Legal Counsel
2 weeks ago
We're the strategic payments partner for some of the best-known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others.
Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love.
We're building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that's how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners.
And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.We're looking for a talented Legal Counsel with a strong regulatory and product background to join our Legal team.
The Legal Counsel will be expected to advise on compliance with financial services and payments regulations, interact with regulators and assist in the implementation of broader regulatory change projects across the Checkout.
As Legal Counsel you will work closely with all areas of the business in our offices around the globe.You will need to take a consultative and collaborative approach to solving complex legal and business issues in a fast-moving environment.
This is a great opportunity to work on a broad range of projects across multiple jurisdictions, learn new areas of law and play a key role in supporting the company's rapid growth.
You will be based in London at our global head office and report into a Senior Legal Counsel also based in London.
You will be joining an expanding legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Checkout Legal's mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations.We do this by providing pragmatic and trusted advice and balancing risk management by fusing high performance, innovation, collaboration and integrity.
Partner with our commercial, product, treasury, and compliance teams, acting as a real-time legal advisor to understand their needs and help find creative solutions to achieve business objectivesReview payments product structures, flows and terms to ensure compliance with legal requirements
Advise on payments regulatory matters including compliance with payments laws and related regulations across our different jurisdictions
Advise on broader regulatory requirements applicable to financial institutions, including with respect to group regulatory change projects
Advise key business functions on new regulatory developments impacting our operations, products and contractual commitments
Qualified solicitor/lawyer (5-8 PQE) with strong post-qualification experience either in-house or in private practice
Strong understanding of legal principles applicable to payments, including the payments ecosystem and payments regulatory and licensing strategy/execution, and to broader financial institutions
Previous FinTech, start-up, payments and/or financial institution experience is desirable but not essential
Ability to handle and deliver on numerous high-priority projects concurrently
A practical, solutions-oriented focus to solving legal challenges\
Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely
Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.
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