Assistant Vice President - Senior Legal Counsel - Payments

Join JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. to advise the Payments business on complex, cross-border transactional matters. You will support cash and liquidity management, merchant acquiring, and trade and working capital solutions for a broad client base. Based in Mumbai, you will collaborate closely with regional legal leaders in Hong Kong, Singapore and London. This role offers exposure to evolving payments technology products and multi-jurisdiction execution.

Job summary

As a Senior Legal Counsel within the Payments business, you will provide legal advisory and transactional support across Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa. You will review, negotiate, draft and finalize contracts with borrowers, customers and partner banks in line with internal guidance and standard operating procedures. You will coordinate with local, regional and global legal counterparts and business partners on cross-border and cross-business activities and projects. The position is based in JPMorgan’s Corporate Centre in Mumbai, with local reporting and reporting lines to the Heads of Payments Transactions Legal in Hong Kong and London.

Job responsibilities

• Provide legal support and advice to the Payments business across Asia-Pacific and Europe, Middle East and Africa jurisdictions on client-related transactional matters
• Review, negotiate, draft and finalize contracts with the Bank’s borrowers, customers and partner banks based on internal guidance and standard operating procedures
• Liaise and coordinate with local, regional and global legal counterparts, and functional and business partners on legal issues
• Support cross-border and cross-business activities and projects by identifying and addressing legal considerations and execution requirements
• Instruct and work with outside counsel
• Contribute to projects that improve operational processes to increase the efficiency and scalability of legal support

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Qualified lawyer with 6+ years of post-qualification legal experience
• Strong drafting, negotiation and legal analytical skills
• Ability to communicate well and work in a cross-functional, cross-jurisdiction team to achieve common goals
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritize and respond to business needs and goals

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in cash management and liquidity products
• Experience in electronic commerce and/or merchant acquiring
• Experience with financial market infrastructure and/or credit transactions

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

With large, global operations, the Legal team tackles complex issues and helps shape the regulations that affect the businesses. The group is organized into practice groups that align with the lines of business and corporate staff areas, which encourages collaboration on legal, regulatory and business developments as they arise.