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Posted August 24, 2026

Associate General Counsel, Products (Payments)

Meta
TELECOMMUTE Remote Full Time
Compensation: $202,000 to $274,000 Annually
Reference: Meta1348564920772334_2

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Meta is looking for an Associate General Counsel, Product (Payments) who is enthusiastic about technology and its potential for positive impact on people's lives. You will help drive high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex legal and regulatory issues, relating to managing risk for financial and payment products. This role will require demonstrated business acumen and significant cross-functional collaboration with product, partnerships, engineering, policy, operations, and business teams, as well as other legal and compliance subject-matter experts, as you help shape the future of payment products. We are looking for someone with analytical and communication skills, who is diligent, proactive, collaborative, and who has demonstrated legal and business judgment and strategic thinking and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, data privacy, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features
  • Develop strategic, long-term approaches to launching payment products and programs globally
  • Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to product, engineering, risk, and compliance teams
  • Monitor and conduct analyses of new regulations in the payments/financial services space to assess their applicability to the payments/financial products
  • Support cross-functional efforts to engage with regulators and public policymakers for key financial regulatory areas

Minimum Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in practicing privacy law, with a focus on data protection requirements applicable to payments, financial services, or consumer financial data
  • J.D. Degree (or foreign equivalent) and active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location)
  • Active bar membership in good standing in at least one jurisdiction
  • For your application, cite GoInhouse.com as the job source

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

United States of America: $202,000/year to $274,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here.
Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, fill out the Accommodations request form.

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