General Counsel
FirstView - Atlanta, GA
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FirstView is a payment technology solution provider and prepaid debit card program manager and processor. The General Counsel (GC) is a key member of the executive management team and is responsible for ensuring that the company operates within the law at all times as well as overseeing all compliance and risk management activities. The GC provides senior management with expert legal advice regarding the development of company strategies and their implementation as well as the negotiation of contracts with vendors, clients and critical third parties. The GC is a business partner that manages the legal and compliance functions, works directly with executive management to achieve strategic and tactical business objectives.
Essential Responsibilities/Duties/Functions:
Provide accurate and timely legal advice to the executive staff on all legal matters that affect the company as well as the selection, retention, management and evaluation of outside counsel as required.
Has primary management responsibility for ensuring the company’s compliance with any applicable banking, financial services, data privacy, anti-money laundering, information security, or other relevant and applicable laws and/or regulations including employment and business process laws.
Oversees the development and maintenance of corporate policies and procedures and ensures all necessary training programs of company employees are completed in compliance with company policy and procedures.
Manages the company’s internal legal and compliance function and oversees the responses to all requests for information including subpoenas, requests for information from regulatory or government agencies, processing networks and/or auditors conducting non-financial examinations.
Actively engages in developing all client program contracts and manages the execution of all program due diligence and risk assessment ensuring all documents submitted to our sponsor banks and networks are complete and accurate as well as supporting both sales and operations in evaluating and managing ongoing program compliance.
Serves as compliance officer, privacy officer and secretary to the Board.
Education and Experience:
Juris Doctorate from a nationally accredited law school with admission to at least one state bar.
Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in financial services with demonstrated success developing and managing a support staff and cost-effective management of outside legal resources.
Extensive experience in the payment processing industry including, but not limited to SOC1, AML, PCI, MTL and CFPB requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Travel Requirements: Must be willing to travel monthly for industry conferences and other meetings as required.
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