Commercial Payments Document Negotiation Team Manager - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel

Join JPMorgan Chase & Co., a global leader in financial services, and become part of a team that values extensive industry knowledge and local expertise. This role in our Commercial Banking business offers the opportunity to serve a diverse client base, providing dedicated service to corporations, municipalities, and not-for-profit organizations. With us, you can grow your career, develop your skills, and make a significant impact in the financial industry.

As the Commercial Payments Document Negotiation Team Manager - Vice President, Assistant General Counsel in our Commercial Banking’s Innovation & Payments Legal team, you will provide strategic guidance on building and training a new team, as well as participate in active negotiations with Commercial Bank customers from all sub-LOBs in CB.  This role will play a key part in advising the business and providing day-to-day support for the team and its stakeholders.  The ideal candidate will have familiarity with negotiating treasury services documents and managing a team.

Job responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating and advising the business on a wide range of documentation and transaction structures for the Wholesale Payments business.
• Hiring and training new attorneys to negotiate treasury services and related documents
• Liaise and coordinate with product counsel and attorneys from other LOBs to draft and maintain J.P. Morgan’s agreements, written templates and playbooks. 
• Review consumer-facing documentation with an eye toward clarity, ease of understanding, and legal and regulatory compliance
• Advising the businesses on key legal/regulatory issues.

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Minimum of five (5) years post-admission practicing experience with a major law firm, financial institution or judicial clerkship relevant to the responsibilities of the position
• JD or educational equivalent required. Attorney candidates must be in compliance with all relevant licensing requirements including those of the jurisdiction where the role will be located prior to commencement of employment
• Experience working in or with FinTech and/or third-party payment processors
• Familiarity with banking law, Uniform Commercial Code Articles 4 and 4A financial services laws and regulations
• Ability to lead and drive teams to institute change and collaboration across a variety of functional areas
• Ability to prioritize work, manage a large number of matters at one time, and interact with senior management

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of wholesale payments products and services
• Experience working with merchant service processors/providers
• Familiarity with commercial card products

All candidates for roles in the Legal department must successfully complete a conflicts of interest clearance review prior to commencement of employment