Checkout.com
Job title:
Legal Counsel (Corporate)
Company
Checkout.com
Job description
Company DescriptionWe’re Checkout.com.Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it’s not just what we build that makes us different. It’s how.We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world – because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners.Job DescriptionCheckout.com is seeking a talented and dynamic Legal Counsel to join our Corporate Legal team at our head office in London. You’ll be a key member of the team, partnering with stakeholders across key business verticals to advise on major corporate transactions the group undertakes such as M&A and equity and debt financing, as well as supporting on a wide range of other areas including treasury, finance, tax, real estate, intellectual property, ESOP/incentive arrangements and ESG. You will be expected to have a strong corporate background, ideally with some experience in the other areas that the team handles and a willingness to work outside your comfort zone and expand your skill-set.As you will be collaborating with all core functions across Checkout.com, the successful candidate will be able to handle varied areas of responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgement with a hands-on approach. This is a great opportunity to work with our expanding legal team on a broad range of projects across multiple jurisdictions, learn new areas of law and play a key role in supporting the company’s rapid growth.You will be joining a high-achieving legal team in one of Europe’s most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be the best legal team in the world, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice, finding creative solutions to manage risk and becoming trusted advisers to our colleagues in the business.QualificationsWhat you will be doing:Supporting and leading on a variety of strategically important transactional projects, including M&A, equity and debt financing, strategic investments and real estate leases.Dealing with non-transactional matters, such as investor relations, ESOP/incentive arrangements, intra-group reorganisations and ESG.Partnering with the Commercial Legal team to advise on contractual arrangements with our biggest merchants.Liaising with and managing external counsel globally to assist with the matters above.Assisting with the design, implementation and improvement of new and existing policies, processes and procedures to support the business and enhance efficiency.Helping the business continue to grow and expand internationally and provide creative, proactive and results orientated advice to stakeholders across the business.Qualifications:UK or US (or other common law jurisdiction) qualified corporate lawyer in good standing with 3-7 years PQE.Strong post-qualification experience as a corporate lawyer, including some portion of that time spent working as an associate at a leading law firm, ideally with an international focus.Strong academic qualifications.Significant previous experience advising on large international corporate transactions.Outstanding analytical and communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely to senior stakeholders.A practical, solutions-oriented focus to solving legal challenges and a business-centric appetite for risk.Excellent time management skills and experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands.Enthusiasm for new challenges and willingness to be flexible with the scope and variety of projects to be undertaken in this role, as well as comfort with ambiguity, frequent change, and a fast-paced culture.A proactive hands-on attitude and capability of working with minimal direction and independently driving projects to completion.A growth mindset that does not settle for the status quo, but is always thinking about better and innovative ways of doing things.Extra marks if you have:Experience working in an international fintech (particularly in the payments sector) or another fast-paced and dynamic environment.Experience working in-house (this could have been gained whilst on secondment).Experience advising on private fundraising.Experience advising on ESOP/incentive arrangements, real estate matters and/or intellectual property.Additional InformationApply Without Meeting All Requirements StatementIf you don’t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.We believe in equal opportunitiesWe work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.Our clients come from all over the world – and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com viaOur Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSwOur careers page https://www.checkout.com/careersOur LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1UOur Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/Apply without meeting all requirements statementIf you don’t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.We believe in equal opportunitiesWe work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.Our clients come from all over the world – and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via
- Our Culture video
- Our careers page
- Our LinkedIn Life pages
- Our Instagram
Expected salary
Location
London
Job date
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 02:22:18 GMT
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