Associate legal Counsel - Fintech and HTS

About the job

Hopper is seeking an attorney with a mix of regulatory and transactional experience to join its growing global legal team as Associate Counsel for its Fintech and HTS (Hopper Technology Solutions) businesses.

In this role, you will report to the Deputy General Counsel and work closely with the growing Fintech and HTS legal team, product leads, and other senior business partners to provide advice on complex regulatory matters impacting Hopper’s global business, and drive and execute bespoke and creative commercial contracts with Hopper’s HTS partners (including banks, consumer brands, airlines, hotels, and online travel agents) around the world.

You will be a self-starter with intellectual curiosity and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and tackle unfamiliar issues in new markets to remove blockers and facilitate deal close. You will be eager to unpack the complexities needed to close cross-border commercial transactions as a rapidly-scaling B2B business with a home base in Canada and significant operations in the U.S. that operates globally with subsidiaries and affiliates in 38+ countries. This will include identification and implementation of innovative solutions to cross-border remittance and indirect tax (VAT/DST/sales tax) issues.

You will also assist in ensuring compliance of all Fintech and HTS product implementations with requirements in all global markets in which Hopper and its HTS partners operate.

What would your day-to-day look-like:

• Navigate the intersection of travel, technological innovation, and financial services on a broad range of complex regulatory issues such as payments, lending, insurance, gaming, and strategic bank partnerships.
• Advise product teams on a range of issues in developing innovative product structures, including new and emerging legal and regulatory developments impacting fintech products.
• Help scope and build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products, including drafting and maintaining product terms and conditions.
• Draft, negotiate, advise, and close the travel partner and supplier contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success. Achieve optimal across a wide range of legal topics, such as intellectual property, sanctions compliance, payments regulation and data privacy. Research indirect tax and withholding issues in domestic and foreign markets.
• Partner with the business on general commercial matters and negotiate the contracts that contribute to Hopper’s success – from our biggest airline and hotel deals, to the fundamental commercial contracts that the business needs to operate.
• Advise on all issues affecting Hopper’s business globally, including consumer protection, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, data privacy and information security, and corporate governance.

An ideal candidate has:

• J.D. or LLM in the United States; Three (3) years minimum experience in an in-house position, government and/or law firm practice advising a wide range of industries (including consumer products and technology services) on commercial contracting matters;
• Demonstrated ability to operate in unfamiliar areas of law and in new jurisdictions;
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills;
• Experience in reviewing, navigating and solving complex regulatory and/or cross-border tax issues, and in commercial contract drafting.

Perks of working with us:

• Well-funded and proven startup with large ambitions, competitive salary, and stock options
• Hopper Health Collective including medical, dental, occupational, short term disability, long term disability, death, accident or monthly cash allowance
• Unlimited PTO
• WeWork All Access Pass OR Work-from-home stipend
• An entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business
• Open communication with management and company leadership
• Small, dynamic teams = massive impact
• Yearly carrot cash award
• In lieu of a formal pension plan, Hopper will provide a cash allowance of 5% of your salary to put towards pension savings
• Very generous parental leave