At Monese, we are breaking down boundaries every day to help you build a better future.
As the digital alternative to banks, we are empowering people all over the world through our award-winning financial products - We have helped millions of customers revolutionise the way they live their lives in a global world.
We are backed by the best of the best, with over $200+m funding to date from market experts such as HSBC, Kinnevik, Investec and PayPal.
We want people with passion and dedication to help us go the distance and support our ambition to change lives.
Summary of Role:
Position: General Counsel
Location: Within Europe, United Kingdom preferred
Start date: As soon as possible
Salary: Dependent on depth of skills and experience
Work Pattern: Full time
What you'll do:
- Lead and build the legal team
- Draft and review ad hoc legal documents (e.g. supplier contracts), manage general legal queries and advise on a variety of issues facing a high-growth company such as data protection and intellectual property with the assistance of the legal team and external lawyers
- Keep fully up to date with commercial, IT, regulatory and other legal developments (e.g. GDPR, PSD2 etc), identifying those which impact directly on the business and facilitating or taking the appropriate action to resolve issues
- Lead on all legal processes required for fundraising, acquisitions and any other corporate transactions, and assist with new and existing shareholder management
- Create and update contracts, T&Cs, with support from relevant teams, including Compliance
- Introduce processes and procedures to facilitate the launch of products in a safe and compliant manner
- Work closely with the senior leadership team to advise on legal matters and manage external counsel effectively in respect of costs and quality legal advice
- Oversee any litigation for the group
- Pragmatically risk assess situations and provide your legal steer to a wide variety of matters
- Work closely with the front-line teams to help to shape the commercial side of the business
- Support our People Team and work with outside counsel to ensure employee contracts, handbooks, compensation structures, templates, employment policies and processes are kept update
What we want:
Essential
- UK qualified lawyer
- Experience of advising company(ies) through an IPO or other exit
- Experience working with B2B legal parameters
- Corporate law expertise
- In-house experience
- Willingness to pitch in and be involved in decisions, rather than sitting on the side-lines
Desirable
- Experience in Financial Services
What you'll get:
- Generous stock options and competitive salary
- Private healthcare (Estonia & UK - Other locations coming soon)
- Working holidays - Work from abroad up to 120 days (Terms apply)
- Five weeks of annual leave
- Flexible working policy allowing you to work from our state-of-the-art office buildings and from home
- Flexible working hours
- Tailored learning and development opportunities
- Flat structure with open communication at the heart of what we do, so everyone has a voice
- Your own Monese VIP account for free
- Modern technologies, including a MacBook for you to work on
What to do next:
Click on the link to apply and send your CV and cover letter over to us. This must be in English.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome applications irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.
We make recruiting decisions based on your experience, skills, and personality. We believe in employing a diverse workforce and making it central to our success.