Corporate Legal Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements to support NMI's sales teams in the UK and US, including customer proposals and NDAs.

• Offer practical, business-focused legal and commercial contract advice to team members at all organizational levels.

• Assist with data protection requests and oversee data compliance issues across the organization.

• Negotiate vendor contracts and provide guidance on contracting models, product design, compliance, corporate governance, and other legal matters.

• Maintain and enhance template agreements, contract review guides, and various legal resources.

• Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes to enhance team efficiency.

• Engage in a wide range of commercial and corporate legal matters within NMI, a fintech payment technology firm.

• Report directly to the Associate General Counsel.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years PQE, either in private practice or in-house.

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales, possessing a current practicing certificate.

• Capability to provide practical, business-oriented legal and commercial contract advice directly to colleagues at every level.

• Innovative and strategic thinker who can develop and refine processes to enhance efficiencies.

• Experience with, or a willingness to work on, corporate and commercial matters in both the UK and the US.

• Quick learner, comfortable navigating new and unfamiliar issues.

• Thrives in a fast-paced work environment.

• Works independently and makes decisions confidently.

• Experience in-house at a rapidly growing technology company or advising FinTechs at a law firm is preferred.

• Strong interest in and understanding of the payment industry sector and SaaS contracting models is preferred.

• Experience in the payment industry or account-to-account payment is advantageous (but not mandatory).

• Expertise in privacy, including knowledge of GDPR (preferred); CIPP/E or CIPP/M certification is beneficial (but not essential).

• Successful background and financial checks are required prior to employment offers.

• Legal right to work in the United States, where applicable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme based on individual and company performance.

• 25 days of holiday each year (+ bank holidays + 1 additional day for each year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days).

• Workplace pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance available after 30 days of employment.

• 7 hours per day, totaling 35 hours per week.

• A remote-first work culture.

• Excellent work-life balance supported by our Flexi-time policy.

• Family-friendly policies, including Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay and Shared Parental Leave.

• Opportunities for professional development with an allocated company training budget.

• Bike2Work Scheme.

• Lifeworks, an Employee Assistance Programme offering wellbeing, family, and financial support services, including assessments, resources, and 1:1 counseling sessions, along with discounts on gyms, restaurants, high street retailers, and cinema tickets.

• Strong commitment to employee wellbeing, including mental health first aiders.

• Employee referral scheme featuring generous financial rewards.

• Bonusly colleague reward scheme.