Uber Legal Counsel Payments UK 

United States, West Virginia 

118906799

About the role

In the UK, Uber operates its payments infrastructure through a licensed electronic money institution, Uber Payments UK. As Counsel, Payments, UK, you will be the local Payments team's first point of contact to help them navigate the various UK financial regulatory laws applicable to them and build out the UK payment operations. The role is based in London, United Kingdom, but you will be part of the global Payments Legal team and will report to the Director Payments Legal EMEA & APAC.

Your impact in the role

• Work closely with the Payments, Risk & Identity Team on payments and financial services legal matters for Uber and its entities in the United Kingdom
• Advise Uber’s product and business teams on the development, launch, and maintenance of payments and financial service products for the Uber platform in the UK
• Negotiate commercial agreements with payment processors, banks, and payments-related support vendors
• Proactively monitor and advise the business on current and new financial services regulations and card scheme rules that could impact Uber’s business model and growth
• Collaborate with a variety of internal stakeholders, including compliance, treasury, product, engineering, etc. on licenses and registrations for payments activities required by Uber
• Support Uber as it expands its global payments compliance infrastructure

What you need to bring to the role

• A minimum of 5+ years experience with preference for mix of in- house and law firm background
• Knowledge of the laws, rules, and regulations that regulate payment systems and other types of financial transactions in the United Kingdom.
• Experience advising regulated payment entities and supporting payments compliance programs (ie. AML/CTF, sanctions, client due diligence)
• Understanding of legal principles applicable to payments and risk, including the payments ecosystem (e.g., the role of acquiring and issuing banks, card networks, payment processors, gateways, risk vendors, etc.), regulatory implications (e.g., stored value, financial regulatory and compliance obligations, international regulatory issues, etc.) and consumer protection laws
• Knowledge of major payment network rules and processes and experience dealing with major payment networks are a plus.
• Strong financial regulatory background
• Strong academic credentials and law degree from a top law school
• Possess excellent business judgment, communication and interpersonal skills
• Enthusiastic about Uber!

* Accommodations may be available based on religious and/or medical conditions, or as required by applicable law. To request an accommodation, please reach out to .