ABOUT VARO

Varo is on a mission to empower hard-working Americans to achieve greater financial resilience; arming them with the products and support they need to create healthy financial habits and reduce financial stress. Through its mobile app, Varo offers customers premium bank accounts that have no minimum balance requirement or monthly account fees, high-interest savings accounts, and solutions to build, repair, and access credit. Varo’s state of the art technology provides tech-first features to help people achieve their financial goals and manage their money more easily. 

Varo is distinct from other fintechs: Varo is the first fintech to be granted preliminary approval for a de novo national bank charter by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the first to receive approval from the FDIC for federal deposit insurance, and is weeks away from opening the first mobile-centric national bank in U.S. history. Our unique team combines the best of tech and banking, and we’re wildly passionate about keeping our customers happy by helping them manage and grow their money. Our teams are based in San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Privately held Varo has raised over $400M to date, from leading institutional investors and strategic partners including Warburg Pincus, The Rise Fund / TPG Growth, Gallatin Point Capital, Harbourvest Partners, Progressive Insurance, and iHeartMedia.

About the Legal Team

As a Paralegal/Contract Manager, you will support the Legal team. Legal is run by our General Counsel/Corporate Secretary who works on contracts, licensing, regulatory matters, financing and board matters and with multiple outside counsels who support us on a variety of assignments. It is a small but mighty team which is continuing to grow. The team has decades of experience, but is always willing to learn new tricks of the trade. You will have the autonomy to suggest and implement new ideas to streamline processes. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Responsible for (1) state lending license and authority to do business support, (2) routine contract management, preparation and negotiation; (3) Procurement support; and (4) for the day to day administrative support of the Varo Legal Department. 
• State lending license and authority to do business support includes managing our state lending licenses and authority to do business filings to the extent we maintain state licenses and coordinate state license exams. 
• Routine contract preparation and negotiation includes responsibility for non-disclosure agreements, contract amendments, orders and other routine or template based document reviews.
•  Procurement support includes support for the administration of the vendor management program, RFP support and tools library maintenance.
• Day-to-day administrative duties include independently responding to (1) state licensing tracking and renewals; (2) supporting the Contracts process by tracking and archiving agreements, (3) supporting data gathering efforts related to regulatory inquiries; (4) assisting with the preparation of board materials and investor updates; (5) managing the relationships with third parties who support the Legal function, such as SW licenses; (6) coordinating subpoenas and other government requests and (7) miscellaneous support as needed, including managing shareholder communications.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES THAT'LL HELP YOU BE GREAT

• Four year degree with business or financial related degree required. Paralegal certificate or JD preferred.
• Several years working in a paralegal/legal, contracts or procurement role.
• Candidate must have strong attention to detail and the proven ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• At Varo we value curiosity, therefore, the ideal candidate will have a natural desire to learn and grow in the role, will demonstrate the ability to anticipate the impact of their decisions, and will ask when in doubt.
• We are looking for someone with a strong work ethic, excellent written and verbal communications and firm project management skills. Comfort with reading, ingesting and summarizing business contracts is necessary as a core skill. The ideal candidate will also have a strong aptitude for analytics, a proficiency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and will also have experience in supporting the implementation of tools that support the Legal or Procurement function (such as CLM and Procure to Pay).
• Sound and practical business judgement
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence

THE THREE SKILLS THAT MATTER MOST

Nobody can be great at everything, but we’re looking for candidates who are extraordinary at: 

• Well-organized with ability to prioritize
• Attention to detail and problem-solving ability
• Ability to support multiple demands from various stakeholders - ability to be flexible

OTHER NICE TO HAVES

• Experience with state business licenses and lender licenses
• Able to adapt to quick changes in direction
• Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and thought-leadership
• A very high level of intellectual curiosity

At Varo, we are committed to living our values. We hope these resonate with you.

• Customers First: Understand the problems our customers are trying to solve. Respond with a sense of urgency. Build relationships that result in loyalty. Be data and insights-driven. Test everything. Achieve results through strong execution. Build a product people love. Assess new initiatives with the customers’ interest in mind. Act with empathy. 
• Take Ownership: Bias towards action. Have high standards. Be accountable for the results of your work, our product, our company. Trust others to own it.
• Respect: Bias towards action. Have high standards. Be accountable for the results of your work, our product, our company. Trust others to own it.
• Stay Curious: Ask why. Dare to make things better. Learn something new each day (even from mistakes). Be open to growth. Develop creative solutions.
• Make it Better: Think big. Set high goals. Work towards long term value rather than short term wins. Create change. Be resilient.

At Varo, we are committed to living our values. We hope these resonate with you.

Customers First: Understand the problems our customers are trying to solve. Respond with a sense of urgency. Build relationships that result in loyalty. Be data and insights-driven. Test everything. Achieve results through strong execution. Build a product people love. Assess new initiatives with the customers’ interest in mind. Act with empathy. 

Take Ownership: Bias towards action. Have high standards. Be accountable for the results of your work, our product, our company. Trust others to own it.

Respect: Bias towards action. Have high standards. Be accountable for the results of your work, our product, our company. Trust others to own it.

Stay Curious: Ask why. Dare to make things better. Learn something new each day (even from mistakes). Be open to growth. Develop creative solutions.

Make it Better: Think big. Set high goals. Work towards long term value rather than short term wins. Create change. Be resilient.

Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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Engineering Blog - https://medium.com/engineering-varo

Beware of fraudulent job postings!

Varo will never ask for payment to process documents, refer you to a third party to process applications or visas, or ask you to pay costs. Never send money to anyone suggesting they can provide work with Varo. If you suspect you have received a phony offer, please e-mail [email protected] with the pertinent information and contact information. Varo takes this matter seriously, and is working closely with the appropriate authorities to effectively address the issue.

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

We hope to hear you say, "I'm in!"