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Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in North America and Europe to buy, sell, and discover the things you love. Whether it's trading cards, fashion, electronics, or live plants, our sellers are building real businesses across hundreds of categories. We're building live commerce at a scale that's never been done in the West, and there's no playbook to copy. The people here are shaping how an entirely new industry develops.
As a remote co-located team, we're inspired by our values https://www.whatnot.com/careers and anchored in hubs across the US, UK, Ireland, Poland, Germany, and Australia. We move fast, stay close to our users, and focus on the work that drives the most impact.
We're one of the fastest growing marketplaces https://a16z.com/marketplace-100/ and were recently named the #1 Best Startup Employer in America http://google.com/search?q=%231+forbes+startup+employer&oq=%231+forbes+startup+employer&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg9MgYIAhBFGD0yBggDEEUYQDIGCAQQRRhAMgYIBRBFGEDSAQg1NzM0ajBqMagCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 by Forbes. Check out the latest Whatnot updates on our news https://blog.teamwhatnot.com/ and engineering blogs https://medium.com/whatnot-engineering and join us as we enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.
💻 ROLE
We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Counsel to lead legal support for Whatnot’s payments and financial services initiatives, spanning both consumer experiences and merchant/acquirer relationships.
This role will be a key partner to our Product, Engineering, Business Development, and Risk teams, advising on the design, development, and operation of innovative payment systems. You’ll work on everything from new payment features and financial products to large-scale partnerships with processors, card networks, and other fintech players.
The ideal candidate has deep experience in payments and fintech regulation, a strong transactional background, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach. You’ll help us navigate complex regulatory frameworks while enabling speed and innovation.
- Provide strategic and practical legal advice to product, engineering, and business teams on the design and rollout of payment products, merchant services, and financial infrastructure.
- Advise on regulatory and compliance requirements, including U.S. and international payment regulations, money transmission, stored value, AML/BSA, consumer protection, and card network rules.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage complex commercial agreements with processors, acquiring banks, payment facilitators, and other financial partners.
- Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Product Operations to develop scalable policies, playbooks, and controls that support compliant and sustainable growth.
- Support expansion of payment products into new jurisdictions, assessing cross-border licensing and regulatory