Product Counsel, Payments

Product Counsel, Payments 🚀 JOIN THE FUTURE OF COMMERCE WITH WHATNOT! Whatnot is the largest live shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. We’re re-defining e-commerce by blending community, shopping, and entertainment into a community just for you. As a remote co-located team, we’re inspired by innovation and anchored in our values https://www.whatnot.com/careers. With hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Australia, we’re building the future of online marketplaces –together. From fashion, beauty, and electronics to collectibles like trading cards, comic books, and even live plants, our live auctions have something for everyone. And we’re just getting started! As one of the fastest growing marketplaces https://a16z.com/marketplace-100/, we’re looking for bold, forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news https://blog.teamwhatnot.com/ and engineering https://medium.com/whatnot-engineering blogs and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business, and bring people together through commerce. 💻 ROLE We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Counsel to lead legal support for Whatnot’s payments and financial services initiatives, spanning both consumer experiences and merchant/acquirer relationships. This role will be a key partner to our Product, Engineering, Business Development, and Risk teams, advising on the design, development, and operation of innovative payment systems. You’ll work on everything from new payment features and financial products to large-scale partnerships with processors, card networks, and other fintech players. The ideal candidate has deep experience in payments and fintech regulation, a strong transactional background, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach. You’ll help us navigate complex regulatory frameworks while enabling speed and innovation. - Provide strategic and practical legal advice to product, engineering, and business teams on the design and rollout of payment products, merchant services, and financial infrastructure. - Advise on regulatory and compliance requirements, including U.S. and international payment regulations, money transmission, stored value, AML/BSA, consumer protection, and card network rules. - Draft, negotiate, and manage complex commercial agreements with processors, acquiring banks, payment facilitators, and other financial partners. - Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Product Operations to develop scalable policies, playbooks, and controls that support compliant and sustainable growth. - Support expansion of payment products into new jurisdictions, assessing cross-border licensing and regulatory frameworks. - Collaborate with Business Development on strategic financial partnerships and integrations. - Stay current on developments in payments, fintech, and digital commerce regulation, and advise leadership on implications for product strategy. - Help build the infrastructure for a world-class legal function that scales with Whatnot’s growth. We offer flexibility to work from home or from one of our global office hubs, and we value in-person time for planning, problem-solving, and connection. Team members in this role must live within commuting distance of our New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, or Los Angeles hubs. 👋 YOU Curious about who thrives at Whatnot? We’ve found that low ego, a growth mindset, and leaning into action and high impact goes a long way here. As our Corporate Counsel, you should have: - A Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (CA or NY preferred). - 8+ years of combined experience in a top law firm and/or in-house legal department, including at least 3 years advising on payments, fintech, or financial services matters. - Deep understanding of payments law and infrastructure, including card network operating rules, money transmissi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)