Legal Counsel

Help Build the Future of Financial Services

We're looking for a business-minded Legal Counsel who can help drive innovation while managing legal and regulatory risk. In this role, you will partner with leaders across the organisation to support the launch and growth of financial products, navigate an evolving regulatory landscape, and provide practical legal guidance that enables responsible business growth.

This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of law, technology, and financial services, advising on strategic initiatives that shape the future of the business.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to business, operational, and functional teams on a range of corporate, commercial, banking, regulatory, and tax matters.
• Monitor and assess legislative and regulatory developments, providing timely guidance on emerging laws, industry requirements, tax implications, and potential business impacts.
• Conduct legal research and develop practical, risk-based recommendations to support decision-making, regulatory compliance, and business objectives.
• Support engagement with regulatory agencies and industry stakeholders on matters affecting the business.
• Partner closely with the Finance team on tax matters, corporate transactions, funding initiatives, and other financial and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal support for strategic projects, including lending programmes, treasury initiatives, corporate funding activities, payment solutions, credit card products, and other financial services offerings.
• Review, draft, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements, corporate documents, and legal documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify legal and regulatory risks, remove barriers, and enable the successful delivery of business objectives.
• Translate complex legal, regulatory, and tax requirements into clear, actionable advice for both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Support corporate governance initiatives and help ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Qualified lawyer in good standing.
• Proven experience in corporate, banking, financial services, fintech, payments, or another regulated industry.
• Strong knowledge of corporate law, commercial contracting, banking and financial regulations, tax law, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience advising on corporate transactions, financial services matters, and tax-related legal issues.
• Ability to provide practical, commercially sound legal advice that balances risk management with business objectives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build credibility, influence decisions, and work effectively across different levels of the organisation.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to simplify complex legal, regulatory, and tax issues into clear recommendations and actionable solutions.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong professional integrity, sound judgement, and attention to detail.

Why Join Us:

• Work on meaningful legal, regulatory, and tax matters that directly support business growth and innovation.
• Partner with talented professionals across legal, finance, product, operations, and regulatory functions.
• Gain exposure to diverse commercial, corporate, financing, and financial services transactions in a dynamic environment.
• Play a key role in bringing new financial solutions to market while helping shape responsible and sustainable growth.
• Join a culture that values ownership, collaboration, continuous learning, and impact.

If you're looking for an opportunity to combine legal expertise, commercial thinking, and strategic influence in a fast-growing financial services environment, we'd love to hear from you.