The Senior Corporate Counsel will manage corporate governance, oversee complex transactions, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, partnering with the General Counsel and Finance teams.
About PayJoy
PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit cards, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and provide safety acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served over 18 million customers as of 2025 while achieving solid profitability for sustainable growth.
This role
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, the Senior Corporate Counsel will be a vital strategic partner to the Finance and Capital Markets teams, as well as the Board, playing a pivotal role in charting the company's next phase of market evolution. This critical position is responsible for architecting and executing the key corporate legal processes and materials necessary to support PayJoy's trajectory toward significant future milestones. A relentless focus will be placed on fortifying the corporate governance framework, managing complex, high-stakes corporate transactions, and meticulously handling external regulatory documentation, all while building the robust legal foundation that will underpin the company's future growth.
Key Responsabilities
- Support significant corporate maturity initiatives and transactions by drafting, reviewing, and coordinating external-facing corporate and regulatory documentation in partnership with the General Counsel and external advisors.
- Serve as the primary internal owner for complex corporate records and disclosures, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely delivery across stakeholders.
- Manage corporate governance matters, including board and committee materials, minutes, resolutions, equity documentation, and subsidiary governance across jurisdictions.
- Partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and external advisors to support disclosure controls, transaction readiness, and evolving corporate requirements.
- Oversee and leverage paralegal support to scale document management, entity maintenance, and corporate legal operations.
- Monitor developments in corporate and securities law applicable to high-growth companies and proactively surface risks and recommendations to executive leadership.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 6+ years of legal experience with a focus on corporate and transactional matters, including experience at a law firm and/or in-house at a high-growth or regulated company.
- Exposure to capital markets transactions, public-company readiness initiatives, or similar large-scale corporate milestones.
- Strong understanding of corporate governance frameworks and disclosure principles.
- Demonstrated ability to partner cross-functionally with Finance, Accounting, and external advisors.
Benefits
- 100% Company-funded health insurance for employee and immediate family
- Company-funded employee life and disability insurance
- $2,000 annual Co-working Travel perk
- $2,000 annual Professional Development perk
- $340 Monthly Commuter benefit
- 401k contribution of 3% of salary (up to IRS limits)
- Headphone benefit, home office equipment allowance and wellness perks
- Catered lunches
- 20 paid vacation days, unlimited sick leave
PayJoy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
PayJoy Principles
Finance for the next billion * Ownership * Break Through Walls * Live Communication * Transparency & Directness * Focus on Scale * Work-Life Balance * Embrace Diversity * Speed * Active Listening
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