Sr. Associate Counsel

**Company Description**
Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

Make an impact with a purpose-driven industry leader. Join us today and experience Life at Visa.

This position will work on a wide range of legal matters while collaborating closely with business and other key stakeholders at a local, regional and global scale. This position requires agility, ownership, and a strategic mindset to support the company’s operations in a highly regulated, dynamic, and innovative environment.

**Key responsibilities**
- Advise on financial regulatory frameworks applicable in the five jurisdictions, monitor regulatory developments, support regulatory implementation strategies, interact with regulators in collaboration with compliance.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (services, partnerships, vendor contracts, technology and SaaS agreements, etc.), provide pragmatic, risk-based legal advice. Review marketing initiatives to support local teams in designing legally compliant initiatives.
- Provide integrated legal support across Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, align legal advice with regional and global teams.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business, product and other stakeholders, provide training and guidance on legal and regulatory matters.
- Contribute to process improvement, knowledge management, and legal operations efficiency, leverage technology -including AI- and best practices to deliver high-quality legal services.
- Work with other members of the legal team and outside counsel to manage local claims and litigation matters with strategic, risk mitigating mindset.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.
**Qualifications**
- Law degree with strong academic credentials.
- Master’s degree or specialization in corporate, banking, business law, fintech, or law and economics.
- 8-9+ years’ legal experience in payments, fintech, financial institutions, or relevant top tier/specialized boutique law firm practice.
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
- Strong commercial contracts, financial regulation, civil and commercial law, and consumer law knowledge.
- Excellent legal analytical skills with ability to untangle and analyze complex legal issues and integrate legal advice and business knowledge, while providing balanced, strategic advice assessing legal risks.
- Strong interpersonal, influencing, and trust-building skills across cultures.
- Proactive, agile, independent, and results-oriented.
- Strategic, detail-focused, and skilled at navigating complex regulations.
- Reasonable experience with AI in legal matters and operations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, multiple stakeholders and meet tight deadlines.

**Additional Information**
Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.