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Lead Counsel, Payments and Regulatory
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Rippling .
3 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.
We are looking for a sharp, forward‑thinking Lead Counsel to expand our portfolio of financial products. This is an exciting opportunity to build the legal and payments infrastructure to support our cutting‑edge financial product stack. You will work closely with business and product teams to develop and execute on a wide range of payments‑related initiatives, creating a first‑in‑kind platform across numerous industries. You will also help drive compliance culture at Rippling across product and operations. The ideal candidate loves working in a fast‑paced environment, enjoys the regulatory challenge of innovative payments and banking systems, takes ownership over initiatives, has excellent analytical and communication skills, and fundamentally believes lawyering need not be boring.
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the business, including product, engineering, operations, and marketing teams, on our US and global payments and fintech offerings.
Provide product counseling across the product lifecycle—from ideation and design through launch and scale—covering regulatory analysis, risk assessment, terms and disclosures, marketing, and regulator interactions.
Navigate complex and evolving global regulatory frameworks to enable compliant product development.
Help design and scale the legal infrastructure for payments in the US and around the globe.
Embed legal and compliance into product and business initiatives while enabling speed, innovation, and customer impact.
Craft and implement pragmatic, efficient, and scalable legal and compliance solutions.
Qualifications
6+ years experience in a payments or fintech legal role (money transmission, lending, banking‑as‑a‑service, or general fintech) at a law firm or in‑house legal department.
Strong understanding of the payments ecosystem and regulatory environment.
Strong interest in payments and regulatory counseling and experience advising on legal issues in highly regulated industries.
Experience building trusted relationships and an ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent communicator with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy‑to‑understand and practical advice.
Ability to work with multiple deadlines under pressure.
Entrepreneurial mindset, self‑starting, and comfortable working in a highly dynamic and complex global organisational environment.
JD, LLB, LLM, or equivalent degree or otherwise authorized to practice law.
Sense of humor.
This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US‑based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location.
Pay range: 171,000 – 299,250 USD per year (US).
Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com.
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Lead Counsel, Payments and Regulatory
role at
Rippling .
3 days ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.
We are looking for a sharp, forward‑thinking Lead Counsel to expand our portfolio of financial products. This is an exciting opportunity to build the legal and payments infrastructure to support our cutting‑edge financial product stack. You will work closely with business and product teams to develop and execute on a wide range of payments‑related initiatives, creating a first‑in‑kind platform across numerous industries. You will also help drive compliance culture at Rippling across product and operations. The ideal candidate loves working in a fast‑paced environment, enjoys the regulatory challenge of innovative payments and banking systems, takes ownership over initiatives, has excellent analytical and communication skills, and fundamentally believes lawyering need not be boring.
Responsibilities
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the business, including product, engineering, operations, and marketing teams, on our US and global payments and fintech offerings.
Provide product counseling across the product lifecycle—from ideation and design through launch and scale—covering regulatory analysis, risk assessment, terms and disclosures, marketing, and regulator interactions.
Navigate complex and evolving global regulatory frameworks to enable compliant product development.
Help design and scale the legal infrastructure for payments in the US and around the globe.
Embed legal and compliance into product and business initiatives while enabling speed, innovation, and customer impact.
Craft and implement pragmatic, efficient, and scalable legal and compliance solutions.
Qualifications
6+ years experience in a payments or fintech legal role (money transmission, lending, banking‑as‑a‑service, or general fintech) at a law firm or in‑house legal department.
Strong understanding of the payments ecosystem and regulatory environment.
Strong interest in payments and regulatory counseling and experience advising on legal issues in highly regulated industries.
Experience building trusted relationships and an ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent communicator with the ability to break down complex requirements into easy‑to‑understand and practical advice.
Ability to work with multiple deadlines under pressure.
Entrepreneurial mindset, self‑starting, and comfortable working in a highly dynamic and complex global organisational environment.
JD, LLB, LLM, or equivalent degree or otherwise authorized to practice law.
Sense of humor.
This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US‑based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location.
Pay range: 171,000 – 299,250 USD per year (US).
Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com.
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