Job Description

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we’re faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact–in their careers and communities. We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we’d like to know: Are you FIS?

About the role:

In a Corporate Counsel role, you will manage legal business matters to protect the enterprise’s rights in contract negotiations and business practices. As part of a legal team with 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals, your focus will be on technology licensing, strategic partnership and transaction support.

About the team

You will part of a team of over 30 legal professionals focused on our North American Capital Markets business.

What you will be doing:

Prepare and negotiate contracts while providing legal advice and counsel to business units in areas that include software licensing, data security, privacy and regulatory matters.

Performing legal research and analysis on commercial contracts and information technology law issues.

Advise colleagues on legal issues relating to commercial contracts, product development and compliance. 

What you will need

A college degree and a Juris Doctor from an accredited US law school

Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. 

Experience drafting information and technology services agreements, software license agreements, and general commercial contracts.

Ability to review and evaluate multi-faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various business matters.

What we offer you:

At FIS, we hire the best. In return, you receive exceptional benefits including:

Opportunities to innovate in fintech

Tools for personal and professional growth

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Resources to invest in your community

Competitive salary and benefits

Privacy Statement

FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice.

EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.