Legal Counsel - Commercial (Fintech and Payments)

Who we are: Global Blue by Shift4

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payment ecosystems around the world. Powering billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses, Shift4 recently expanded its geographic reach and capabilities with the acquisition of Global Blue, the leader in tax-free shopping solutions.

For more information, visit www.shift4.com.

What you will do. A glimpse in your role:

As a Senior Legal Counsel within the Global Blue Shift4 Legal Services Team, Europe, you will act as a trusted legal partner to the business, supporting Shift4’s continued growth across its expanding European operations. You will provide practical, risk‐aware and commercially focused legal advice, ensuring compliance with company policies and relevant regulations in a dynamic payments and fintech environment.

You will work closely with sales, product, security, compliance and other cross‐functional teams, contributing directly to complex commercial negotiations across Shift4’s international operations.

Your responsibilities include:

• Strategic commercial advisory: Act as a trusted adviser to Shift4’s commercial businesses, providing proactive, business‐focused legal guidance to drive growth and innovation across European operations, including acquiring, payment gateway, tax free shopping, and dynamic currency conversion.
• Business support & daily legal operations: Support the Deputy General Counsels, Europe, in handling day‐to‐day legal enquiries from all European business units, delivering timely and practical solutions that enable commercial success.
• Commercial contracts & negotiations: Negotiate and draft a wide range of complex commercial contracts, including partnership and client agreements, ensuring effective risk management while advancing business objectives.
• Contract governance & external counsel management: Advise on contract management and oversee the efficient and cost‐effective use of external counsel to deliver high‐quality legal outcomes.
• Regulatory & specialist advice: Provide expert legal counsel on payments and financial services regulation, data protection and privacy, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, safeguarding Shift4’s commercial and legal interests.
• Cross‐functional collaboration: Partner closely with commercial teams and internal stakeholders to support deal structuring and drive key initiatives across the European business.
• Global legal collaboration: Work in partnership with the global legal risk and compliance team (50+ professionals across North America, Europe, and APAC) to help build a respected, effective legal, risk and compliance function delivering high‐quality commercial legal advice in a complex international environment.

Every action has an impact. You will make a difference here if you are:

• Commercially minded and pragmatic, able to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• A trusted partner to the business, providing proactive, solution‐oriented legal guidance.
• Comfortable working in a fast‐paced, international and matrix environment.
• A clear and confident communicator, able to influence stakeholders at different levels and constructively challenge when needed.
• Proactive and accountable, with strong ownership and sound judgment.
• A collaborative team player, within the legal function and across cross‐functional teams.
• Genuinely interested in innovation, technology and financial services.

Key competencies to empower your journey. You'll drive towards success if:

• Law degree.
• Minimum 5 years’ legal experience within the payments or fintech sector, gained in private practice or in‐house.
• Strong background in corporate and commercial law.
• Significant experience negotiating and drafting payment‐related commercial contracts (e.g. acquiring, payment gateway, dynamic currency conversion).
• Solid knowledge of payments / financial services regulation and data protection & privacy frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage external counsel and contract governance.
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).
• Additional language skills (Spanish, Italian or German) are a strong advantage.

Equal Opportunity

Global Blue by Shift4 is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression.

Important Notice for Applicants

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