Legal Counsel

Company: SSQ
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Location: Shoreditch
Job Description:

Our client is a fast-growing payments company. Their infrastructure is purpose-built for in-person commerce and serves a large and growing customer base across multiple countries.

They hire exceptional people and give them autonomy, trust and ownership.

They are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Product Counsel to act as a strategic partner to their Product and regulatory teams. You will work within a collaborative legal team and get involved in a variety of matters across the business.

Key responsibilities

  • Act as the go-to legal partner for Product and Engineering teams
  • Embed within the development lifecycle and advise on regulation and legal requirements
  • Ensure a compliant and commercial go-to-market approach
  • Draft, review and negotiate a range of contracts
  • Develop and scale legal processes to help teams move quickly
  • Partner with Marketing, Communications and Compliance to ensure product messaging and promotional materials are compliant, clear and on-brand
  • Advise Risk and Customer Support teams on escalations and ad hoc queries
  • Advise on general commercial and regulatory matters as they arise
  • Track legal and regulatory developments and translate them into actionable insights

About you

  • Qualified lawyer with 4+ years of PQE from private practice and/or in-house
  • Preferably advising technology or financial services companies on product-related legal issues
  • Experience in financial services regulation
  • Strong command of contract law
  • Pragmatic and commercial approach to problem solving
  • Ability to give clear and actionable advice in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence at all levels

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Posted: October 16th, 2026