Paralegal

Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world. Join Visa and do work that matters — to you, to your community, and to the world.

Progress starts with you.

Visa is seeking a highly motivated, collaborative team player to serve as Paralegal on the Global Risk and Compliance Legal team, responsible for managing and coordinating complex risk and regulatory matters across Visa’s 200 markets and territories.

The primary focus of the role will be to support the Global Risk and Compliance Legal team with contract and other document review and revision, global regulatory surveys, monitoring for and providing analysis of regulatory developments, document management and retention, compiling reports of key developments relevant to the team, stakeholder alignment, maturing internal processes, and special projects. 

Essential Functions

•    Support Global Risk and Compliance Legal team with responses to inquiries and correspondence, contract review and revision.
•    Monitor legislative and regulatory developments on key issues globally.  
•    Partner with cross-functional legal and business teams on various risk and regulatory matters and special projects.  
•    Support overall team operations, including updating and maintaining databases, document management and retention, formatting and proofreading documents, preparing presentations, reports, and agendas, and other deliverables as needed.
•    Design, recommend, and implement new processes and procedures to increase group efficiency.
•    This position requires a highly organized, detail-oriented and collaborative team player who is comfortable in a fast-paced environment and with managing multiple time-sensitive deadlines on priority issues.

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Basic Qualifications

• 2 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD, or PhD)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or more than 2 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant legal work experience, Paralegal certificate or applicable license
• Prior experience supporting attorneys with filings, submissions, and correspondence with governments and regulators.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and effective time-management skills.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to collaborate and execute high-priority tasks in a team environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills in all interactions across a wide range of stakeholders including internal clients, senior management, legal and business colleagues, and external counsel.                                                                                                                       
• Strong sense of accountability, taking ownership over projects and responsibilities and proactively problem-solving issues.
• Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Expertise in Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, as well as database management.
• Expertise in AI systems such as CoPilot, ChatGPT, and Perplexity.
• Applicable experience as a paralegal, preferably with an international law firm or the in-house legal department of a large global company. Experience with specific practice groups is highly desirable (e.g., regulatory, risk management, financial services).
• Ability and willingness to take initiative to continuously improve internal processes.
• Prior project management experience and evidence of strong organization skills is strongly preferred.
• High-quality and accurate written work product and experience conducting and distilling legal research and reviewing public filings.
• Practical and proactive problem-solver with a strong business acumen. Must be confident, mature and calm under pressure.
• Self-starter with a calm and positive attitude, highly collaborative mindset, professionalism, collegiality, and desire to make an impact.

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting.  The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.  Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 89,200 to 133,650 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.