Senior Legal Counsel - Global Fintech

Overview

We're working with a high-growth fintech seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join its London based legal team.

This is a rare opportunity to join a scaling international business where legal plays a highly visible and commercially influential role. Working as part of a small team, you'll gain exposure far beyond a traditional commercial legal position, partnering closely with senior stakeholders on a broad range of matters spanning commercial contracts, corporate transactions, governance, product development, data protection, AI initiatives and strategic business projects. With genuine scope to shape your remit and develop expertise in areas that interest you most, this role offers the variety, ownership and breadth of experience that many lawyers seek but rarely find within a single position.

Responsibilities

• Commercial and strategic customer contracts
• Corporate transactions and financing matters
• Governance and company secretarial work
• Data protection and regulatory issues
• Product development and AI related initiatives
• Vendor, partnership and operational agreements

One of the most attractive aspects of the opportunity is the breadth of work on offer and the ability to shape your role over time. The legal team encourages individuals to develop expertise in areas that align with their interests and strengths, providing genuine flexibility to broaden responsibilities and build experience across different areas of the business.

This is not a narrow commercial contracts role. The successful candidate will enjoy significant ownership, high levels of visibility and the opportunity to become a trusted adviser to stakeholders across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Approximately 6 10 years' PQE
• Qualified in England & Wales or another common law jurisdiction
• Commercially minded and pragmatic
• Comfortable taking ownership of matters from start to finish
• Able to operate effectively in a fast paced, collaborative environment
• Interested in broadening their experience beyond a traditional commercial legal role

Culture

The culture is entrepreneurial, collaborative and low hierarchy. Individuals are encouraged to take responsibility, build strong relationships across the business and contribute beyond their core area of expertise.

This opportunity is likely to appeal to lawyers looking to gain broader exposure across commercial, corporate, governance, regulatory and strategic business matters within a growing fintech environment.