GENERAL COUNSEL

1 week ago

London, United Kingdom Kinsella Legal Full time €10
GENERAL COUNSEL, FINTECH

c.10+ YEARS' PQE

£ COMPETITIVE PACKAGE

LONDON, HYBRID WORKING

Fantastic opportunity for an experienced lawyer with leadership qualities looking for an exciting role in a high-growth Fintech environment.

We are searching for an exceptional General Counsel to become an integral part of our client's organisation, which is a leading fintech platform backed by blue chip, household name investors. Your role as General Counsel will be pivotal in supporting the ongoing growth of this business.

As part of the Executive team and reporting to the CEO, you will ensure its operations adhere to the legal frameworks in each relevant jurisdiction and provide valuable legal and regulatory insights. You will manage a small Legal & Regulatory team and together you will enable this ambitious company to achieve its goals at pace without exposing it to disproportionate risk.

The business is rightly proud of its positive culture: they are emphatic about supporting each other and strongly endorse the philosophy that a problem shared is a problem halved.

You will be a fully qualified, SRA registered lawyer with good academics and law firm training. You are likely to have a minimum of c. 10 years’ PQE and significant prior experience in Fintech or the financial services industry. We are looking for both transactional/deal focussed experience as well as good knowledge of relevant regulations (eg. AIFMD, FSMA, AML and CCA), as these two elements will complement each other. Understanding the wider lending environment in which the business’ partners operate will be helpful.

The successful candidate will thrive in this agile, high-growth environment and have experience in leading teams and projects across multiple jurisdictions. Pro-activity, sound judgement, excellent communication skills, humility, flexibility and hunger to learn will be key attributes to success.

If you are a forward-thinking Fintech lawyer who wants to play a pivotal role in our client's exciting journey and work in a positive and supportive culture, we want to hear from you Please contact philippa@kinsellalegal.com for a confidential discussion.

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