Senior Counsel, Regulatory / Asset Finance, LGFS

Overview

This role can be performed on a fully remote basis, with approximately one day per month in a UK office as requested by the hiring manager. International travel is minimal—approximately once per year.

The organization is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Regulatory Counsel to serve as a dedicated legal and regulatory expert supporting global leasing, asset-finance, and cross-border financing activities across regulated and semi-regulated markets.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level, strategic legal and regulatory advice to support global leasing, asset-finance, and cross-border financing activities, ensuring alignment with commercial objectives and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Lead regulatory assessments, licensing analysis, and market-entry initiatives to support global expansion strategy, including entry into new regulated markets and scaling existing platforms.
• Act as the primary legal point of contact for engagement with regulators, supervisory authorities, and external counsel across multiple jurisdictions, managing regulatory queries and inspections as required.
• Partner with Compliance on AML, KYC, and ABC-related matters, serving as a dedicated legal advisor on compliance considerations across all operating markets.
• Collaborate with transactional lawyers to structure, review, and negotiate complex cross-border financing, leasing, and receivables-funding arrangements, including transactions supporting large-scale AI and infrastructure deployments.
• Identify emerging regulatory risks relevant to the operating model and define pragmatic, business-aligned mitigations; contribute to regulatory playbooks, internal frameworks, and governance policies.
• Lead or support complex commercial negotiations with enterprise customers, financial institutions, and external partners, balancing legal risk with commercial priorities.
• Drive knowledge-sharing and capability development within the Legal team through team initiatives, cross-functional workshops, and continuous improvement of internal legal standards and documentation.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor or equivalent legal professional in a common-law jurisdiction, with a minimum of 12 years’ post-qualification experience specializing in financial regulation, asset finance law, or structured finance.
• Deep familiarity with financial-services regulatory frameworks, including licensing, conduct requirements, and regulatory change; or substantial experience advising on asset-finance and leasing transactions within a regulated banking or financial-services environment.
• Demonstrated background in banking, captive finance, or financial services, ideally within an OEM captive finance arm or large international financial institution (e.g., DFS, HP Financial Services, DLL, Lombard, or equivalent).
• Proven experience with cross-border leasing, asset finance, equipment finance, or receivables finance, including the ability to independently draft, structure, and negotiate finance and security documents across multiple jurisdictions.
• Track record managing regulatory change implementation projects, developing master template documentation, and creating or enhancing internal procedures, frameworks, and governance standards.
• Experience engaging directly with regulators or supervisory authorities, including managing regulatory inspections, licensing applications, or formal engagement processes (highly desirable).
• Fluency in English (written and spoken).
• Excellent communication and cultural-awareness skills to engage effectively with senior stakeholders across a global, matrixed organization.
• Senior-level commercial judgment, strong risk awareness, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Experience using legal AI software and managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions is advantageous.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience engaging directly with regulators or supervisory authorities, including managing regulatory inspections, licensing applications, or formal engagement processes.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not provided in the job posting.

Location

• United Kingdom – Hampshire – Farnborough
• Primary location is remote, with approximately one day per month in a UK office as requested by the hiring manager.
• International travel: approximately once per year.

Additional Information

• Employment type: Permanent, full-time
• Career area: Legal
• Req #: WD00097544
• Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Equal Opportunity

The organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

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