Corporate Counsel

Overview

Security Finance has provided safe, reliable installment loans since 1955 in the communities where we operate, spanning over a dozen states. We focus on supporting our neighbors when it matters most and ensuring every customer is treated with respect. Our headquarters sit on a 17-acre campus in Spartanburg, SC, and we offer the flexibility of a hybrid remote work schedule.

Ready to take your legal expertise beyond routine casework and make a real impact across a national financial services organization? We are looking for an attorney energized by complex regulatory challenges, comfortable advising at the executive level, and confident navigating the evolving world of consumer finance, data privacy, and digital lending.

In this role, you will be the go-to partner for General Counsel and senior leadership on a wide range of corporate legal matters. Your work will shape how we lend, communicate with customers, build technology, protect data, and respond to regulators. If you enjoy connecting legal requirements to business strategy and you are not afraid to dig into the details, then you will thrive here.

• Advise on federal and state consumer credit laws applicable to installment lending, including licensing, disclosures, underwriting, servicing, collections, fair lending, and customer communications.
• Monitor evolving regulatory requirements in data privacy, data security, and cybersecurity, as they influence consumer financial services, and advise senior leadership on emerging obligations and strategic implications.
• Prepare responses to customer complaints from state or federal agencies, including the CFPB.
• Advise marketing and technology teams on legal requirements including consent management, opt-out mechanisms, and data use transparency across digital channels.
• Assist in compliance reviews of company policies and procedures to ensure they comply with applicable federal and state laws as well as corporate policy and values.

• Understanding of legal and compliance considerations in software development and product lifecycle processes.
• Understanding of SOX 2/ISO 27001 frameworks.
• Exposure to identity and access management (IAM) controls.
• Experience with digital lending or Fin Tech platforms.

• A Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school and currently in good standing with a state bar associate (with a preference for South Carolina).
• 4 – 8 years of relevant experience in a law firm or in-house position, financial services or related industry preferred.
• Experience with federal and state consumer finance and other laws/regulations impacting closed-end secured and unsecured credit to include but not limited to TILA/Reg. Z, FCRA/Reg. V, UDAAP, TCPA, GLBA, EFTA/Reg. E, payment card rules, SCRA, MLA, CFPB & FTC rules, ECOA/Reg. B, advertising laws, ESIGN, and UETA.
• Management experience (preferred but not required).
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, bilingual (Spanish) a plus.
• Detail orientation with analytical skills and the ability to follow up.
• The ability to balance business needs within the legal and regulatory environment.
• Strong computer literacy skills, particularly with Microsoft Office;
  Westlaw/Lexis Nexis.

• Top-Notch Training: We’re committed to your success, offering training that equips you with everything you need to excel in your role.
• Excellent Benefits Package:
• Medical Insurance (minimal cost to employees)
• Dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability
• Profit sharing, 401(k) with company match
• Paid sick leave, holidays and vacation time
• Community Engagement: Join a company that actively contributes to local charities, food banks, schools, and more.
• Career Growth: We believe in promoting from within and providing employees with the tools and support to grow their careers.
• Stability and Impact: As a leader in the financial services industry since 1955, we are committed to providing safe, reliable financial services to our customers, treating them with respect, and helping them through difficult times.

Come begin your story! Apply today.

Note: This is an office position that consistently operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machines, and computer printer. Requires the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.

This position is subject to a background check for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities. Only job-related convictions will be evaluated and will not automatically disqualify the candidate.