Corporate Counsel

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Lead Bank

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Lead Bank is a financial institution providing flexible financing and reliable support for businesses at every stage. The bank offers a range of services, including business banking, personal banking, and a Banking as a Service (BaaS) partner platform aimed at empowering fintech startups. Established in 1928, Lead Bank combines a solid historical foundation with a forward-thinking approach, offering personalized financial solutions such as checking, savings, investment, and lending options. Committed to innovation, Lead Bank focuses on leveraging fintech to enhance its banking services and provide a better future for its clients.

Commercial Lending • Business Lending • Business Advisory • Strategic Financial Solutions

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2010

🏦 Banking

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

💰 $30M Debt Financing on 2021-03

📋 Description

•Lead is a fintech building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. •We operate an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. •Additionally, we have offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City, where our technical, product, design, and legal teams operate. •While fintech companies continue pushing boundaries, they have largely accepted that directly integrating with banks is costly, time-consuming and operationally burdensome. •This frustration comes in many forms: gaps in technical acumen, product scalability, client risk appetite, and company culture. •These gaps clearly illustrate the need for a new paradigm in banking technology. •Lead Bank is bridging those gaps. •We see a massive opportunity for a tech-savvy developer-focused bank to augment a sophisticated financial services platform. •Join us on our journey. •We are looking to hire a Corporate Counsel to join our nimble in-house legal team to support our traditional community bank product offerings and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) initiatives. •The attorney will support internal stakeholders through the increased regulatory and technology demands on bank products. •This role will be a key member of our risk team, reporting to the Assistant General Counsel. •This attorney will be a strategic partner in building processes and practices that will drive efficiencies and enable our legal team to scale.

🎯 Requirements

•Juris Doctor (JD) degree and admission to practice law in good standing for at least one jurisdiction in the United States •3+ years experience, ideally in the banking/financial services industry •In-depth experience with contract negotiation and litigation strategies •Understands, interprets, and applies banking laws and regulations to innovative environments such as fintech •Critical-thinker with the ability to be practical and balance competing risks (legal and non-legal) •Eager to collaborate/compromise to get to the best, most efficient outcome •Strong judgment, good instincts and sharp analytical skills •Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally to align stakeholders on the goals and behaviors required for success •Welcomes divergent opinions and perspectives •Intellectually curious self-starter that likes to roll up your sleeves

🏖️ Benefits

•Competitive compensation, based on experience, geographic location, and role •Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k Matching, and other wellness benefits, including FSA, HSA and HRA •Paid parental leave •Flexible vacation policy, including PTO and paid holidays •A fun and challenging team environment in a dynamic industry with ample opportunities for career growth