Corporate Counsel

Corporate Counsel

Location

Atlanta, GA

Business Unit

Corporate

Department

Legal

Employment Type

Employee- Full Time

About the Role:

The Corporate Counsel serves as a trusted legal advisor and strategic business partner, collaborating with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to provide practical legal guidance on commercial transactions, regulatory matters, corporate initiatives, and a growing payments business. This role supports the company by identifying and mitigating legal and compliance risks, navigating evolving laws and regulations, drafting and negotiating contracts, managing disputes and investigations, and ensuring adherence to applicable legal requirements, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Corporate Counsel works closely with leadership, regulators, and external partners to deliver business-focused legal solutions that protect the organization while enabling growth, innovation, and operational success.

What You’ll Do:

• Draft, negotiate, and finalize customer and vendor commercial agreements, with particular emphasis on SaaS agreements.
• Provide legal review and guidance supporting Yardi’s payment processing business.
• Advise on payment network rules, card brand requirements, ACH operating rules, and applicable state and federal payment regulations.
• Support development of consumer-facing disclosures, agreements, and terms of service for payment products.
• Advise on consumer protection requirements applicable to payment processing including UDAAP, Regulation E, and applicable state consumer protection statutes.
• Negotiate and draft agreements with banking partners, payment networks, processors, and other financial services vendors.
• Review data processing agreements, data use policies, and data sharing agreements with banking partners, service providers and customers.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Who You Are:      

• Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Active Bar membership in the United States with no record of discipline
• Five (5) to eight (8) years of relevant legal experience (firm or in-house)
• A genuine teammate — friendly, collegial, and someone people want to work with
• Highest level of professional ethics, personal integrity, sound judgment, and emotional intelligence
• Working knowledge of, or genuine curiosity about, software development, complex relational databases, cloud computing, AI, and software-as-a-service (SaaS)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong and demonstrated ability to work individually and as a team, with minimal direct supervision — calm under pressure and adept at juggling competing demands
• Interest in learning and analyzing complex statutory regimes and case law, and a talent for turning complexity into clear, sound conclusions
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat®, Microsoft® Word and Outlook, legal AI tools, and ability to learn and use proprietary customer/matter management software
• Ability to work at assigned office location
• Occasional travel up to 20%
• Perform tasks for extended periods of time on the computer
• Regular attendance and a regular work schedule are essential functions of this job

Ideal to Have:    

• Law firm or in-house commercial transactional experience (SaaS, data privacy, AI a plus)
• Law firm or in-house experience in the payments or financial services industry
• Familiarity working with software developers a plus

Discover the Yardi Difference:           

Yardi is more than just a software company – we are dedicated to creating a positive impact in our communities. Annually, Yardi extends philanthropic support to organizations chosen by our employees. Our team has contributed to over 350 nonprofits globally, demonstrating our commitment to various causes and communities.           

Our award-winning culture, consistently recognized by Glassdoor's prestigious "Best Place to Work", fosters support, collaboration, and growth. We prioritize your well-being with comprehensive benefits, including 100% paid employee medical premiums, company profit-sharing plan, and flexible work arrangements.           

Annual Salary Range: $168,000 - $189,000

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