General Counsel – Fintech

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General Counsel – Fintech

Company

Taylor Root

Job description

Founded over 10 years ago, driven by a focus on innovation, this fintech business has gone from strength to strength growing in the UK and internationally to establish itself as a market leader. Fuelled by significant funding and with ambitious expansion plans, the company is in great shape to welcome a new General Counsel to lead its legal and regulatory function and manage its small but strong legal team.The OpportunityReporting into the CEO and working closely as their trusted advisor, you’ll be a business leader and key member of the executive leadership team. This is a collaborative, smart and experienced leadership team who are also very down to earth and will be responsible for strategic decision making that enables the business to achieve its growth trajectory successfully. Other responsibilities will include:

• Provide forward thinking legal guidance and strategic advice on a wide range of legal and regulatory matters
• Manage the company’s legal department, including hiring, training, and supervising in-house legal staff and external counsel
• Ensure compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards, including those related to financial services, data privacy, consumer protection, and corporate governance.
• Enable the business to self-serve through legal and regulatory training
• Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory bodies, responding to inquiries and coordinating audits and examinations
• Support corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and financing activities, by conducting due diligence and ensuring legal compliance

About youThe successful candidate will most likely come from a lending/FCA background, be highly solutions driven and have solid decision-making capabilities. Ideally you will have:

• 10+ years of legal experience
• In-House experience in the fintech or financial services industry
• Strong knowledge of financial regulations and experience with UK regulatory bodies such as the FCA, PRA, and ICO (desired but not essential)
• Proven experience managing a legal team and working with senior executives and board members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.Please note that your personal information will be treated in accordance with our .CompanyEstablished in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world’s leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.For more information please contact your nearest office:5 Fleet PlaceLondonEC4M 7RD
T: +44 (0)20 7415 2828Suite 614, Liberty House
DIFC
P.O. Box 506739
Dubai, UAE
T: +9714 448 77701918 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
T: +852 2973 6333Level 15, Prudential Tower
30 Cecil Street
Singapore 049712
T: +65 6420 0500Level 12, 25 Bligh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
T: +61 (0)2 9236 9000Level 4
520 Collins Street
Melbourne
Victoria, 3000
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Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:10:35 GMT

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