Legal Counsel

Job title:

Legal Counsel

Company

YouLend

Job description

YouLend is the preferred global embedded financing platform for many of the world’s leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Mollie, Dojo, Paysafe, Just Eat Takeaway and Takepayments. Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing products, in their desired branding, to their merchant base. With YouLend’s AI-driven credit risk assessment solutions, more merchants and SMEs than ever can receive fast, flexible and affordable funding. We operate in 9+ geographies across the UK, EU and the US.We believe that the future of financial services will be delivered by customer-oriented tech companies that embed financing in their customer journeys, and we are building the solutions that will power that future.The Role:We are seeking a top-performing, smart and motivated individual to join our legal team in London. You will work with the legal team and the wider company to deliver growth against ambitious targets (>doubling each year), support YouLend’s business in the UK, US and Europe.If you have 2-6 years of PQE with experience in commercial, finance, corporate and/or fintech practice and are looking for an opportunity to grow within a supportive and knowledgeable team environment, this could be a great opportunity for you. The role is varied and will require you to develop capabilities across product, tech, commercial negotiation, investor relations (debt and equity), regulatory, project management and stakeholder management. This position offers the opportunity to make the role your own, career progression, a mature culture and a team with extensive experience and credibility in the market at all levels.RequirementsYou will:

• Working closely with the legal team and business to find innovative and business friendly solutions, e.g., ensuring swift merchant onboarding, developing legal processes across geographies as well as contributing and driving legal product development
• Supporting the sales and partnership teams negotiating major partnerships for YouLend, including participating in the RFP / term sheet process and drafting/updating bespoke agreements. Some of YouLend’s partners include Amazon, Dojo, eBay, Mollie, Paysafe, and Shopify.
• Supporting the capital markets teams on existing and new capital mandates
• Supporting the product team on YouLend’s existing products and the development of new products
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, contracts, amendments and other legal documents
• Responding to ad hoc legal queries from the business, providing appropriate legal solutions
• Developing and delivering legal and compliance training across various teams in the organisation
• Helping to supervise junior members of the legal team
• Ensuring successful go live with partners

• Ensuring successful roll-out in new geographies

• Working with external counsel across jurisdictions to ensure YouLend’s regulatory compliance
• Providing expert and strategic legal advice to the General Counsel and executive management

You have:

• 2-6 years of professional experience as a lawyer, preferably from a renowned international law firm, the financial sector or the tech industry
• A keen interest in Fintech and YouLend’s products
• Working across cross-border transactions desirable
• Knowledge and understanding of commercial transactions and corporate law Expert problem-solving skills and ability to concisely communicate
• Exposure to a broad range of commercial and technology law issues and experience across a range of commercial contracts and the ability to analyse and identify the core legal issues
• Adaptability and willingness to roll sleeves up and get involved with all parts of the business is a key requirement
• Desire for a broad variety of work and willingness to learn rather than focus in a specific area of law
• A strong drive, bias to action and “get things done fast”-mentality
• A fast, self-driven learner who can gain rapid familiarity with complex products, solutions and legal frameworks and maintain knowledge of those changing products, solutions and legal frameworks
• Solutions orientated with excellent time management, planning and organisational skill

The following would be useful:

• Experience in business finance/ fintech / high-growth tech or working in a scale-up business / fintech
• Working across cross-border transactions
• Experience in working with other jurisdictions (e.g. the US and other EU countries).

BenefitsWhy join YouLend?

• Award-Winning Team: Our Legal team recently won “In-House Banking & Financial Services Team of the Year” at The Lawyer Awards, showcasing our commitment to excellence and industry leadership.
• Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the “Best Places to Work 2024” by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
• Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a “Top 250 Fintech Worldwide” company by CNBC.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:· Stock Options· Private Medical insurance via Vitality· EAP with Health Assured· Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave· Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London· Free Gym in office building in Holborn· Subsidised Lunch via Feedr· Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office· Monthly in office Masseuse· Team and Company Socials· Football Power League / Squash ClubAt YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 22:54:02 GMT

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