Hybrid Senior Legal Counsel – Employee Incentives, Corporate

at Starling Bank

• Job title: Senior Legal Counsel – Employee Incentives, Corporate
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Legal Counsel supporting employee share/incentive schemes at Starling Bank. Joining a dynamic Corporate Legal team within an innovative fintech organization.

Responsibilities

• Leading on legal support relating to employee share/incentive schemes, and providing legal support on the other areas listed above as well.
• Managing multiple projects and supporting colleagues to ensure business initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Instructing and working with outside counsel where necessary on specialist matters.
• Line management responsibility for Legal Counsel/trainees within the team as required.

Requirements

• Excellent legal experience in employee share/incentive schemes (private practice and/or in-house), with between 5 and 10 years PQE*.
• Experience in one or more of the other areas the Corporate Legal team supports (as described above) would be helpful but is not essential, as long as you are happy to adapt and work on these as well.
• Strong analytical, drafting and reviewing skills.
• The ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with stakeholders across the business, up to Executive and Board level.
• Capable of working well in a fast-paced environment with a wide variety of work.
• Positive and collaborative team player.
• *PQE is a guide only

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays, which you can take when it works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentives refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing