Associate Counsel

Job Overview

Our client currently looking for Associate Counsel

Responsibilities

• In this role, you will report to the Deputy General Counsel and work closely with the growing Fintech and HTS legal team, product leads, and other senior business partners to provide advice on complex regulatory matters impacting Hopper’s global business, and drive and execute bespoke and creative commercial contracts with  HTS partners (including banks, consumer brands, airlines, hotels, and online travel agents) around the world
• You will be a self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and tackle unfamiliar issues in new markets to remove blockers and facilitate deal close
• You will be eager to unpack the complexities needed to close cross-border commercial transactions as a rapidly-scaling B2B business with a home base in Canada and significant operations in the U.S. that operates globally with subsidiaries and affiliates in 38+ countries
• This will include identification and implementation of innovative solutions to cross-border remittance and indirect tax (VAT/DST/sales tax) issues
• You will also assist in ensuring compliance of all Fintech and HTS product implementations with requirements in all global markets in which Hopper and its HTS partners operate
• Draft, negotiate, advise, and close the fintech and HTS partner contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success
• Achieve optimal outcomes across a wide range of legal topics, such as intellectual property, sanctions compliance, payments regulation and data privacy
• Research indirect tax and withholding issues in foreign markets to address questions from prospective HTS partners
• Navigate the intersection of travel, technological innovation, and financial services on a broad range of complex regulatory issues such as payments, lending, insurance, and strategic bank partnerships
• Advise product teams on a range of issues in developing innovative product structures, including new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting fintech products
• Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products, including drafting and maintaining product terms and conditions
• Partner with the business on general commercial matters and negotiate the contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success – from our biggest Cloud deals (distribution of our fintech products to our B2B partners), to the fundamental commercial contracts that the business needs to operate
• Advise on all issues affecting Hopper’s business globally, including consumer protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, data privacy and information security, and corporate governance

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