Legal Counsel (Finance)

Job title:

Legal Counsel (Finance)

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) and support YouLend’s business in the UK, US and Europe.If you have 4+ years of PQE with experience in financing, capital markets and/or banking practice at a top law firm in the UK or EU and are looking for an opportunity to leverage your experience in an in-house setting while expanding the breadth of your practice , this could be a great opportunity for you. The role will require you to manage our existing and new capital mandates, but is also highly varied and will require you to develop capabilities across product, tech, commercial negotiation, regulatory, project management and stakeholder management.RequirementsYou will:

• Collaborating with the capital markets team to manage and negotiate complex capital mandates such as term facilities, revolving credit facilities, forward-flow financings and securitisations.
• Supporting the commercial team in negotiating major partnerships for YouLend, and drafting / updating bespoke partnership agreements, in particular those with capital-infused elements. Some of YouLend’s partners include Amazon, Dojo, eBay, Mollie, Paysafe, and Shopify.
• Working cross-functionally with all arms of the business (including commercial, product, tech, sales, etc.) to provide pragmatic and business-minded legal advice.
• Supporting the collections team on our external financing collection arrangements in various jurisdictions.
• Conducting ongoing review and updating our merchant financing agreements in light of market / regulatory / partner-specific developments.
• Driving development of innovative financing products to serve our SME customer base.
• Supporting the product team on YouLend’s existing products and the development of new products.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various contracts and other legal documents.

You have:

• 4+ years of professional experience as a transactional lawyer in the UK or EU, preferably from a renowned law firm with a specialisation in financing, banking and/or capital markets practice.
• A keen interest in Fintech and YouLend’s SME financing products.
• Desire to work across multiple jurisdictions.
• Knowledge and understanding of financing products, commercial transactions and corporate law.
• Exposure to a broad range of commercial and technology law issues and experience across a range of commercial contracts.
• Desire to broaden your practice and a willingness to learn.
• 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:

• Prior fintech (in-house or otherwise) experience is welcome.
• Working on cross-border transactions with international, multicultural teams.
• 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 Club

At 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

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:01:50 GMT

To help us track our recruitment effort, please indicate in your email/cover letter where (hiring-jobs.com) you saw this job posting.