What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Counsel - Fintech & Payments position at Talently?
Job Title: Senior Product Counsel - Fintech & Payments
Location: Hybrid – San Francisco, CA
Salary: $250K-$350K
Skills: Product Counsel, Fintech, Payments, BaaS
We are a rapidly growing fintech company developing innovative financial products and technology solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with business and product teams on complex legal matters in a highly regulated environment. The ideal candidate is a business-minded attorney who enjoys solving complex regulatory challenges, building scalable legal frameworks, and helping teams move quickly while managing risk.
- Serve as legal partner to product and engineering teams throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Advise on product strategy and regulatory considerations impacting financial technology solutions.
- Advise on banking partnerships, payment solutions, financial infrastructure, and related commercial agreements.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage agreements related to financial products, payment solutions, technology platforms, and strategic partnerships.
- Advise on regulatory matters, including BSA/AML, money transmission requirements, partner bank obligations, and evolving fintech regulations.
- Build scalable legal processes, templates, and frameworks that enable business growth while mitigating risk.
- Educate internal teams on legal, regulatory, and product-related considerations.
- Juris Doctor degree
- Active bar membership in good standing.
- 5–10 years of legal experience, including significant experience within fintech, payments, or financial services.
- Experience with Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), payment infrastructure, or similar financial products.
- Significant product counseling experience supporting technology and financial products.
- Experience supporting complex financial products, marketplaces, or regulated technology platforms.
- Familiarity with securities laws.
- Background working with early-stage or high-growth technology companies.
- Experience building legal processes and frameworks from the ground up.
Salary : $250,000 - $325,000