Senior Legal Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Assist the Director of Legal in their responsibilities

• Collaborate and provide advice to various teams throughout the organization on a diverse array of legal issues

• Work within a compact legal team focusing on corporate governance and related matters

• Manage Paddle’s international branches and subsidiaries

• Negotiate commercial contracts, including key supplier and customer agreements

• Facilitate negotiations for strategic corporate contracts, including financing agreements

• Conduct regulatory research and offer guidance to product and support teams

• Oversee in-house trainee lawyers pursuing their SRA qualification

• Recognize and evaluate changing regulations and consumer laws relevant to Paddle’s global Merchant of Record business model

• Collaborate with compliance teams to create and enforce risk and compliance policies and procedures

• Draft, negotiate, and provide counsel on data protection agreements, terms of service, privacy policies, and other contracts and disclosures related to privacy and data

• Offer legal advice and contextually appropriate solutions that enhance customer experience and align with business objectives

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 8+ years of legal experience

• Minimum of 3 years of in-house experience at a regulated, high-growth tech scale-up, ideally in payments, FinTech, SaaS, or similar sectors

• UK-qualified solicitor (preferably) or qualified in another common law or European jurisdiction

• Capacity to lead and collaborate with junior team members

• Demonstrated ability to swiftly grasp new and complex legal concepts

• Capability to work from foundational principles and apply practical judgment

• Exceptional and convincing communication skills

• Experience in partnering with stakeholders both internally and externally

• Proficiency in customizing legal advice for senior management and junior team members

• Commercial awareness and the ability to provide innovative, practical, and effective solutions under pressure and uncertainty

• Familiarity or expertise in corporate governance, international branches and subsidiaries, commercial agreements, regulatory research, consumer regulations, data protection, privacy policies, and compliance procedures

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Stock options

• Unlimited vacation days

• Enhanced parental leave

• Retirement plans

• Private healthcare

• Well-being initiatives

• Annual learning fund

• Regular training opportunities, both internal and external

• Flexibility to choose when, where, and how to work within hub locations

• Trust and independence in working arrangements

• Global hubs for focused collaboration