Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Working for a company that invents entire categories and industries means you’ll be challenged to creatively apply your legal expertise to innovative and often unexplored aspects of the law!Apple is looking for a UK-qualified expert payments lawyer to join Apple’s Legal Department to support the Apple Pay and Wallet team across the UK, Europe and the Emerging Markets region, with a primary focus advising on regulatory and product matters impacting Wallet, Payments, and Commerce. Must have a proven understanding of, and demonstrable experience advising on, UK and European directives, laws, and regulations relating to credit, debit cards, prepaid cards, and mobile wallets as well as consumer protection and financial services more generally.

Key Qualifications

• Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, with strong technology and outsourcing background preferred
• Significant experience providing product advice for mobile wallets, payment cards, payments systems, alternative payments, and other related services
• Significant experience advising on UK and European directives, laws, and regulations impacting payments and financial services
• Significant experience advising on UK and European directives, laws and regulations relating to mobile wallets, electronic payments, e-commerce and consumer financial services
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to collecting, storing, and using personal financial information preferred
• Excellent client development and interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic and collaboration skills essential
• Experience working in an international team a plus

Description

Primary responsibilities will include advising the Wallet, Payments, and Commerce management team on a wide range of issues relating to offering and using consumer financial products and services through mobile wallets. YOU WILL BE EXPECTED TO:1. serve as product counsel and shape responses to legal and regulatory requirements applicable to consumer financial services and products; 2. advise on the legal aspects of Apple’s relationships with third parties in the payments industry; and 3. understand and translate the directives, laws, and regulations that apply to banks, payment networks, payment schemes, and other participants in the payments industry.

Additional Requirements

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.