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Senior Payments Lawyer – Manager
Capital One. Lead delivery of payment services legal advice across the business .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in payment services legal advice, financial regulation, and team management, while effectively collaborating with stakeholders to drive compliance and operational efficiency. Proficient in drafting legal documents and leveraging technology, including AI, to enhance legal workflows.
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UK Qualified LawyerPayment Services RegulationLegal Document DraftingTeam ManagementStakeholder Management
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Hard Skills
Legal ResearchHorizon ScanningRegulatory ComplianceOpen BankingPayment Services LicensingConsumer Credit LawTerms and Conditions DraftingRegulatory DisclosuresFinancial RegulationAI Workflow Optimization
Soft Skills
Proactive OwnershipResults-FocusedReceptive to FeedbackCommercial Insight DeliveryCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
AILegal Workflow Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
UK Qualified Lawyer
Industry Keywords
Payment ServicesRetail BankingConsumer CreditFinancial RegulationComplianceAMLPayment Trends
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead delivery of payment services legal advice across the business
- Advise senior business leaders on products and propositions from concept through launch and scaling
- Advise on licensing and authorisation initiatives
- Draft and maintain customer-facing legal documents, including terms and conditions and regulatory disclosures
- Collaborate with Compliance and AML colleagues to embed legal thinking into product lifecycle and marketing strategies
- Conduct continuous horizon scanning on legal developments and payment trends
- Prepare comprehensive reports and strategic updates for senior management
- Manage external parties, including external counsel
- Manage team members and contribute to an inclusive, high-performing team environment
- Establish and refine efficient, user-friendly legal workflows, including through AI
Requirements
What you’ll need- UK qualified lawyer
- Significant experience advising on payment services
- Ideally, experience in a retail banking and consumer credit/cards environment
- Strong understanding of financial regulation, including UK payment services regulation and possibly EU regulation
- Ideally, strong regulatory and technology experience in payments, including Open Banking and applying payment services regulations to varied products
- Comfortable with technology and AI, including using AI to streamline internal processes and workflows
- Strong legal research and horizon-scanning skills
- Ability to understand complex topics quickly and deliver actionable, commercial insights
- Proactive ownership of key tasks with excellent stakeholder management, reporting and appropriate escalation
- Results-focused and receptive to feedback, with a desire to drive continuous development
- Ideally, team management experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications
- Competitive pension scheme
- Performance-based bonus scheme
- 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure
- Option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave
- Private medical insurance
- Enhanced parental leave
- Hybrid working arrangement with Monday and Friday dedicated work-from-home days
- On-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft at the Nottingham head office
- Rooftop running track and coffee bar at the London office
- Business Resource Groups offering activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes