Head of Legal & Compliance

Job Title: Head of Legal & Compliance

Check is seeking a highly experienced and skilled Head of Legal & Compliance to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the company's legal function, driving commercial contracting, owning regulatory relationships, and serving as a strategic thought leader.

Key Responsibilities:

• Run Check's legal function, building and leading a small, high-velocity team, and coaching them toward autonomy and deep cross-functional partnership
• Guide commercial negotiations and MSA reviews, helping GTM teams build judgment on tradeoffs and ROI
• Run point on licensing, audits, and related matters that carry real implications for Check and its ecosystem
• Partner with the BSA/AML compliance officer and the broader team on Check's compliance obligations as a money transmitter
• Serve as a key strategic voice in business decisions, identifying risks that matter most, mapping out how they impact the company's path, and recommending clear solutions

Requirements:

• Juris Doctorate and active bar membership, with strong academic and professional credentials. NY or CA bar preferred
• 6+ years of related professional legal experience - a combination of private practice and in-house counsel experience is a plus
• Exceptional raw caliber, highly intelligent, and a fast learner, with outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Sound, decisive judgment, with the ability to quickly form and defend a clear point of view on risk and how to navigate it
• Strength in commercial contracting and negotiation, with mastery over the variables and fluency reviewing terms with partners

What We Offer:

Check offers a range of benefits, including company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, and basic life insurance coverage, effective on the first day of work. The company also provides stock options, flexible PTO and sick leave, up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents, flexible return-to-work, 9 annual holidays, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses.