Senior Counsel, Senior Manager - Capital Markets Legal (Corporate)

Discover Financial
United States
Full timeUSD 200,700 - 229,100 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: professionalSkills: ["Legal and analytical skills","Written and oral communication","Organizational skills","Ability to navigate complex legal and business situations","Ownership mindset"]

Support Capital One’s capital markets funding activities by providing critical business, transactional, and regulatory counsel. Focus on credit card and auto securitizations, advising Corporate Treasury on securities law and regulatory changes, interpreting key agreements, and delivering strategic guidance on complex issues. Collaborate with business partners to maintain securitization funding platforms, support SEC reporting compliance, and help implement repeatable processes for capital markets transactions, including supervising legal professionals and managing outside counsel.

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Senior Counsel, Senior Manager - Capital Markets Legal (Corporate)

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Job Summary

Support Capital One’s capital markets funding activities by providing critical business, transactional, and regulatory counsel. Focus on credit card and auto securitizations, advising Corporate Treasury on securities law and regulatory changes, interpreting key agreements, and delivering strategic guidance on complex issues. Collaborate with business partners to maintain securitization funding platforms, support SEC reporting compliance, and help implement repeatable processes for capital markets transactions, including supervising legal professionals and managing outside counsel.
Location: United States
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Support the execution of credit card and auto securitization transactions as issuer.
  • •Advise Corporate Treasury on the impact of changes in securities laws and regulations.
  • •Interpret and provide guidance on existing agreements and obligations.
  • •Provide strategic legal advice on complex and novel issues, including securitization and Reg AB questions.
  • •Supervise work of other legal professionals and manage outside counsel support and review.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,700 - 229,100 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school.
  • •Active member in good standing of at least one state bar.
  • •At least 1 year of experience in securities laws, including those governing asset-backed securities such as Regulation AB.
  • •At least 3 years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department with a focus on capital markets and securitizations.
  • •Preferred: 4+ years of experience supporting credit card and auto loan securitizations.
Experience:Securities lawsAsset-backed securitiesCapital marketsSecuritizations
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Legal and analytical skillsWritten and oral communicationOrganizational skillsAbility to navigate complex legal and business situationsOwnership mindset
Licenses:State bar membership
Tech Stack:SEC reportingRegulation AB

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Discover Financial
Provides consumer banking products, credit cards, personal loans, and payment services through the Discover brand. It operates a major U.S. financial network and serves individuals and merchants with lending and digital payment solutions.
Industry: Retail Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Riverwoods, United States
Founded: 1985
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