Column
Senior Counsel, Strategic Partnerships
$210K–$300K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 29, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Remote, USA - Experience
- 7–15+ years as a practicing lawyer.
- Education
- J.D. or equivalent.
- Visa sponsorship
- Participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law.
About the job
Owns legal and regulatory work for Column’s bank-fintech partnerships, guiding products from structuring and negotiation through launch and ongoing expansion.
What you'll do
- Structure, draft, and negotiate partnership agreements and lead legal work for banking, payments, and lending product launches.
- Advise on product strategy and regulatory frameworks, partnering with business, engineering, compliance, and risk teams.
- Improve scalable legal operations and use AI and automation to make legal workflows more efficient.
What they ask for
- Currently licensed in a U.S. state; J.D. or equivalent.
- 7–15+ years as a practicing lawyer.
- Deep expertise advising product teams on banking infrastructure and embedded finance, and comprehensive knowledge of banking partnership and fintech regulations.
- Ability to independently draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements; experience structuring and advising on bank-fintech lending partnerships.
Nice to have
- Priority given to candidates with both law firm and in-house experience at a fintech and/or financial institution.
- Familiarity with loan sale, participation, and servicing agreements; cross-border money movement, global payment rails, and multi-currency wallets.
Pay
$210,000 - $300,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
NACHA, BSA/AML, TILA, Reg Z, Reg E, ECOA, UDAAP, FCRA
AI focus
Use and drive adoption of AI and automation for legal workflows; identify AI opportunities and partner with engineering to build legal tooling.
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