Assistant General Counsel- Litigation

About the role

Chime's Legal team seeks a head of litigation. In this role, you will manage inquiries from regulators and respond to litigation claims. You also will help develop Chime's litigation strategy and design processes to scale the function. The position requires good judgment, strong communication, and relationship-building skills. This is a great opportunity to work on exciting fintech issues in a collegial environment and to help grow our Legal team. You will report into the Assistant General Counsel.

This job cannot be performed in the state of Colorado.

In this role, you can expect to

• Develop and implement Chime's litigation strategy.
• Manage various litigation matters for Chime across a range of practice areas, including financial regulatory enforcement.
• Track, investigate, prepare evidentiary presentations, attempt to settle, and, where necessary, litigate lawsuits, enforcement actions, and regulatory investigations.
• Engage and manage outside counsel to effectively and efficiently represent Chime.
• Work closely with other members of the Legal team and cross-functional teams.

To thrive in this role, you have

• 10+ years litigation experience across multiple practice areas, including financial regulatory enforcement.
• Prior in-house experience building a team, scaling a function, and managing.
• Trial experience in a variety of subject matters.
• Experience managing and successfully resolving litigation, including financial regulatory enforcement actions.
• The ability to manage expanding litigation practice, including using outside counsel strategically and efficiently.
• The ability to work collegially, on tasks large and small, in a fast-paced environment.
• JD from accredited law school required. Member of a US state bar in good standing.

A little about us

We created Chime because we believe everyone deserves financial peace of mind. By eliminating unnecessary fees and helping people grow their savings automatically, we've empowered millions of Americans to take control of their finances.

Chime is the largest and fastest-growing U.S. player in the challenger-banking space. Through our banking partners, we offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more!

We've built one of the most experienced leadership teams in Fintech and were recently valued at over $14.5B. We've raised over $1B in funding from leading investors including DST, Coatue, Tiger Global, General Atlantic, Iconiq, Dragoneer, Menlo, Whale Rock, Access, Forerunner, Crosslink, Cathay, aCrew, and others.

What we offer

• 💰 Competitive salary based on experience
• ✨ 401k match plus the usual medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
• ðŸ“? Quarterly stipend to spruce up your home office
• ðŸ?? Generous vacation policy and company-wide Take Care of Yourself Days
• 🖥 Virtual events to connect with your fellow Chimers- think cooking classes, music festivals, mixology classes, paint nights, etc., and delicious snack boxes, too!
• 💚 A challenging and fulfilling opportunity to join one of the most experienced teams in FinTech and help create a completely new kind of banking service

We know that great work comes from great, and inclusive teams. At Chime, we specifically look for individuals of varying strengths, skills, backgrounds, and ideas. We believe this gives us a competitive advantage to better serve our members and helps us all grow as Chimers and individuals.

We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Chime is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. To learn more about how Chime collects and uses your personal information during the application process, please see the Chime Applicant Privacy Notice.