Product Counsel

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Check is a payroll-as-a-service API that lets you embed payroll directly in your vertical SaaS, HR, or time-tracking platform. Our API abstracts away the complexities of running payroll: tax calculation, remittance, and filing, plus the movement of money between companies and employees. This enables companies to easily build fully integrated payroll products to offer to their customers.

The Legal and Compliance team advises on Check’s obligations as a Money Services Business and licensed money transmitter, as well as a payroll processing platform. We guide our business and technical teams through the myriad regulations that govern payroll processing and money movement. Our objective is to provide users with certainty that Check’s compliance is best-in-class while unlocking opportunities for innovation and superior user experience.

We’re looking for our first product counsel to lead our effort to build an innovative and compliant product, in close partnership with our product and engineering teams.

In this role, you will:

  • Be the expert on payments and general legal product compliance across the company
  • Collaborate with Check’s Product and Engineering teams on Check’s legal and compliance obligations throughout the product lifecycle
  • Maintain clear line-of-sight into all new product development and manage its impact on Check’s compliance and risk
  • Assess the need for third-party vendors and evaluate vendor options to maximize compliance impact 
  • Stay abreast of regulatory developments in the areas of payments, risk, and general fintech compliance
  • Liaise with our General Counsel, Payroll Compliance team, and outside counsel

Many backgrounds could fit this role, but ideal candidates have:

  •  3-5  years of experience as product counsel at a payments or fintech company
  • Familiarity with launching products and advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of product development
  • Fluency in translating legal advice into actionable guidance for innovative product and business teams
  • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage projects effectively 
  • Sound and practical business judgment, intellectual creativity, and problem-solving skills
  • A JD and active membership in at least one state bar

What we offer:

In the US, Check offers company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance coverage to all full-time employees, effective on your first day of work. We also provide stock options, flexible PTO and sick leave, 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents and flexible return-to-work, 9 annual holidays, a 401k retirement plan, and a $100 monthly stipend for home internet and mobile phone expenses. Benefits may vary outside the US.

The minimum annual salary for this role is $200,000 and may increase based upon each candidate’s unique experience and qualifications.

Check is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Check is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected] with “accommodations” in the subject line.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
    • PythonLanguages
    • TypeScriptLanguages
    • TypescriptLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • PostgreSQLDatabases

Location

36 E 20th St, New York City, NY 10003

An Insider's view of Check

What are some social events your company does?

Check plans numerous social events for team bonding! Annual offsites, in-office/remote holiday celebrations, wellness challenges, weekly trivia, game nights, happy hours, and remote lunches to unite our distributed team. Our Fun Committee, comprised of Check employees, plans these monthly events with enthusiasm. Join us for an engaging experience!

Grace

Director of Talent

What kinds of technical challenges do you and your team face?

A core part of Check's mission is to provide a reliable and compliant money movement platform on top of which our partners can scale. In payments, we tackle challenges like integrating with banking partners, building safe and flexible API surfaces, and accurately ledgering fund flows. We're here to make sure folks get paid for their hard work!

Carlos Callejon Hierro

Software Engineer

How does the company support your career growth?

At Check, I feel supported in my career growth with a professional development budget and regular career check-ins! Above all, I am encouraged to expand my skills and areas of expertise - for example, I was able to transition from Business Operations into a Product Manager role. I'm fortunate to work for a company that invests in its people.

Leah Stewart

Product Manager

What is your vision for the company?

We believe in a future where business owners don’t have to think about payroll; it’ll simply be embedded in the platforms they already use to run their businesses. Check is building the infrastructure to power that future, and ultimately we believe we’ll enable thousands of new platforms, millions of businesses, and hundreds of millions of workers.

Andrew Brown

Chief Executive Officer

How do your team's ideas influence the company's direction?

We pride ourselves on a set of values that includes both seeking understanding ("Check Yourself") and driving the change we want to see ("Be an Owner"). That means continually challenging our systems, our processes, our expectations, and our decision-making from the past to ensure we position ourselves for the future.

Vivek Patel

Chief Technology Officer

What are Check Perks + Benefits

Culture
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Mental health benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Sabbatical
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Relocation assistance
Home-office stipend for remote employees
In addition to providing you office equipment to do your best work (MacBook Pro, monitor, webcam, etc.) we also offer a $1k reimbursement to help you setup/improve your home office.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Check will reimburse up to $2,000 for each full-time employee per calendar year to cover expenses incurred for role-appropriate training & development. Examples include conferences and online classes.

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