Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Rare role available as a Senior Legal Counsel for a leading specialised payments platform with a specific focus on supporting the cryptocurrency and stock trading division

Summary of the role

This role will have a specific focus on supporting the cryptocurrency and stock trading function of the business. The business has over 20 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of over US $98 billion, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ global locations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide commercial legal and regulatory advice to a dynamic business operating in multiple jurisdictions
• Draft and negotiate agreements with commercial partners as well as customer-facing terms and conditions
• Support and advise the business teams on the applicable legal and regulatory framework in the relevant territories
• Advise the business on the legal aspects of new product development and new product delivery channels
• Instruct and manage external legal counsel (often in numerous international jurisdictions)
• Address general or ad-hoc commercial legal queries from internal business stakeholders
• Assisting with the know-how, professional development and knowledge management needs of the Legal
• department
• Assist in the development of standard departmental procedures and controls

Candidate qualifications

• A qualified lawyer with at least 6 years' post-qualification experience
• Recent experience working in an in-house environment in the cryptocurrency and/or stock trading sector is critical to this role
• Proven experience in providing commercially focused legal advice
• Experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts; financial services regulation and in particular e-money and payment services regulation; card scheme rules
• A commercial mindset
• Ability to think creatively to achieve the commercial objectives of the business
• Ability to deliver legal advice in the appropriate commercial context and within tight timeframes
• Good presentation, communication and negotiation skills - able to influence and persuade in decision making processes both internally and externally and build and maintain good relationships at all levels
• Excellent organizational skills - able to handle multiple priorities

If you think you may be the right fit for this role, please do not hesitate to get in touch as soon as possible and/or to send your CV to Pippa Campbell (Legal Recruitment Consultant) at Morgan McKinley to discuss further.

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.

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