Product Counsel, Kikoff
$160-220k
+ Equity
More information about location
Personal finance & credit building platform
Posted today
Personal finance & credit building platform
101-200 employees
Posted today
$160-220k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To provide refreshingly fair, effective and simple pathways to meet your financial goals.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team, top law firm and/or government agency, and are currently licensed to practice law
- You have deep familiarity with fintech, or financial services laws and regulations such as Reg V, Reg Z, Reg B, Reg P, CCPA, UDAAP, Reg E, and BSA/AML
- You’re highly collaborative, have leadership qualities, are inquisitive, and solutions-oriented, and have prior experience advising on product development at fast-moving companies
- You’re biased towards action and impact, and no task is too big or too small for you; you can roll up your sleeves and get things done
- You have exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, can build strong relationships with business colleagues, and can simplify legal concepts and communicate them in easy-to-understand language
- You’re humble with low-ego, have a strong desire to grow and learn, and have a deep commitment to your teammates
What the job involves
- On Kikoff’s legal team, you will be working at the intersection of financial technology and regulatory frameworks
- Your work helps Kikoff build simple, effective and innovative products, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate ambiguity, complexity and challenges, both external and internal
- In this role, you’ll be a deeply embedded and strategic partner to our Product, Design, Marketing, Operations, Risk/Compliance, and many other teams
- You’ll be responsible for leading the legal and regulatory strategy behind our fast-growing credit building business; you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders to design and build new products and services for underserved consumers, and you’ll provide strategic advice to drive Kikoff’s expansion into new verticals
- Partner closely with our product, engineering, and business teams to advise on a range of issues including product development, financial services regulations, payments, consumer protection, market expansion, data privacy, and intellectual property
- Forge effective relationships with external counsels, partners, vendors, and regulators
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of applicable laws and regulations dealing with financial services and other relevant areas
- Help to craft our response to changing regulatory environments
- Work collaboratively to build Kikoff’s legal and regulatory structure and support strategic partnerships
- Create scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products and services
- Build trust and credibility with internal and external stakeholders
Our take
Having a solid credit history is a fundamental building block for financial health and there is a large market of people looking to build or rebuild their credit scores. Roughly half of all American adults have subprime credit or no credit whatsoever, and it’s safe to say there is a demand for credit products tailored to beginners and builders.
Kikoff is a credit-building platform aimed at Millennials and GenZ. Their signature product helps consumers without a credit history to positively influence several key aspects of their credit score. This includes their payment history, how much they owe, and the length of their account history.
Kikoff's goal is to help customers across their entire financial journeys and create a simple and positive banking relationship: from stabilizing cash flows to accumulating savings, and building towards long-term goals such as a mortgage. The company plans to build out its technology and team, across all function areas, to bring new products to market in the future.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Jul 2020
$10m
SERIES A
Total funding: $42.5m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage - Kikoff covers the full cost of health insurance!
- Stock Options
- Generous unlimited vacation policy to help you recharge
- Regular team building events to help you get to know the Kikoff team and soo much more!
Company values
- Extreme ownership
- Clear communication
- A strong sense of craftsmanship
- The desire to create lasting work and work relationships
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Cynthia Chen
(Co-Founder & CEO)An experienced Chief Revenue/Risk Officer, Cynthia has worked at OnDeck, LendingHome and Figure. Co-founded Figure in 2018, and Kikoff in 2019.
Christophe Chong
(CTO)Experience as a Software Engineer at Facebook from 2016-2019, and Head of Growth at Lime between 2018-2019. Co-founded Kikoff in 2019.
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