Parafin General Counsel

3 hours ago

San Francisco, California, United States Parafin Inc Full time

Legal Leadership Role at Parafin Inc.

Parafin Inc. is seeking an experienced and dynamic General Counsel (GC) to lead and oversee all legal functions. As General Counsel, you will play a key role in managing legal risk and navigating Parafin through a complex regulatory environment across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead Parafin's legal team, ensuring legal risks are effectively managed across all business operations.
  • Collaborate with the executive leadership team to align legal strategy with business goals.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the founders, board of directors, and senior management on legal, regulatory, and governance issues.
  • Build and manage a high-performing, diverse legal team, ensuring the team can support Parafin's rapid growth and scaling efforts.
  • Oversee regulatory compliance programs, ensuring adherence to financial services regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Anticipate and address new regulations that could impact the business.
  • Lead legal negotiations for high-value contracts and partnerships.
  • Manage litigation, disputes, and investigations that may arise in the course of Parafin's business activities.
  • Ensure best practices in corporate governance for Parafin's board of directors and shareholders.
  • Oversee Parafin's intellectual property portfolio, ensuring the protection of proprietary technology and trademarks globally.
  • Advise on employment law matters, internal policies, and employee-related legal issues.

Requirements:

  • Member in good standing of a state bar.
  • 10+ years of experience, including prior experience as General Counsel or Deputy General Counsel at a fast-paced, high-growth company.
  • Strong background in fintech, financial services, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
  • Extensive experience managing legal teams across multiple geographies, ideally in a technology or financial services company.
  • Proven track record of managing complex regulatory environments and leading high-stakes negotiations.

About Parafin Inc.

Parafin Inc. is a technology company that builds infrastructure which enables small businesses to get easy access to financial services via platforms they sell on. We are a tight-knit team coming from organizations such as Stripe, Square, Plaid, Coinbase, Robinhood, Affirm, Uber, and CERN, and are excited both about helping small businesses grow and thrive, and build products that leaders at top companies have started to use every day to grow their platforms.

We are backed by prominent venture capitalists such as Ribbit Capital, Thrive Capital, GIC, Index Ventures, Green Oaks Capital, and SV Angel and have raised more than $94M in equity and $200M in debt.

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