About the Company

Esusu: Building Credit Access for All

Your financial future shouldn’t be defined by your race, background, or zip code. Yet, more than 45 million Americans remain “credit invisible,” while many others face barriers like loan denials, evictions, and predatory interest rates. Esusu is here to change that.

As a leading financial technology and data platform, Esusu is redefining financial health, identity services, and inclusive decision-making - empowering individuals and businesses to thrive. Our impact speaks for itself, with more than $50 billion in credit activity facilitated, a network of over 5 million rental units, and partnerships with top real estate companies, government agencies, fintechs, banks, and employers.

Through our enterprise solutions, embedded products, and consumer offerings, we’re building a financial system designed for equity and access - when fintech innovation matters most. Join us in shaping a future where inclusion is built into the financial system, access is universal, and opportunity is limitless.

Unlock tomorrow with Esusu.

Job Overview & Key Responsibilities

• Report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and play a key role in shaping Esusu’s legal strategy while enabling responsible, innovative growth.
• Provide expert counsel across commercial, regulatory, and strategic matters, influencing decisions at the highest levels and acting as a key advisor in expanding new product lines.
• Serve as a key advisor to Esusu’s product and marketing teams, playing a key role in building and launching innovative and compliant products.
• Oversee high-value legal transactions.
• Craft practical, business-oriented solutions in fast-moving, high-ambiguity environments.

About You

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 8+ years of legal experience, preferably at both a top law firm and as in-house commercial, regulatory and/or product counsel in fintech, financial services or another regulated industry.
• Proven track record of leading legal initiatives that impact multiple departments or functions.
• Experience overseeing complex commercial and strategic legal transactions.
• Expertise in risk management and regulatory compliance at a fast-moving, innovative business.
• Expertise in fintech, SaaS, ecommerce required (specific FTC, CCPA, and FCRA knowledge a plus).
• Sharp analytical skills, diligent, proactive, and collaborative, and have demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking.
  
  

Interested?

This search is being led by Virginia Terry at Whistler Partners. Please contact them for a confidential conversation at virginia@whistlerpartners.com.

About Whistler Partners
Matchmakers, Not Headhunters

Whistler Partners is a boutique matchmaking firm focused on counseling the best and the brightest attorneys over the course of their careers. We believe that the right move comes from working closely with talent to curate their long-term career paths. When it comes to career advice, what matters is not the size of the agency but the strength of your individual recruiter.

We readily admit that we are elite and only work with the best – after all, a little elitism is okay when it comes to your career. Employers love us because we are picky about whom we represent, and attorneys love us because we get them their dream jobs.