The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global econom

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do - and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary: The Senior Legal Counsel (L27) role is focused on supporting all teams responsible for all US buy now, pay later product offerings. The US GPL existing product suite includes the PayPal Pay in 4 product issued by PPI and the Pay Monthly product offered by PPI on behalf of a bank partner. This support includes providing guidance from inception of an initiative through its planning, development, preparedness, and launch, and then carrying through post launch for all aspects of the product lifecycle pre-collections.

Job Description:

PayPal's innovative technology and approaches to payments, coupled with an increasingly complex and demanding legal and regulatory environment, provide robust career opportunities for attorneys motivated and driven by creative clients and a fast paced, cutting edge culture. This role will be focused on supporting all of the teams responsible for buy now, pay later product offering

The successful candidate will have the following specific qualifications and experience:

Significant expertise in legal issues arising in most, if not all, of the following areas: credit and lending, buy now pay later products, financial services, consumer protection, and marketing.

• Significant expertise and prior experience in state laws governing consumer credit installment products, including licensing related topics.
• Significant expertise and prior experience in federal laws and regulations such as: EFTA/Reg. E, TILA/Reg. Z, FCRA/Reg. V, FACTA, GLBA/Reg. P, UDAAP, FDCPA, ECOA/Reg. B, SCRA, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and other laws affecting payments, consumer protection, credit and le
• Experience dealing with regulatory bodies, regulatory exams, internal and third-party audits.
• Experience supporting compliance and risk teams.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to tolerate change and ambiguity.
• Ability and drive to take ownership of projects and tasks which, in many cases, will be matters of first impression.
• Openness to adapting his/her practice in response to the changing landscape of the industry.
• Strong proficiency in working with a team-based approach to subject matter management and knowledge sharing, and comfort with a flexible, agile environment that emphasizes collaboration and team performance over management hierarchy. The successful candidate will enthusiastically collaborate with PayPal legal colleagues across our global organization and be able to hit the ground running.
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm and help drive solutions while providing sound legal advice under challenging circumstances.
• 7 or more years of relevant experience practicing either in-house (or in an equivalent setting) or at a reputable law firm.
• Juris Doctorate or equivalent degree. Admitted to a state bar and in good standing.
• Exceptional writing skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to generate creative, original drafted documents, agreements, and disclosures.
• Outstanding communication skills and ability to work both in teams and independently.
• Ability to effectively synthesize and explain complex and detailed legal requirements to clients across different levels within the organization.