Litigation Counsel prosecuting Securities Act violations for the Alberta Securities Commission. Involves hearings, legal advice, and collaborating on enforcement cases.
About the role
- Lead legal strategy as the primary expert at Shieldpay, ensuring compliance and scaling into new markets. Drive automation and optimize legal operations in the fast-paced fintech environment.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-stakes strategic advice to the Executive team and Board on critical "direction of travel" matters, including Cap Table management, future fundraising activities, and the mitigation of material non-compliance.
- Define and execute a global legal strategy that aligns with company mission, ensuring regulatory compliance while managing external counsel for specialised litigation and court representation.
- Drive efficiency as a stand-alone lead by implementing automation and process innovation (LegalOps), ensuring that business-focused advice is integrated directly into the product lifecycle.
- Lead the legal framework for scaling into new markets, navigating requirements and adapting Shieldpay’s legal structure for wider success.
- Act as the primary accountable lead for external legal relationships across key corporate pillars, including Share Option Schemes, Data Protection, IP management, Property leasing, Pre-litigation disputes, and Shareholder administration and commercial pillars such as pricing and partnerships.
Requirements
- 5+years PQE with a strong foundation from a top-tier private practice and mandatory in-house experience within a fast-paced environment
- Hands-on experience in the Payments industry is essential; you must be able to lead this space independently
- Knowledge of the specific laws and regulations governing the UK Fintech space and a strong grasp of UK local law
- A demonstrated interest in LegalTech with a proactive approach to using automation and smart tools to manage a high-volume workload efficiently
- Commercial Acumen: Experience in a commercially oriented role; awareness to interpret how market forces and economics impact the regulatory landscape while translating complex legalities into actionable recommendations for Senior Management.
Benefits
- Flexible working options, such as flexible hours and hybrid work to support our employees' work-life balance
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