With over 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is on the way to becoming the world’s favorite way to shop. To help us get there, we’re assembling an unparalleled global talent team—accelerating individual careers, and disrupting entire industries. We’re looking for people ready to achieve the extraordinary and embrace our bold ambitions as we shape the future of payments and fintech. Will you join us?
What you will do
- Running the legal part of exciting product development projects
- Responding to requests by authorities
- Managing relationships with outside counsel to address and resolve legal issues
- Reviewing and improving the legal aspects of existing routines and processes from a legal perspective
- Monitoring and advising on relevant legal and regulatory developments and trends
- Overseeing potential disputes
- Advising on privacy or regulatory requirements within payments and consumer credit law
- Leading legal investigations and respond to regulatory and consumer protection ad hoc questions
- Legal research on marketing and privacy-related topics across various jurisdictions
- Creating legal guidelines and instructions for marketers
- Reviewing marketing assets such as direct marketing send-outs (email, SMS, in-app messages, push notifications)
- Drafting and reviewing T&Cs for marketing competitions, giveaways, and other offers
- Drafting contracts and assisting in contract negotiations with co-marketing partners, suppliers, agencies, and talent
- Collaborating with multiple internal stakeholders across the organization to improve the overall governance of the Customer Service function
- Providing guidance and support to the domain regarding Klarna’s Buyer Protection Programme (our consumer protection scheme) and its implementation
- Drafting, maintaining and developing privacy notices, policies, instructions, routines, and guidelines
- Providing advice on the privacy aspects of product development
- Providing commercial advice to the business in connection with contract negotiations
Who you are
- Professional experience as a lawyer (5+ years) from a top-notch law firm, or financial institution, card issuer, bank, or a comparable industry player
- J.D degree from accredited law school required
- Admission to a state bar
- Solid interest in the disruptive payment industry and a willingness to learn
- Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in the following areas: money transmission laws and regulations, consumer payment networks and partnerships, consumer credit, and card issuance (including Reg. E, Reg. Z, UDAAP, FCRA, NACHA rules, and card network rules)
- Knowledge of pre-paid cards and deposits
- Proven ability to solve problems in a global environment
- Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English
New York Salary range $179,563 -$242,938 In addition to the posted salary range, there are additional components to Klarna’s compensation package.