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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise with a focus on corporate governance, compliance, and data protection in a high-growth tech environment. Proven ability to negotiate complex agreements and provide tailored legal advice to diverse stakeholders.
Highest-signal resume keywords
8+ Years Legal ExperienceIn-House Experience In Regulated Tech Scale-UpUK-Qualified SolicitorNegotiation Of Commercial AgreementsRegulatory Research And Compliance
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Hard Skills
Corporate GovernanceCommercial AgreementsData Protection AgreementsPrivacy PoliciesRegulatory ResearchConsumer RegulationsRisk And Compliance PoliciesNegotiation SkillsLegal AdvisoryContract Drafting
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsAbility To Lead Junior Team MembersCommercial MindsetStakeholder PartnershipCreative Problem Solving
Certifications & Qualifications
SRA Qualification
Industry Keywords
FinTechSaaSPaymentsHigh-Growth TechInternational BranchesMerchant Of Record Business Model
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the Director of Legal in their duties
- Advise and partner with teams across the business on a wide range of legal matters
- Work as part of a small legal team on corporate and governance matters
- Administer Paddle’s international branches and subsidiaries
- Negotiate commercial agreements, including strategic supplier and customer agreements
- Negotiate strategic corporate contracts, including financing agreements
- Conduct regulatory research and advise product and support teams
- Supervise in-house trainee lawyers seeking their SRA qualification
- Identify and analyze evolving rules and consumer regulations relevant to Paddle’s global Merchant of Record business model
- Collaborate with compliance to develop and implement risk and compliance policies and procedures
- Draft, negotiate, and advise on data protection agreements, terms of service, privacy policies, and other privacy- and data-related contracts and disclosures
- Deliver legal advice and context-appropriate solutions supporting customer experience and business goals
Requirements
What you’ll need- Minimum of 8+ years of legal experience
- At least 3 years in-house at a regulated high-growth tech scale-up, preferably in payments, FinTech, SaaS or related sectors
- UK-qualified solicitor (preferably) or qualified in another common law or European jurisdiction
- Ability to lead and work with junior team members
- Proven ability to quickly understand new and complex legal concepts
- Ability to work from first principles and apply common sense
- Excellent and persuasive communication skills
- Experience partnering with stakeholders across the business and externally
- Ability to tailor legal advice to senior management and junior contributors
- Commercial mindset and ability to deliver creative, helpful and practical solutions under pressure and ambiguity
- Experience or knowledge of corporate and governance matters, international branches and subsidiaries, commercial agreements, regulatory research, consumer regulations, data protection, privacy policies, and compliance policies and procedures
Benefits
Comp & perks- Attractive salary
- Stock options
- Unlimited holidays
- Enhanced parental leave
- Retirement plans
- Private healthcare
- Well-being initiatives
- Annual learning fund
- Regular internal and external training
- Freedom to choose where, when and how to work within hub locations
- Trust and autonomy in working arrangements
- Global hubs for focused collaboration