Lead Commercial Counsel Payments –Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Join the JPMorgan Payments Legal Team and be part of one of the world's most innovative full-service providers in the rapidly transforming financial services space.  

As a Lead Commercial Counsel Payments –Vice President, Assistant General Counsel within our Legal Payments teams, you will need proven leadership abilities and a strong passion for drafting and negotiating commercial agreements to co-lead our Commercial Team for JPMorgan Payments negotiations in the United States.  As the co-lead of the Commercial Team, you will be at the forefront of delivering our capabilities and solutions to our customers, working alongside your team as you lead.  You and your team will negotiate commercial agreements, contribute to projects that improve operational processes, review consumer-facing documentation, and provide legal support to sales, client service, and other company collaborators. You will also have the opportunity to work on projects and product initiatives across the JPMorgan Payments Legal Team and broader Legal Department.

The Legal Department at JPMorgan Chase & Co. manages legal and other risks, advises on products and services, interprets laws and regulations that impact the firm, and advises the firm on other matters.  Our global team is made up of 2,000 lawyers and legal professionals with a reputation as thought leaders who deliver best-in-class services. As trusted advisors, we help the firm’s clients while also safeguarding the integrity of the firm.  We are committed to a culture of inclusivity and belonging, where people can grow and succeed throughout their careers while working for a first-in-class financial institution doing cutting-edge work. If these values resonate with you, we would like to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

• Lead a team of Commercial attorneys focused negotiating commercial agreements with our Payments clients.
• Foster a culture of growth and development within the team by providing mentorship, guidance, and support to attorneys, helping them enhance their skills and advance their careers.
• Work cross-functionally and globally to negotiate complex and high-value commercial agreements with J.P. Morgan’s customers.
• Contribute to projects that improve operational processes to increase the efficiency and scalability of commercial legal support, driving innovation and best practices.
• Collaborate with product counsel to draft and maintain J.P. Morgan’s agreements, written templates and playbooks. 
• Review consumer-facing documentation with an eye toward clarity, ease of understanding, and legal and regulatory compliance.
• Provide legal support to sales, client service and other company collaborators.
• Support projects and product initiatives across the J.P. Morgan Payments Legal Team and broader Legal department.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong decision-making abilities, practical business judgement and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and advance multiple deals happening simultaneously, often on tight deadlines.
• Ability to lead and drive teams to institute change and collaboration across a variety of functional areas.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to suggest and implement change to improve operational efficiency.
• Effective and creative problem-solving and troubleshooting ability, comfortable making decisions and taking ownership of tasks. 
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills.
• Desire to learn and intellectual curiosity.
• Law degree with at least 5 years relevant legal experience, including in corporate, commercial, regulatory or litigation.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in banking or financial services.
• Privacy, data use, data security expertise.
• Federal Government contracting experience.
• Experience working in a global and cross border industry.

All candidates for roles in the Legal department must be licensed to practice law in the country of employment and successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment.