Commercial Legal Counsel

The role

This person will own the commercial contract pipeline by drafting, negotiating, and closing strategic partner deals and core customer agreements. They will also advise on commercial legal issues, risks, and special projects.

What you will do

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements
• Resolve legal issues and contract interpretation matters during negotiations
• Produce and maintain various standard agreements
• Advise on special projects including new product developments
• Advise on commercial legal issues and risks
• Conduct research on various multijurisdictional legal issues
• Support strategic projects and initiatives with proactive advice

Required qualifications

• Qualified solicitor/lawyer (3-7 PQE)
• Strong post-qualification experience in-house or in private practice
• Experience working internationally and on a variety of cross-border matters
• Excellent time management skills
• Experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely
• Enthusiasm for new challenges and skilling up in different areas of law

Nice to have

• Previous FinTech, payments, software, e-commerce and/or bank experience
• Experience working in a start-up or other fast-paced and dynamic environment

About the company

Checkout.com is a fintech company that enables over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. They have 20 offices across six continents with London as their HQ.