Company Description
It all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic app, bringing a better way to send, spend, invest, and save to our millions of monthly active users. We want to make the world's relationship with money more relatable, instantly available, and universally accessible. This is our mission, and it's why working at Cash App means so much more than a job.
Afterpay transforms the way people pay by allowing customers to receive products immediately and pay in four interest-free installments over a short period of time. The service is completely free for customers who pay on time - empowering customers to responsibly manage their finances and creating a "win win" for shoppers, retailers and society. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.
Afterpay is offered by more than 348,000 of the top retailers in the world, including Nordstrom, Ikea, Expedia, Ikea, Sephora, and many others. We are currently available in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom where it is called Clearpay.
Today, Cash App and Afterpay have thousands of employees working globally across office and remote locations, with a culture geared toward creativity, collaboration and impact. We've been a distributed team since day one, and we've got offices and remote teammates across the globe. No matter the location, we tailor our experience to ensure our employees are creative, productive, and happy.
Job Description
As Product Counsel, you'll have a broad range of responsibilities providing legal guidance on product and feature development. You will report to Cash App's Head of Product Counsel and partner with our product teams to develop new offerings while managing legal risk and ensuring regulatory compliance. As we expand our offerings, your ideas and contributions will make an immediate impact.
You are motivated, organized, and creative. You are curious, with a desire to understand underlying causes and motivations. You can research and master complex legal topics and communicate them to non-lawyers in brief, clear language. You are can an expert understanding of a legal issue but can separate the practical from the academic and provide clear, accurate, and applicable advice to the business team. You are good-humored, patient, respectful to your co-workers, and bring a positive attitude to the office.
You Will:
- Provide guidance to product and engineering teams on issues related to products and features throughout the entire product development lifecycle
- Develop trusted relationship with partners and stay informed on important product developments
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements affecting your products and services
- Draft terms of use, product policies, and product disclosures
- Work with other support teams (tax, compliance, accounting, and outside counsel) to provide seamless support to partners
- Cultivate creative ideas and insights into how legal frameworks can support new product developments and customer experiences
Qualifications
You Have:
- 5+ years of combined, relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, or in-house legal departments
- Excellent commercial negotiation and drafting skills
- Fluency translating legal advice into applicable guidance for creative products and collaborators
- Work in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to changes
- Sound, practical business judgment, and creativity solving problems
- A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in at least one state bar
Even Better:
- Familiarity with launching products and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space.
- Experience in buy now pay later or lending products in a FinTech environment.
Qualifications
You Have:
- 5+ years of combined, relevant experience in law firms, governmental agencies, or in-house legal departments
- Excellent commercial negotiation and drafting skills
- Fluency translating legal advice into applicable guidance for creative products and collaborators
- Work in an evolving and growing environment that is prone to changes
- Sound, practical business judgment, and creativity solving problems
- A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active membership in at least one state bar
Even Better:
- Familiarity with launching products and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development in the technology space.
- Experience in buy now pay later or lending products in a FinTech environment.
