Senior US Legal Counsel

The role

You will serve 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.

What you will do

• Lead regulatory strategy, licensing setup, and privacy compliance across US products
• Manage external legal counsel
• Advise on complex technical legal matters, investment laws, product agreements, and regulatory frameworks
• Negotiate and structure key financial institution partnerships, bank agreements, and investment product legal structures
• Act as the key right-hand counsel to leadership
• Manage US mid-level legal team members

Required qualifications

• Senior-level legal experience at top fintechs, banking institutions, or tech companies and law firms
• 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
• 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
• Project management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• Spanish and or Portuguese
• Experience advising high-growth fintechs or startups on cross-border US/LatAm transactions

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Sign-on stock options bonus
• Discretionary performance bonus (stock options)
• Paid annual leave
• Latest technology to work with
• Strong team that will help you improve your skills

About the company

ARQ is one of the fastest-growing fintechs in the world. Their mission is to redefine how people interact with money across borders by building infrastructure to move value seamlessly.