Sr Legal Counsel, Compensation & Benefits

Sr Legal Counsel, Compensation & Benefits

Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than जविष. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two‑sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. Pay Pal is more than a connection to third‑party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability чай transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a Pay Pal or Venmo account balance, Pay Pal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products suchაჰ gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.

Our Pay Pal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end‑to‑end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk.

We enable consumers to engage in cross‑border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing complexity and friction involved in enabling cross‑border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary

Pay Pal’s Legal team is looking for a highly engaged and  executive compensation and employee benefits lawyer to serve in the role of Senior Legal Counsel, Compensation and Benefits Legal. This role will be responsible for supporting Pay Pal’s People team in structuring and administering Pay Pal’s global compensation and benefits programs by providing strategic advice and thought partnership. The ideal candidate has expertise in advising clients with respect to public company global compensation and benefits compliance and administration, including in the context of corporate M&A transactions.

They must be skilled at translating legal concepts into practical advice and thrive in a cross‑functional, fast‑moving environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution‑oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.

• Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high‑stakes issues and disputes.

• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

• Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.

• Manage legal risks and safeguard Pay Pal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.

• Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership where appropriate.

Expected Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a Juris Doctorate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities and

Preferred Qualifications

• Work as a key team member on a broad range of global employee benefits matters, including health and welfare and retirement benefits in the U.S. and 25+ non‑U.S. jurisdictions.

• Work with key stakeholders on executive‑ and board‑level presentations and engage as a member of a global cross‑functional team (Total Rewards, People, Global Talent Acquisition,…