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Senior Corporate Counsel

Senior Corporate Counsel

Cross River BankFort Lee, New Jersey, United States
28 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Who We Are

Cross River is a highly profitable, fast-growing financial technology company powering the future of financial services. Our comprehensive suite of innovative and scalable embedded payments, cards, and lending products deliver financial services for millions of businesses and consumers around the globe. Cross River is backed by leading investors and serves the world’s most essential fintech and technology companies. Together with its partners, Cross River is reshaping global finance and financial inclusion.

We are on a mission to build the infrastructure that propels access, inclusion, and the democratization of financial services. While our company has tripled in size over the last three years, our strong sense of purpose led Cross River to be named to American Banker’s list of Best Places to Work in Fintech for the last 6 years. The reason for this success is simple – our nimble, and collaborative family culture lives in every member of our growing team. Together we are at the forefront of technology and innovation, and we invite passionate, collaborative, and motivated, high performers to join our expanding team.

What we’re looking for

Cross River is currently seeking candidates for a Senior Corporate Counsel reporting to the Deputy General Counsel. The successful candidate must have demonstrated legal work experience as an attorney with a recognized U.S. law firm and / or in-house with a financial institution, fintech company or technology company. She / he should also have experience advising on general corporate matters, contract agreements, employment and banking. Demonstrated strong judgement, market knowledge and decision-making skills are critical to successfully lead projects, manage transactions and oversee outside counsel. Candidates must possess excellent communication skills, a strong commitment to client service, ability to handle multiple matters, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced team environment.

Role Responsibilities :

  • Provide legal advice and counsel, and legal interpretation, to management on a wide range of legal matters, including vendor IT / SAAS agreements, donation and sponsorship agreements, general transaction matters
  • Drafting, review and approval of company agreements, including key agreements relating to customers, partnership arrangements, suppliers and vendors, payers, clients, and licensing.
  • Provide legal advice and counsel relating to general employment practice matters and employment related litigation
  • Support strategic activities including ventures, acquisitions or other significant transactions—from the earliest stages in the process, through due diligence, preparation of deal terms, negotiation of deal documents, to closing and post-deal integration
  • Strong interest in advising companies on legal issues relating to artificial intelligence, including implementing use of AI in the legal department and drafting contracts for AI related transactions or vendor contracts with AI use with a keen focus on providing strategic guidance navigating the legal landscape of AI technology
  • Assist in the development of standardized contractual forms across business lines
  • Oversee work required from outside counsel, where required
  • Provide clear and concise guidance to business units, particularly on novel and complex legal issues
  • Proactively collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise, including compliance, technology, risk, operations and other key partners
  • Support other projects to support the legal department as necessary

Success Factors :

  • Analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to review and anticipate broader organizational impact(s) required.
  • Ability to think “outside the box” in addressing novel issues and a willingness to learn new legal subject matter areas, as needed. Creative, agile thinker with an entrepreneurial, solutions-oriented mindset to drive business growth objectives.
  • Self-starter that likes to take on responsibility and committed to continuous improvement; upholds corporate values and displays integrity and high ethical standards.
  • Proactively create trust with colleagues with consistent communication and collaborate effectively with multiple internal groups and foster and maintain strong relationships, partnering with other lawyers, risk and compliance partners and business colleagues at all levels to drive results.
  • Good time management and prioritization skills, well organized, attention to detail, and able to effectively self-manage numerous several sensitive or urgent issues or projects simultaneously and produce professional quality work under tight deadlines with limited administrative support.
  • Strong written and oral advocacy and corporate communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to interact effectively, and the ability and desire to build relationships and influence others.

    • Qualifications :

  • Juris Doctorate degree required, along with admission to a NY / NJ State Bar
  • 8+ years’ experience as an attorney (minimum of 2 years in-house)
  • Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
  • Knowledge and experience with laws, rules and regulations applicable to U.S. public companies (including those relating to the transition from a private to a public company)
  • Experience managing relationships with managers and HR business partners
  • Experience with intellectual property and M&A matters, a plus
  • Experience of working with consumer finance laws and regulations, risk management, and fintech, a plus
  • Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
  • High degree of professional ethics and integrity
  • Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information
  • Hybrid role located in Fort Lee, NJ

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    Salary Range : $250,000.00 - $300,000.00

    Cross River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cross River does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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