Senior Legal Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join the legal and compliance team. This is a senior role reporting to the Director of Legal and requires close collaboration across the business, with a focus on practical, strategic legal support in a fast-paced environment. The role is based in the UK and has a global scope.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Legal in advising and partnering with teams across the business on a broad range of matters.
• Serve as a senior member of a small team of lawyers, working across corporate, governance, and commercial matters.
• Assist with the administration of the organization’s international branches and subsidiaries.
• Negotiate commercial agreements, including key supplier and customer agreements.
• Assist with strategic corporate work, including negotiation of financing agreements.
• Lead identification and analysis of evolving rules and consumer regulations relevant to the organization’s global Merchant of Record (MoR) business model.
• Collaborate with the compliance function to develop and implement risk and compliance policies and procedures.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on data protection agreements, terms of service, privacy policies, and other privacy- and data-related contracts and disclosures.
• Supervise in-house trainee lawyers seeking their SRA qualification, where applicable.
• Provide first-rate, practical legal advice while balancing risk identification with sound judgment and a long-term view.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of legal experience.
• At least 3 years in-house at a regulated high-growth tech scale-up, preferably in payments, FinTech, SaaS or related sectors.
• UK-qualified solicitor (preferably) or qualified in another common law or European jurisdiction.
• Experience leading and working with junior team members and supporting their growth.
• Strong ability to quickly learn new and complex legal concepts and work from first principles.
• Excellent and persuasive communication skills, with experience partnering with a range of stakeholders (internally and externally).
• Ability to tailor legal advice to different audiences, from senior management to junior contributors.
• Commercial mindset and ability to deliver creative, practical solutions under pressure in an ambiguous environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating in regulatory and compliance contexts for a payments/FinTech/SaaS environment.
• Familiarity with data protection contracting, privacy policies, and privacy/data-related disclosures.

Compensation & Benefits

Benefits include:

• Attractive salaries
• Stock options
• Unlimited holidays
• Enhanced parental leave
• Retirement plans
• Private healthcare
• Well-being initiatives
• Annual learning fund and regular internal/external training

Location

• Based in the UK (global scope)
• Hub locations include:
  • Europe: UK (London headquarters), Portugal (Lisbon hub), Netherlands and Ireland (Dublin hub)
  • North America: Austin, TX (USA) and Toronto (Canada)
  • APAC: Singapore