About the role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an innovative, entrepreneurial legal leader who thrives in ambiguous environments and can make sound decisions with imperfect information while driving business growth
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to practice law
- 10+ years of legal experience with at least 6 years in product counsel or a similar role
- 3+ years of people management experience, preferably leading legal teams
- Deep expertise in financial services regulation, particularly payments, money transmission, and card programs/payment cards
- Experience with card issuing, processing, network regulations (Visa, Mastercard), and related compliance requirements (PCI DSS)
- Strong understanding of fintech product development and technology platforms
- Experience with SaaS business models and B2B commercial arrangements
- Proven track record of providing practical, business-oriented legal advice in fast-paced environments
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments and make sound decisions with incomplete information
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of innovative problem-solving and strategic thinking
- Experience at high-growth fintech or payments companies
- Background with global regulatory frameworks and cross-border payments
- Knowledge of emerging technologies in financial services (APIs, blockchain, etc.)
- Experience with venture-backed or public company environments
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience launching new financial products or entering new markets
- Track record of successfully pivoting legal strategies in response to market or regulatory changes
What the job involves
- We're seeking an experienced Director, Product Counsel to lead our product legal function and drive strategic legal support for Tipalti's AI-driven finance automation solution
- This role will manage our existing product counsel team while providing senior-level legal guidance on product development, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives in the rapidly evolving payments and financial services landscape
- Lead and manage the product counsel team, providing mentorship, professional development, and strategic direction
- Build and scale the product legal function to support Tipalti's growth trajectory
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional leadership, including Product, Engineering, Compliance, Marketing and Alliances
- Establish best practices, processes, and workflows for efficient and innovative legal support of product initiatives
- Provide strategic legal counsel on product development, feature launches, and go-to-market strategies
- Lead legal review and risk assessment of new products, services, and partnerships
- Advise on product compliance with applicable regulations including payments, money transmission and card programs
- Support product roadmap planning with proactive legal guidance and risk mitigation strategies
- Navigate complex regulatory landscape across multiple jurisdictions where Tipalti operates including US, Canada, UK, EU and Israel
- Ensure product compliance with state and federal money transmission, AML and card issuing, processing, and network regulations
- Collaborate with the Compliance team on regulatory change management and implementation
- Interface with regulators and external counsel on product-related matters
- Support strategic partnerships, integrations, and business development initiatives
- Lead legal aspects of product-related M&A activities and due diligence
- Advise on intellectual property strategy
- Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements related to product offerings
Benefits
- A thriving team and business
- Career-building opportunities
- Politics-free culture
- Focused on success
- Great benefits
About Tipalti
Tipalti is the only global payables automation solution to streamline all phases of the AP and payment management workflow in one holistic cloud platform. Tipalti makes it painless for accounts payable departments to manage their entire supplier payments operation. The solution addresses everything from supplier onboarding and vetting, to tax and regulatory compliance, invoice processing, payments to suppliers anywhere in the world in a wide range of payment methods and currencies, supplier payment status communications, to closing the loop with payment reconciliation and reporting.
Innovative companies use Tipalti to eliminate up to 80% of their supplier payment workload, helping them scale their business efficiently with global growth, while strengthening financial and compliance controls and while enhancing the partner payment experience. Companies like Duolingo, Roblox, Amazon Twitch, ironSource, and over 1500 others trust Tipalti to elevate their global supplier payments operation.
About the role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an innovative, entrepreneurial legal leader who thrives in ambiguous environments and can make sound decisions with imperfect information while driving business growth
- JD from an accredited law school and admission to practice law
- 10+ years of legal experience with at least 6 years in product counsel or a similar role
- 3+ years of people management experience, preferably leading legal teams
- Deep expertise in financial services regulation, particularly payments, money transmission, and card programs/payment cards
- Experience with card issuing, processing, network regulations (Visa, Mastercard), and related compliance requirements (PCI DSS)
- Strong understanding of fintech product development and technology platforms
- Experience with SaaS business models and B2B commercial arrangements
- Proven track record of providing practical, business-oriented legal advice in fast-paced environments
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly changing environments and make sound decisions with incomplete information
- Entrepreneurial mindset with a track record of innovative problem-solving and strategic thinking
- Experience at high-growth fintech or payments companies
- Background with global regulatory frameworks and cross-border payments
- Knowledge of emerging technologies in financial services (APIs, blockchain, etc.)
- Experience with venture-backed or public company environments
- Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Experience launching new financial products or entering new markets
- Track record of successfully pivoting legal strategies in response to market or regulatory changes
What the job involves
- We're seeking an experienced Director, Product Counsel to lead our product legal function and drive strategic legal support for Tipalti's AI-driven finance automation solution
- This role will manage our existing product counsel team while providing senior-level legal guidance on product development, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives in the rapidly evolving payments and financial services landscape
- Lead and manage the product counsel team, providing mentorship, professional development, and strategic direction
- Build and scale the product legal function to support Tipalti's growth trajectory
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional leadership, including Product, Engineering, Compliance, Marketing and Alliances
- Establish best practices, processes, and workflows for efficient and innovative legal support of product initiatives
- Provide strategic legal counsel on product development, feature launches, and go-to-market strategies
- Lead legal review and risk assessment of new products, services, and partnerships
- Advise on product compliance with applicable regulations including payments, money transmission and card programs
- Support product roadmap planning with proactive legal guidance and risk mitigation strategies
- Navigate complex regulatory landscape across multiple jurisdictions where Tipalti operates including US, Canada, UK, EU and Israel
- Ensure product compliance with state and federal money transmission, AML and card issuing, processing, and network regulations
- Collaborate with the Compliance team on regulatory change management and implementation
- Interface with regulators and external counsel on product-related matters
- Support strategic partnerships, integrations, and business development initiatives
- Lead legal aspects of product-related M&A activities and due diligence
- Advise on intellectual property strategy
- Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements related to product offerings
Benefits
- A thriving team and business
- Career-building opportunities
- Politics-free culture
- Focused on success
- Great benefits
About Tipalti
Tipalti is the only global payables automation solution to streamline all phases of the AP and payment management workflow in one holistic cloud platform. Tipalti makes it painless for accounts payable departments to manage their entire supplier payments operation. The solution addresses everything from supplier onboarding and vetting, to tax and regulatory compliance, invoice processing, payments to suppliers anywhere in the world in a wide range of payment methods and currencies, supplier payment status communications, to closing the loop with payment reconciliation and reporting.
Innovative companies use Tipalti to eliminate up to 80% of their supplier payment workload, helping them scale their business efficiently with global growth, while strengthening financial and compliance controls and while enhancing the partner payment experience. Companies like Duolingo, Roblox, Amazon Twitch, ironSource, and over 1500 others trust Tipalti to elevate their global supplier payments operation.