ARQ Senior US Legal Counsel at ARQ leads regulatory, licensing, privacy, and legal matters for US fintech products and partnerships. The role supports US product launches and manages legal strategy and compliance across multiple entities.
Responsibilities
As Senior US Legal Counsel, this is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in helping us on our mission. Serving as a strategic right hand to the Chief Legal Officer, you will lead regulatory, licensing, technical legal matters, privacy frameworks, bank partnership agreements, and US product launches such as savings accounts and US investment offerings across our US entities.
Navigate Regulatory, Licensing & Privacy Requirements: lead regulatory strategy, licensing setup, and privacy compliance across US products, including launching US offerings, savings accounts, and bank agreements while managing external legal counsel.
Lead US Technical Legal & Product Launches: advise on complex technical legal matters, investment laws, product agreements, and regulatory frameworks required for US expansion.
Bank Partnerships & Investment Frameworks: negotiate and structure key financial institution partnerships, bank agreements, and investment product legal structures.
Serve as Strategic Leadership & Mentor: act as the key right-hand counsel to leadership and manage US mid-level legal team members as the US legal function expands.
Senior-level legal experience at top fintechs, banking institutions, or tech companies and law firms where you have the experience of what we need
Demonstrated expertise in US fintech regulations, licensing, bank partnership agreements, privacy frameworks, and investment product launches
Demonstrated expertise in US fintech regulations, licensing, bank partnership agreements, privacy frameworks, and investment product launches
Experience working with or strong cultural understanding of LatAm cross-border dynamics
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and NY active state bar admission in good standing
Proactive mindset with the ability to manage complex legal tasks across multiple entity types independently
Excellent verbal/written communication in English, other languages such as Spanish and or Portuguese is a plus
Project management skills: self-starter with the ability to work independently, manage conflicting priorities and successfully meet established project deadlines
Strong problem-solving skills: good judgement and ability to make sound decisions when navigating ambiguity
Preferred
Experience advising high-growth fintechs or startups on cross-border US/LatAm transactions
