Senior Legal Counsel - North America

Please note that this role will be based out of our headquartered North America office in Austin, Texas. We are on a hybrid business model that requires this individual to be in the office more so than less during the week. Unfortunately, we cannot offer remote work at this time.About the job:You’ll undertake a wide range of legal matters relating to Wise’s day to day and strategic initiatives.  You will be supporting the growth plans from different business teams in North America, including the launch of new products and features in the region.  Alongside a primary focus on the NorthAm region, you may also provide support on LatAm and global matters. You’ll be:Working closely and building relationships with multiple business units across the NorthAm region to advise on a wide range of legal matters and ad hoc problems as they arise, including financial regulation and consumer protection, payments, banking, marketing standards and partnerships;Working with other members of the global legal team and outside counsel to manage local litigation and regulatory dispute matters and address legal issues in various areas of the law, including consumer litigation, intellectual property, asset recovery;Structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements with bank partners, API users and enterprise customers;Mentoring and upskilling the business teams, making life simple and easy;Understanding the real risks to the business and advising on the operational impact and practicalities of those risks;  Reviewing current practices and developing and maintaining templates;Streamlining processes and structuring tasks related to legal matters in NorthAm;Staying up to date on legal developments in NorthAm and advising on future-looking initiatives; andWorking with the global Legal team to support the wider needs of the company, for example trainings and workshops.