Senior Counsel, Product & Technology

Position Type

Full time

Type Of Hire

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Job Description

Every day at FIS, innovators, problem solvers and changemakers work together to create technology that advances the world of finance. We embrace new ideas, challenge what's possible and empower our teams to make a lasting impact. If you're ready to help shape the future of fintech, unlock your next chapter with FIS.

About The Team

The FIS Legal team is comprised of 200+ attorneys and paraprofessionals worldwide who are a part of the Legal, Compliance & Corporate Affairs (LCCA) group, which includes 600+ professionals who serve as advisors to and partners with our businesses. Teams within our group work collaboratively with each other and with our business colleagues to solve problems in an effective and pragmatic manner. We view our role as one of strategic enablement and support for our business leaders in a variety of legal, compliance and corporate affairs matters. We strive to assist our businesses in meeting their objectives with sound, reasonable and well-considered legal counsel and compliance analysis and support.

About The Role

As Product Counsel, you will serve as a strategic legal partner for assigned financial technology products and services. You will provide practical, risk-calibrated advice throughout the product lifecycle, from early design and development through launch, commercialization, ongoing support and retirement. You will collaborate with product, technology, sales, compliance, privacy, security and business leaders to support responsible innovation, efficient contracting and client trust. Success requires strong legal judgment, technical fluency and the ability to translate complex requirements into actionable business guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the legal strategy for assigned products throughout development, launch, commercialization, ongoing support and retirement
• Advise stakeholders on product design, delivery models, data flows, regulatory requirements and third-party dependencies
• Develop legal roadmaps aligned with product milestones, required approvals, contract readiness and go-to-market plans
• Counsel business teams on banking, payments, data, privacy, security, intellectual property and consumer protection matters
• Draft, negotiate and maintain product terms, commercial agreements, specifications, pricing attachments and client-facing documentation
• Support sales negotiations, strategic partnerships, requests for proposals and client discussions involving complex product issues
• Coordinate with compliance and legal specialists to deliver consistent, practical guidance and resolve cross-functional dependencies
• Advise on vendor relationships, subcontracting, service levels, audits, incident response and operational commitments
• Identify recurring legal and negotiation issues, then develop scalable templates, playbooks, training and escalation guidance
• Support product-related disputes and operational matters through factual analysis, risk assessment and practical resolution strategies

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• Seven or more years of relevant legal experience supporting financial services, fintech, technology or enterprise software businesses
• Demonstrated experience advising products throughout development, commercialization, contracting, support and lifecycle management
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across technology agreements, product terms and complex commercial transactions
• Ability to evaluate multifaceted legal and regulatory issues and provide clear, risk-calibrated recommendations
• Technical fluency sufficient to understand product architecture, data flows, delivery models and technology-related legal risks
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and experience partnering with senior leaders and cross-functional teams
• Ability to prioritize high-volume, business-critical work and drive complex projects to timely completion

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting banking, payments, data, artificial intelligence, fraud, financial crime or enterprise platform products
• Knowledge of privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property and technology governance requirements
• Experience advising banks, credit unions, payment providers or other regulated financial services organizations
• Familiarity with software-as-a-service, hosted, cloud, on-premise, application programming interface or integrated delivery models
• Experience developing scalable contract templates, legal playbooks, training materials and process improvements
• Experience supporting client audits, security reviews, vendor risk assessments and third-party technology relationships

The impact you'll make

FIS’s dedicated Product Counsel structure reflects the company’s view that embedded product legal support is essential to innovation, speed to market, risk mitigation and customer trust. As Product Counsel, the successful candidate will help legal operate at the center of product strategy rather than at the end of the process. This role offers the opportunity to support enterprise platform offerings that are critical to FIS’s business, while helping product teams move faster, contract more consistently and build governance into the product lifecycle.

What we offer you

At FIS, you’ll have opportunities to grow your career, collaborate with talented colleagues, and make an impact that reaches far beyond your role.

Our Benefits Include

• Internal career growth opportunities
• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer~ In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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