xAI· Legal· Palo Alto, CA
Legal Director, X Payments
Comp$225,000 – $285,000
Classified Tasks (12)
Automate 0%Augment 33%Human-Only 67%
Augment (4)
AI assists, human decides
Draft and negotiate payments-related agreements with banks, payments processors, and other payments ecosystem participants.
communication
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements for third-party partnerships in support of product features and functionality.
communication
Review new and changed products, features, platforms, and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions.
analytical
Proactively identify and help resolve areas of potential legal risk to enable product teams to move quickly.
analytical
Human-Only (8)
Requires human judgment
Manage regulatory, product, and commercial aspects of launching new payments services globally.
leadership
Navigate complex regulatory landscapes domestically and internationally to support product launches.
analytical
Become a deep subject matter expert in the products you cover.
analytical
Build close connections with your product team through effective communication and collaboration.
communication
Serve as the first point of contact for your product team’s legal questions and for the broader legal team’s questions about your product.
communication
Provide and coordinate legal advice across complex and multifaceted legal issues applicable to the supported product, including compliance with newly developing regulatory and legal obligations.
analytical
Coordinate with public policy, communications, product management, engineering, product marketing, trust and safety, and other cross-functional teams on external communications, policy development, and product launches.
leadership
Provide legal input to shape payments product strategy and support scaling products for a global user base.
leadership
Job description
ABOUT xAI xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. About the Role Come join X Payments as Legal Director, Payments! This is a once in a career opportunity to work at an exciting, fast-paced company as we build payments functionality into the app of everything. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Attorney to manage regulatory, product and commercial aspects of launching new payments services globally. The ideal candidate will have experience navigating the complex regulatory landscapes both domestically and internationally as well as drafting and negotiating payments-related agreements with banks, payments processors and other payments ecosystem participants. This role will require significant cross-functional collaboration with product, engineering, policy, operations, and business teams, as well as other legal subject-matter experts, as you help shape the future of payments products to be used by billions of users worldwide. This is an opportunity to work on novel issues in an exciting, fast-paced environment as we build and scale for our global community. Responsibilities Become a deep subject matter expert in the products you cover, building close connections with your product team through effective communication and collaboration Serve as the first point of contact for your product team’s legal questions, and for the broader legal team’s questions about your product Review new and changed products, features, platforms and initiatives to provide practical legal risk mitigation strategies across multiple jurisdictions Provide and coordinate legal advice across complex and multifaceted legal issues applicable to the product you are supporting, including compliance with newly developing regulatory and legal obligations Enable product teams to move quickly by proactively identifying and helping to resolve areas of potential legal risk Draft and negotiate commercial agreements for third party partnerships in support of features and functionality of your product Coordinate with public policy, communications, product management, engineering, product marketing, trust and safety, and other cross-functional teams on external communications, policy development, and product development and launches P