Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

A fintech organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its in-house legal team in London.

The business operates at the intersection of financial services and technology, delivering innovative digital solutions in a fast-paced, regulated environment. With continued investment in growth and product development, this is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the company’s next stage of expansion.

Working closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will provide strategic, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Advising on a wide range of commercial contracts, including complex technology, supplier, customer and partnership agreements
• Supporting the business on legal and regulatory considerations relevant to fintech and financial services
• Mentoring and supporting a Legal Counsel who you will work alongside
• Providing input across matters including data protection, intellectual property, and corporate support
• Identifying and managing legal risk while enabling commercial progress
• Partnering with internal teams across Product, Sales, Compliance, Risk and Operations
• Managing external counsel and leading legal workstreams on strategic initiatives
• Educating and upskilling stakeholders on legal and contractual matters where needed

The successful candidate will have:

• 8+ years’ PQE (UK qualified or equivalent)
• Experience gained across both private practice and an in-house legal function
• Strong expertise in commercial contracting, ideally within technology, fintech or regulated environments
• Confidence acting as a lead negotiator on complex agreements
• A pragmatic, solutions-driven approach with strong commercial judgement
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work autonomously