagine. Whether that's launching a new credit or debit card, a savings account, a lending business, or anything else — there are barriers in the way. Bond is focused on helping brands, businesses, and banks hurdle over those roadblocks.  

Bond makes it easy for businesses to compliantly offer financial products. We make integration to the myriad, often-antiquated financial vendors more streamlined and intuitive. And, we make regulatory compliance not only achievable, but accessible. Our platform streamlines the process of launching and iterating on financial products, thereby enabling digital brands to better engage their customers with unique financial products tailored to their needs.

At Bond, we value leadership and believe everyone is a leader. We look for people who operate like owners, who love to learn, have grit, and operate with integrity and empathy. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out — and set you apart. We welcome diverse perspectives and people who are not afraid to challenge assumptions. 

Bond’s Banking and Commercial Counsel will partner directly with our partnerships team. You will also work closely with team members across functions - including product, engineering, compliance, data, and finance - to work on a wide range of corporate matters and represent Bond with various external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will have worked at or has a strong desire to be at a high growth technology company, and also has experience working closely with FinTechs and banks.

You will:

• Cover all relationships with domestic and international banks, payment and card networks, and other strategic financial and technology partners that support Bond’s product and technology stack. 
• Lead legal strategy and negotiations on key banking and enterprise agreements.
• Advise Bond’s product, engineering, financial partnerships, risk, and compliance teams on financial products structure and strategy issues related to payment network rules, regulatory concerns, and financial partner relationships.

You will have: 

• JD degree
• 4+ years (minimum) of relevant legal experience at a law firm or in-house
• Direct experience with sponsoring banks that are supervised by the FDIC, CFPB and/or state banking regulatory bodies.
• Strong knowledge of and interest in disruptive technology, financial services, and/or fintech; prior experience working with fintechs and sponsor banks a plus.
• Proven ability to proactively, efficiently, and accurately assess legal business risks in a fast-paced environment.
• Track record of creative problem-solving, excellent written and oral communication skills, and creation of strong and trusted cross-functional relationships.
• Respect for and interest in financial rules and regulations, as well as an eagerness to innovate and drive the industry forward.
• Proactive personality and strong eagerness to learn about the business, the industry, and new areas of the law and applicable regulations.

You will preferably have:

• Knowledge and experience with consumer protection laws and regulations (i.e. UDAAP, ECOA, EFTA, TILA, TISA, BSA/AML, OFAC, Privacy, FCRA, ESIGN, CAN-SPAM, etc.)

Bond is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.