Counsel - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

The Visa Asia Pacific Legal team manages Visa's legal affairs in the Asia Pacific region. Our team provides advice and services to ensure business goals are successfully met and that Visa's brand and reputation are protected while minimizing legal liability and regulatory risk. Our vision entails each legal professional living the guiding principles to be a proactive partner who never loses sight of his/her responsibility to protect the company.

What a Counsel in Legal does at Visa:

The position is for a business/commercial attorney to represent the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands markets including in the areas of sales contracts, corporate and commercial matters, products, marketing and IP, legal advisory and routine Legal business and contracts enquires, support the Government Affairs team including in relation to regulation for payment system operators, as well as provide dedicated support to the commercial money movement solutions (CMS), Visa Direct and Currency Cloud business.  This position will report to the Senior Managing Counsel who is the head of Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands for Visa Legal in the Asia Pacific region. The applicant must have solid technical legal skills with good commercial and legal risk judgment, excellent communication and analytical skills, be self-motivated, and be able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced and challenging, but rewarding, environment.  Prior payments experience is not required, although the applicant must be willing to learn Visa's business model and the payments industry.

In this role, you are expected to:

• Work closely with business teams to review and advise on commercial and contractual enhancements and/or new business initiatives, as well as day to day commercial related matters
• Be an effective representative/ stakeholder for the AP Legal team in the global legal office and Country management, and liaise with/cooperate with other members of the global and regional Visa legal team
• provide dedicated support to CMS, Visa Direct and Currency Cloud, including to advise on innovation, new CMS product constructs, draft new local product templates, negotiate these with clients, and adapt these for variations on the product as necessary
• have specialized knowledge and provide advice on payment flows and the regulatory framework
• Draft, negotiate and drive to completion complex commercial, technology, and strategic partnership agreements that achieve business objectives
• Provide counseling and advice to business and technology teams regarding deal structures and common approaches to addressing issues
• Assist in regulatory and government engagements/consultations on payment regulations across the AP region and be an effective strategic advisor to the business and government engagement teams including in relation to regulation for payment system operators  
• Some travel may be required

Why this is important to Visa:

The Counsel provides legal advice and support to Visa’s business operations in Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, a business of the Asia Pacific region and serves as a trusted and respected advisor to senior management and a variety of business units. The Counsel has responsibility for enabling Visa’s business and protecting Visa, through drafting agreements, assisting with negotiations, and advising on diverse areas of law for strategic partnerships, commercial transactions, innovation and new product solutions, technology and intellectual property-related matters as well as daily operations of the business.

Projects you will be a part of:

• You will be a member of a regional legal team that works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space.
• As the world's leader in digital payments technology, Visa's mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network - enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Our advanced global processing network, VisaNet, provides secure and reliable payments around the world, and is capable of handling more than 65,000 transaction messages a second. The company's dedication to innovation drives the rapid growth of connected commerce on any device, and fuels the dream of a cashless future for everyone, everywhere. As the world moves from analog to digital, Visa is applying our brand, products, people, network and scale to reshape the future of commerce.
• At Visa, your individuality fits right in. Working here gives you an opportunity to impact the world, invest in your career growth, and be part of an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a global team of disruptors, trailblazers, innovators and risk-takers who are helping drive econom...