Legal Counsel, Payments

Why Verifone

For more than 40 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.

Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solution around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services, and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success.

What's exciting about the role

As a Legal Counsel, Payments at Verifone, you will be an integral member of our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) legal team, with a particular focus on our regulated payment services activities throughout Europe and the UK, though also in other regions with regulations that impact our payment services businesses generally.

You will collaborate closely with business leaders and the compliance team to identify and address regulatory risks associated with Verifone’s business operations and provide expert legal advice.

Key responsibilities:

• Legal Risk Management: Collaborate with business leaders to identify and mitigate legal risks associated with Verifone's operations
• Legal Advisory: Provide general legal advice on the company's operations, with a focus on compliance with local and international laws
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation: Draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial legal agreements, including hardware sales agreements, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, data protection agreements, and others
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the global compliance, litigation, employment, and IP law teams on matters overseen by those teams

Skills and Experience we desire

• Fully qualified attorney in the UK, US, or any EU country
• Minimum of 10 years legal experience split between a distinguished law firm and in-house at a company subject to EU or UK regulatory oversight, with a strong emphasis on payments-related regulation
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment and on multi-jurisdictional transactions is strongly preferred
• Strong contract drafting skills in English is required and will be tested as part of the interview process
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and a keen ability to learn and understand new products, services, and laws

Our commitment

Verifone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Verifone is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.