What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Corporate Counsel position at Ria Money Transfer?
Ria opens ways for a better everyday life. With a presence in nearly 200 countries and territories and more than 600,000 locations worldwide, we’re committed to helping millions of people send money home to their loved ones around the world, knowing that our customers deserve much more than just a fair price: they deserve empathy, hope, and ultimately respect.
We’re Ria Money Transfer. A subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT), Ria is a leading expert in cross-border payments that delivers innovative financial services, including fast, secure, and affordable global money transfers. With the world’s largest cross-border real-time money movement network, Ria moves money where it matters. Bridging the gap between digital and physical spaces, Ria’s omnichannel products and services provide unprecedented consumer choice, including real-time payments, mobile wallets, currency exchange, home delivery, and cardless ATM payouts. Ria’s global infrastructure, powered by the Dandelion real-time, cross-border payments network, facilitates financial access to customers, agents and partners alike, by creating new market opportunities and promoting economic growth around the world.
Responsibilities
As a part of the global legal team, you will work with a variety of teams within the organization, including Product, Business Development, Operations, Compliance, IT, Finance and Marketing, leading and overseeing contract negotiations for a broad range of commercial agreements across the money transfer division and providing commercial and regulatory legal advice to business groups. You will draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including:
- Complex financial services agreements with domestic and international digital partners, including financial institutions, service providers, fintech, etc.
- License agreements, including SaaS agreements, for a broad range of digital solutions in the financial services space.
- Non-disclosure agreements and letters of intent.
- Draft and update online consumer terms and conditions.
- Work with the Marketing team on consumer-facing materials.
- Support the Ria Legal Team and business stakeholders in expanding into new geographies.
- Develop and recommend company position on legal issues and provide analysis and advice to internal stakeholders on contractual and legal compliance issues, including data privacy, regulatory, marketing, disputes, and vendor management.
- Develop productive relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure agreements align with company strategy, requirements, and policies.
- Anticipate and guard against the company's legal risks and advise senior management on managing legal risk.
- Play a key role in updating the Ria Legal function operational processes, including creating templates and being involved in the rollout of legal processes.
Qualifications
- You have a Juris Doctor and 5 to 7 years of legal experience.
- Substantial experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements with domestic and international business partners and multi-jurisdictional matters.
- Previous experience in financial services, payment processing, and/or technology/digital industry.
- Adept at building successful relationships with internal/external customers and ability to deliver clear and succinct advice.
- Excellent time management skills to meet time-critical deadlines and ability to multitask and cater to multiple internal clients.
Perks & Benefits. Our package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock options, paid time off, HSA/FSA, short-term/long-term disability, tuition assistance, growth opportunities, and more. Actual starting salary may vary based on geographic location, work experience, and skills.
Ria values diversity and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.