Director, Legal - Payments

GoFundMe

Remote
Base: $221,500 - $333,000; bonus/equity: bonus + e...
Remote
Payments and fintech legal matters
Global payments ecosystem
U.s. and global regulatory frameworks
This role will lead legal support for our global payments ecosystem and partner closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, Finance, and Partnerships to design, build, and scale compliant payment solutions across the globe

Job Summary

  • This role will lead legal support for our global payments ecosystem and partner closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, Finance, and Partnerships to design, build, and scale compliant payment solutions across the globe.
  • This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for a lawyer who thrives in a fast-paced environment, operates with a high degree of autonomy, and is comfortable owning complex, cross-border payments and regulatory challenges end-to-end.
  • Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for a highly experienced and business-minded Director, Payments Legal to serve as the company’s primary subject matter expert on payments and fintech legal matters.

Matching Summary

This role will lead legal support for our global payments ecosystem and partner closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, Finance, and Partnerships to design, build, and scale compliant payment solutions across the globe.

Salary

Base: $221,500 - $333,000; Bonus/Equity: bonus + equity; Benefits: healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance and 401(k) saving program

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • payments and fintech legal matters
  • global payments ecosystem
  • U.S. and global regulatory frameworks
  • money transmission, AML/BSA, sanctions
  • card network rules, PSD2/e-money regimes
  • financial service regulations
  • KYC/KYB

Nice-to-have

  • business-minded lawyer
  • fast-paced environment
  • high degree of autonomy
  • pragmatic, product-oriented lawyer
  • educating and influencing stakeholders

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years of legal experience
  • significant focus on payments, fintech
  • strong expertise in U.S. federal and state payments regulations
  • meaningful experience with international regimes
  • negotiated complex commercial agreements
  • built scalable and effective processes
  • supported global payments products

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