Head of Legal

About Atlas

Atlas is the concierge charge card built for those who expect more - unlocking access to world-class dining, luxury travel, and lifestyle experiences, while making spending seamless.

Our members are discerning, high-spending individuals and companies who rely on Atlas for insider access, curated service, and unmatched reliability.

In just over a year, we’ve organically scaled to hundreds of millions in spend volume, growing double digits month over month. Backed by Y Combinator, Valar Ventures (Peter Thiel), Eric Schmidt, Elad Gill, and other leading fintech and consumer investors, Atlas is building the modern alternative to Amex Centurion, with a high-margin, high-growth model and a clear path to over $1B in spend volume.

Our team is lean, senior, and fast-moving, with experience across Apple, Robinhood, Instacart, and DoorDash.

The Role

Atlas is hiring its first Head of Legal, a business-minded and entrepreneurial attorney who will build the legal and regulatory foundation of a global fintech from the ground up.

This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll join the executive team as a strategic partner to the CEO and work across product, finance, and operations to unlock growth, structure creative partnerships, and help Atlas scale confidently and compliantly around the world.

You’ll lead everything that will define Atlas’s next chapter: from our first credit warehouse facility to international product launches, embedding sound legal judgment into the business so Atlas can move fast without cutting corners.

The role is based in New York with a hybrid working cadence and close collaboration across ops, partnerships, finance, credit, and growth.

What You’ll Do

• Strategic Advisor & Product Partner

  • Serve as the principal legal advisor to the CEO and leadership team, translating complex legal and regulatory issues into a clear, actionable strategy that drives innovation.

  • Partner closely with product and operations to launch new products quickly and responsibly- balancing innovation with regulatory foresight.

• Commercial & Partnership Leader

  • Lead negotiations for high-value partnerships across dining, travel, payments, and technology.

  • Structure creative, unconventional agreements that protect Atlas while preserving flexibility for growth.

• Financial Architect

  • Lead legal strategy for capital markets initiatives- including structuring and closing Atlas’s first warehouse credit facility to expand lending capacity and fuel growth.

• Regulatory & Compliance Builder

  • Design a scalable legal and compliance framework covering credit, payments, and data privacy. Manage regulatory relationships with Visa, issuing banks, and lending partners.

• Risk & Operations Advisor

  • Develop risk policies across credit, delinquency, and collections. Create systems and templates that scale with the business, ensuring legal enables growth rather than slowing it down.

• Corporate Steward

  • Oversee governance, board matters, equity administration, IP, and capital-raising support. Act as legal counsel to the board and executive team on strategic and corporate matters.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years at a top-tier New York law firm (M&A, financial institutions, or capital markets focus).

• Experience advising high-growth fintech, payments, or credit businesses preferred.

• Strong understanding of U.S. financial regulatory frameworks including payments, lending, money transmission, consumer protection, and data privacy.

• JD from a top-tier law school; admitted to practice in NY (or eligible for in-house counsel registration).

• Exceptional judgment, communication, and business acumen.

Who You Are

• Business-minded lawyer. You think like an operator and speak the language of growth, not red tape.

• Creative problem-solver. You don’t get stuck in the friction. You find paths forward that make the business stronger.

• Hands-on builder. You enjoy rolling up your sleeves to build systems from scratch in a fast-moving environment.

• High-agency executor. You move quickly, prioritize well, and operate with a deep sense of ownership.

• Trusted counsel. You bring clarity and judgment to complex, time-sensitive decisions and thrive in high-stakes environments.

Why Join Us

• We offer a competitive salary range of $200,000 - $300,000 and a robust total compensation package.

• Join a high-growth fintech redefining lifestyle and payments for the most discerning customers on the planet.

• Work with a small, elite team that’s built products like the iPhone and moves fast with a focus on performance and precision.

• Be part of a culture that rewards autonomy, encourages innovation, and treats its employees with the same level of care we provide our members.

• Operate in a culture that rewards results with real ownership and the chance to build things that materially impact our members' daily lives.

• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.

• 401k Plan.

• Unlimited Time Off.

• Hybrid environment with flexibility when needed.

• Access to Atlas perks and concierge services included.

Salary

• $200,000 - $300,000