Senior Legal Counsel

Yamaha Motor Finance Corp - US has an opening for a Senior Legal Counsel in our Cypress office. This position will assist the General Counsel in advising management and staff with respect to a wide variety of legal, regulatory, litigation, and compliance issues applicable to YMFC-US and affiliate finance companies.

What you will be doing:

• Advise and consult with business unit management on legal issues involving all aspects of the Companys consumer and commercial lending businesses, including:
• Product development
• Consumer privacy
• Cybersecurity
• Marketing
• Dealer matters
• Underwriting
• Consumer and commercial contracts
• Other forms of servicing operations
• Loss mitigation
• Collections
• Bankruptcy
• Support the continued development and execution of the Companys Compliance Management System (CMS) to include:
• Conducting business process reviews to assess compliance with consumer and commercial credit laws and regulations
• Develop practices and procedures designed to ensure compliance with such laws
• Provide legal advice and support including:
• Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action
• Anticipate issues and estimate risks strategically
• Identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks
• Base decision-making process on ethics and integrity
• Develop relationships of trust and respect with key stakeholders
• Review and assist in negotiating contractual documents such as:
• Master service agreements
• Statements of work
• Supplier/vendor agreements
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Conduct legal research and stay up to date with statutory and regulatory changes affecting the Company
• Building collaborative relationships with and managing outside counsel, including the supervision of assigned litigation matters
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school
• License to practice law in California
• Minimum 10 years experience in consumer finance transactions, litigation, or other related legal activities
• In-house consumer finance, banking compliance, commercial finance, and/or capital markets experience a plus
• Strong technical knowledge and ability to apply consumer compliance regulatory requirements such as:
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act and Regulation B
• Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z
• Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and applicable state consumer privacy laws
• Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
• Excellent oral, written, and presentation communication skills, preferably with experience in a multi-cultural environment
• Hands-on style with the ability to successfully prioritize, organize, and manage multiple and often competing tasks
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Some domestic and international travel required