Role Overview: 

The role of the Senior Legal Counsel requires strong commercial knowledge and experience in the financial or payment services space. The role will act as an advisor for Product, Services and Sales and will partner with business specialists to deliver on commercial objectives and strategy. Day-to-day work will include contract drafting and negotiation, regulatory and compliance assessments, and risk analysis.

Key Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Autonomously structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of contracts, including complex customer and technology agreements.
• Collaborating with in-house and external specialists (including Regulatory, Compliance, Data Privacy, and Intellectual Property) to identify relevant issues, help the business effectively navigate legal risks, and implement appropriate controls.
• Training and educating employees and clients on processes, risks, and the current legal landscape.
• Ensuring products and services comply with the Company’s corporate policies, such as anti-bribery and anti-corruption and third party onboarding.
• Identifying needed process improvements and efficiencies.
• Owning and executing solutions to support our transformation strategy.
• Streamlining processes to increase ease of doing business.
• Taking responsibility for special projects while continuing to handle a steady stream of day-to-day matters.
• Managing external counsel within budget.

Key Skills/Experience: 

• Qualified lawyer with extensive experience, preferably including both Law Firm and in-house work experience.
• Familiarity with laws and regulations in the financial services, banking and payments space will be considered favorably.
• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively, spot issues, prioritise, and multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Keen business insight and strong communication skills to interact confidently and effectively with internal clients, customers, and colleagues.
• Strong drafting and negotiating skills with the ability to understand and simplify complex concepts, issues, technologies, and deal structures.
• Solutions-orientated and able to work flexibly, under pressure, and with tight deadlines.
• Ability to use independent judgment and to manage and impart confidential information.
• Knowledge of current and emerging financial services legislation, issues, and trends.
• Demonstrated ability to develop institutional policies and procedures.

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