Legal Counsel

• •Partner closely with all global teams (e.g. compliance, finance, and product) across BVNK, including UK, EU, South Africa, Singapore and San Francisco, to advise on a range of issues including financial services requirements, payments, outsourcing, data privacy, intellectual property, employment laws, BAU financial crime matters, disputes and litigation and corporate governance.
• •Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including service contracts, outsourcing agreements, SaaS agreements, and other documentation involving complex transactions.
• •Reviewing of marketing materials to ensure they are accurate, compliant with legal and regulatory standards, protect intellectual property, include necessary disclosures, mitigate risks, and align with company policies.
• •Assess and advise on legal risks, propose innovative and effective legal solutions to problems, ability to constructively challenge business decisions from a legal perspective.
• •Work closely with other members of the Legal Team to support BVNK’s global BAU activities and legal operations function.
• •Work closely with the General Counsel to manage the legal function, assist on any future M&A activity and funding activities, and to help build scalable and effective processes for general legal activities and for the review and launch of new products and services.
• •Conduct legal research and stay up-to-date on applicable laws and regulations dealing with cryptocurrency, payments, and other relevant areas, anticipating legal and commercial risks and advising and assisting the business to prepare for them.
• •Good understanding of cryptocurrency and fintech legal frameworks, or a strong interest in learning about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.

• •Fair and **competitive salary** at every stage of your growth
• •**Meaningful ownership** in the business through our employee option scheme
• •**Flexible working** hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• •A **culture** built on passionate, growth-minded people
• •A **flexible approach to holiday**
• •Opportunities to travel to our **offices around the world**
• •An **open and creative environment** where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets

*At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.*

• •You’ll have 3+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team, top law firm and/or government agency.
• •You’ll have familiarity with UK and/or EU payments and financial services laws and regulations (such as the Payment Services Regulation or the Second Payment Services Directive).
• •You’ll have strong and extensive experience in negotiating and drafting agreements with customers, partners and suppliers, including payment services related agreements.
• •You’ll have experience in intra-group matters such as intra-group outsourcing and advising on corporate law matters. Experience with corporate governance, employment matters and disputes and litigation is ideal but not mandatory.
• •You’re highly collaborative, inquisitive, and solutions-oriented, ideally with prior experience advising on product development at fast-moving technology companies.
• •You’re biased towards action and impact, and no task is too big or too small for you; you can roll up your sleeves and get things done.
• •You have exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, can build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, and can simplify legal concepts and communicate them in easy-to-understand language.
• •You exhibit genuine curiosity, are passionate about your work, and enjoy a fast-paced working environment.
• •You’re humble with low-ego, have a strong desire to grow and learn, and have a deep commitment to your teammates.