Legal, Deposits and Electronic Payments Attorney, Vice President, New York City/Washington, DC

Location: New York or Washington, D.C. office, United States

Company

hirify.global is a global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm headquartered in New York with offices worldwide.

What you will do

• Advise business, legal, compliance, risk, and other stakeholders on U.S. consumer deposits, electronic payments, digital interfaces, products, services, and controls.
• Provide legal, regulatory, contractual, and transactional support for U.S. deposit-taking businesses and the firm’s U.S. bank subsidiary.
• Draft, review, coordinate, and maintain agreements, disclosures, policies, procedures, and documentation for deposit and electronic payment products.
• Monitor legal, regulatory, and market developments and support advocacy on proposed rules with internal stakeholders and external trade associations.
• Coordinate legal and regulatory change management across the firm and support cross-enterprise initiatives.
• Manage relationships with vendors, external counsel, business partners, and senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree and active admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Ability to serve as in-house counsel in the New York or Washington, D.C. office.
• At least 5 years of law firm or in-house experience advising financial institutions on U.S. deposit or electronic payment products and services.
• Expertise in U.S. deposit and electronic payments law, including Regulation E, Regulation DD, Regulation CC, FDIC regulations, and UDAAP standards.
• Experience with Nacha, wire transfers, RTP, card networks, emerging payment systems, and related billing or transaction disputes.
• Strong judgment, independent working skills, stakeholder collaboration, prioritization, and ability to explain complex statutory requirements clearly.

Culture & Benefits

• Professional development through training and development opportunities.
• Firmwide networks and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
• Benefits, wellness, personal finance offerings, and mindfulness programs.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the recruiting process.