Sr. Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial - job 22 of 26

As a Senior Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial at Visa, you will be responsible for supporting issuing solutions by either leading legal efforts for certain products or collaborating with a small team of experienced counsel. Your key tasks will include giving legal advice on transactional matters, drafting complex commercial agreements, and ensuring that product development aligns with regulatory requirements.

To qualify for the Senior Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial role at Visa, candidates should possess strong analytical, client counseling, and negotiation skills. A law degree and relevant experience in product, business, or commercial law are crucial, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.

The Senior Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial at Visa plays a critical role in ensuring that the Value-Added Services meet business objectives. By providing sophisticated legal counsel, managing regulatory assessments, and drafting commercial agreements, you will help navigate the legal landscape while fostering productive client relationships.

Success as a Senior Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial at Visa requires good judgment, strong problem-solving abilities, and excellent communication skills. Being a collaborative team player, possessing an optimistic outlook, and having proficiency in navigating regulatory landscapes are crucial for thriving in this role.

A candidate in the Senior Associate Counsel, Product & Commercial position at Visa can expect a hybrid work environment. While specific in-office days will be confirmed by the hiring manager, this role provides the flexibility to work remotely, allowing for a balanced approach to work-life integration.

To answer this question effectively, share specific examples of commercial agreements you have drafted in the past, highlighting any challenges you faced and how you overcame them. Emphasize your negotiation skills and provide concrete outcomes that resulted from your efforts.

When addressing this question, demonstrate your organizational skills by describing your approaches to manage multiple priorities. You can outline tools or strategies you use, such as setting timelines, assessing urgency, and collaborating with teams to ensure deadlines are met efficiently.

Prepare for this question by detailing specific regulatory challenges you faced in past positions. Explain how you turned those challenges into actionable solutions, noting any collaborations with regulatory bodies or legal teams that were essential to your success.

In your response, provide a specific example that illustrates your teamwork and communication skills. Highlight the legal objective you were working toward, the role you played in the collaboration, and the successful outcome that resulted from your joint efforts.

In answering this question, share specific resources you rely on to keep abreast of developments in commercial law. This could include attending legal seminars, subscribing to legal publications, or being a part of professional associations that focus on regulatory updates.

Explain your approach to integrating compliance checks throughout the product development process. Discuss how you collaborate with product teams to identify legal requirements early in development, conduct thorough reviews, and ensure compliance before launch.

To effectively articulate your experience with managing external counsel, provide an example of how you selected outside counsel, established performance metrics, and ensured that expectations were met. Mention how you maintained communication to achieve quality outcomes.

When providing an example, ensure it reflects a challenging negotiation scenario. Describe the interests at stake, the strategies and techniques you employed, and how your negotiation led to a successful resolution that met both parties' needs.

Address this question by identifying potential legal challenges such as compliance with emerging regulations, competition laws, or data privacy issues. Provide your insights on how you would proactively navigate these challenges as part of Visa's legal team.

Discuss your systematic approach to legal research, mentioning tools you use, such as legal databases or online resources. Provide an example of how thorough research has impacted a decision or project in your previous roles.