Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel | Fintech | London

This innovative and fast-growing fintech company are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with strong commercial and regulatory experience to join their high-performing legal team.

You’ll work closely with their founders, C-suite, and key stakeholders to drive business growth, deliver strategic legal advice, and manage complex transactions.

The Business

This fast-growing fintech company is revolutionising the financial services landscape with its cutting-edge technology solutions The company offers a range of innovative products that cater to both businesses and individuals, making transactions, payments, and financial management more efficient. With a mission to disrupt traditional financial models,





the company leverages advanced data analytics and automation to deliver seamless and secure payment services, standing at the forefront of the industry’s digital transformation.

Responsibilities

You will provide expert legal advice on a wide range of corporate, commercial, and strategic matters, supporting key stakeholders, product owners, and teams across the business. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Co-Founders, Board, C-Suite, and CFO, you will guide the company through major corporate transactions such as capital raises, mergers and acquisitions (M&A;), and IPO readiness. You will lead commercial matters from inception to completion, ensuring that all deals are aligned with the technical requirements and business goals.

In this role, you will also oversee the execution of commercial transactions and supervise junior lawyers. You will engage directly with investors, offering support across various corporate workstreams,





and play a key role in scaling the legal team by developing standard agreements and improving contract negotiation processes. Additionally, you will resolve issues that arise in existing commercial deals, providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice to help the business navigate challenges.

Requirements

- 5-8 PQE, UK Qualified Solicitor
- Experienced within commercial, corporate and regulatory law within FS/Fintech and/or Paymentech
- In-house experience is preferred

What’s on Offer

- Hybrid working, Priv Medical, Enhanced maternity/paternity pay, enhanced parental leave and much more.
- Up to £120,000 salary

If this role is of interest, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

▶️ Senior Legal Counsel
🖊️ JMC Legal Recruitment
📍 London