Senior Associate Counsel, Legal

Team Summary

The Visa India and South Asia Legal team manages Visas legal affairs in the India and South Asia cluster. Our team provides advice and services to ensure business goals are successfully met and that Visas brand and reputation are protected while minimizing legal liability and regulatory risk. Our vision entails each legal professional living the guiding principles to be a proactive partner who never loses sight of his/her responsibility to protect the company.

What a Senior Associate Counsel in Legal does at Visa:

Visa is seeking a talented business/commercial lawyer to join our expanding legal team supporting our India and South Asia operations. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on diverse legal matters, including commercial contracts, corporate issues, product matters, marketing agreements, and routine legal inquiries. Reporting to the Senior Managing Counsel for India and South Asia, the ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of commercial business law and management, coupled with exceptional drafting skills. We require someone with solid technical legal expertise, good commercial/legal risk judgment, and the ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced, challenging, yet rewarding environment.

The successful candidate will be a strong legal advisor and commercial lawyer rolled into one, demonstrating excellent communication and analytical skills. Self-motivation and a willingness to work diligently are essential. While prior experience in the payments sector is not mandatory, the candidate must be eager to learn about Visas business model and the payments industry. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a global company at the forefront of digital payments in one of the worlds most dynamic regions.

In this role, you are expected to:

Why this is important to Visa

The Senior Associate Counsel provides legal advice, counsel and support to Visa s business operations in the India and South Asia cluster and serves as a trusted and respected advisor to senior management and a variety of business units. The Senior Associate Counsel has responsibility for enabling Visa s business and protecting Visa, through drafting agreements, assisting with negotiations, and advising on diverse areas of law for strategic partnerships, commercial transactions, technology and intellectual property-related matters as well as daily operations of the business.

Projects you will be a part of:

You will be a member of a regional legal team that works at the cutting edge of new payment technologies, innovation and the fintech industry in an increasingly regulated environment, which brings unique and novel challenges in the commercial/technology law space.