Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to own legal matters and provide clear, pragmatic advice to support responsible commercial growth.

This is a fully remote role, open to candidates based in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Review material legal exposures, key contracts, and employment matters, and agree a prioritized legal plan with clear escalation thresholds.
• Set up a proportionate legal intake and triage process with agreed service levels.
• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including personally managing negotiations for NDAs.
• Build and maintain a contract register, approved templates, and negotiation playbooks.
• Advise People and leadership on employment matters, including contracts, policies, sensitive employee cases, and settlements.
• Partner with Compliance on FCA requirements, Consumer Duty, SM&CR, and outsourcing, and provide legal input to product and change decisions.
• Advise on data privacy matters, including UK GDPR, DPA 2018, and PECR (data-processing terms, transfers, and incident response).
• Manage disputes and external counsel, including maintaining a live disputes register and controlling external legal spend.
• Review shareholder agreements and employee equity-option documentation, bringing in specialist advice where needed.
• Provide leadership and the Board with concise visibility of material legal risks and decisions required.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales, or an equivalent qualification with demonstrable UK legal expertise.
• Senior legal experience with the breadth and judgment to own an in-house legal function.
• Hands-on experience across:
  • Employment, commercial, and contract law
  • Regulatory compliance and governance
  • Data privacy
  • Disputes and dispute resolution
• Working knowledge of NDAs, shareholder agreements, and equity-option arrangements.
• Ability to provide concise, decision-ready advice and constructively challenge senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable working hands-on with limited resources and using external advisers selectively.
• English fluency at C1 level or above.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working inside an FCA-regulated firm, ideally an investment platform, wealth manager, or fintech.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified.

Location

• Fully remote
• Open to candidates based in the UK.

Hiring Process

• Introductory call with the Talent team
• Technical interview covering legal scenarios and your experience
• Practical exercise: short contract mark-up and recommendation based on a fictional scenario
• Leadership and values interview