Senior Counsel, Merchant

Managing Counsel, Merchant

Calling all innovators – find your future at Fiserv.

We're Fiserv, a global leader in Fintech and payments, and we move money and information in a way that moves the world. We connect financial institutions, corporations, merchants, and consumers to one another millions of times a day – quickly, reliably, and securely. Any time you swipe your credit card, pay through a mobile app, or withdraw money from the bank, we're involved. If you want to make an impact on a global scale, come make a difference at Fiserv.

About your role:

As a Managing Counsel you will serve as a trusted business unit advisor providing legal support for Fiserv's Merchant Solutions division. This support involves drafting and negotiating commercial agreements with clients and other strategic partners; providing practical and prompt legal guidance to business, sales, and technology leaders on a wide range of critical business issues; and collaborating closely with company specialists regarding products, operations, technology, data privacy, security and regulatory matters.

What you'll do:

• Provide business and product legal support for the Merchant Solutions business.
• Independently draft and negotiate complex client, partner, and other commercial agreements.
• Interact with and advise executive management on business, contractual, and risk matters.
• Actively engage with subject matter specialists from finance, audit, tax, regulatory, privacy, and technology.
• Maintain knowledge of industry best practices, applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Experience you'll need to have:

• 8+ years of legal experience in a law firm or in-house, preferably with responsibilities that included advising on legal or regulatory matters in the financial technology or payments industry.
• License to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction and in good standing, with ability to obtain any additional required licensure promptly upon hire.
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school, or equivalent combination of education, related experience and/or military experience.

Experience that would be great to have includes:

• Experience supporting complex commercial relationships in a regulated environment, including handling issues related to financial services, payments, fintech, disbursements, money transmission, or technology platforms.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex corporate or commercial agreements.
• Experience with complex commercial or corporate litigation, providing exposure to contract interpretation, risk assessment, and dispute prevention strategies to inform front‐end deal structuring.
• Experience with corporate bankruptcy proceedings, including understanding how contractual rights and remedies are impacted in insolvency proceedings.

How you'll work:

• This role is on-site at a Fiserv office location with Legal colleagues. In‐person collaboration is a meaningful component of how we work, supporting effective onboarding, hands‐on training, relationship‐building, and a strong sense of engagement across the team.

Sponsorship:

• You must currently possess valid and unrestricted U.S. work authorization to be considered for this role. Individuals with temporary visas including, but not limited to, F-1 (OPT, CPT, STEM), H-1B, H-2, or TN, or any candidate requiring sponsorship, now or in the future, will not be considered for this role.

Benefits at Fiserv:

• Fuel Your Life program to support your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being
• Paid holidays and generous time away policies
• No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
• Living Proof program to recognize your peers' extra effort with points redeemable for rewards
• Eight Employee Resource Groups to foster a collaborative culture and expand your network
• Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available from day one
• Retirement planning including 401k match and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement program
• Paid parental and military leave

This role is not eligible to be performed in Colorado, California, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Rhode Island or Washington.

It is unlawful to discriminate against a prospective employee due to the individual's status as a veteran.

Please note that salary ranges provided for this role on external job boards are salary estimates made by outside parties and may not be accurate.

Thank you for considering employment with Fiserv. Please:

• Apply using your legal name
• Complete the step-by-step profile and attach your resume (either is acceptable, both are preferable).

Our commitment to Equal Opportunity:

Fiserv is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by law.

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