Legal Counsel, Engine by Starling
Engine by Starling
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1+ day a week in office
Digital banking platform
Posted today
Digital banking platform
201-500 employees
Posted today
More information about location
1+ day a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To radically reshape banking in markets around the world – sharing the best-in-class digital banking platform we’ve built.
Role
Who you are
- You will be a UK qualified lawyer with around 3-5 years PQE (note PQE is a guide only), with banking SaaS and/or financial services regulatory (e.g. material outsourcing rules), and commercial contracts experience
- Strong real life experience in drafting, advising and negotiating a range of different commercial contracts in a technology and financial services context (ideally both on a sell and buy side)
- Good real life experience in advising on data protection issues
- You will need to have excellent technical knowledge, a solid understanding of contract law and principles and at the same time be commercially focused
- You will be capable of working in a fast-paced environment, and be keen to grow and develop within the organisation
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills
- You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway
What the job involves
- This role is for the Engine Legal Team and will report into the Senior Legal Counsel, Engine
- The Engine Legal Team covers all legal aspects needed for a high growth company within a successful bank to succeed
- You will have significant exposure to senior stakeholders across Engine
- This role will have a strong focus on commercial contracts and related matters
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on client facing commercial contracts (e.g. NDAs, framework agreements, SaaS agreements, other software licences)
- Drafting, negotiating and advising on a full range of third party supplier and intragroup commercial agreements (e.g. marketing, IT, technology, outsourcing) to support the development of Engine
- Helping to advise on data protection matters in terms of supplier arrangements, client agreements and intragroup data sharing
- Advising on any issues and matters that may arise to successfully run a banking SaaS company
- Supporting Senior Legal Counsel (and General Counsel) on international expansion aspects of Engine
- Managing multiple projects (often to tight deadlines) and supporting colleagues to ensure business and enterprise-wide initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner
- Updating and maintaining Engine’s legal precedent documents
- Instructing and working with external counsel where necessary on specialist and international matters
Application process
- Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you!
- Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious. In general you can expect the below, following a chat with one of our Talent Team:
- 60 minutes with two people from the Legal team
- 45 minute interview, including a case study
- 45 minutes with members of the senior leadership team
Our take
Engine by Starling emerges as a solution to the age-old challenge plaguing traditional banking systems: outdated infrastructure. The banking landscape is littered with legacy systems, hindering innovation, agility, and customer-centricity. Engine steps in to disrupt this by offering a cloud-native banking platform.
Firstly, it provides a suite of technology that forms the backbone of digital banking, enabling clients to pick solutions tailored to their needs. Secondly, Engine adopts a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, diverging from conventional banking strategies. This move democratises access to cutting-edge banking technology, cutting through geographical barriers and fostering global financial inclusivity.
Engine's trajectory is poised for expansion and dominance in the financial technology arena, with the CEO claiming it can be bigger than Starling. As it continues to catalyse digital transformation across traditional banking institutions, Engine is set to become a pivotal player in the industry.
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Insights
74% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 🏖️ 33 holiday days: Including public holidays which you can take when works for you
- 👨👩👦 Generous family-friendly policies
- 🏥 Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner Benefits include discount with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peleton
- 🚗 Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing
- 🎗️ 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- 👵🏽 Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme (10%)
- 🛟 4x life insurance: Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
- 😋 Perkbox membership, giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- 🎂 An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- 🌍 Work from anywhere policy
Company values
- 👂 Listen: We listen to each other and our clients – because everyone has something different to teach us, and diversity of thought makes our work better.
- 👑 Aim for greatness: In everything we do, we strive to deliver the best possible outcome. If something’s worth making, it’s worth making it great
- 💪 Own it: Smart people thrive when they’re given freedom. Our people like to get their hands dirty, figure things out and take ownership
- ⚖️ Keep it simple: There’s beauty (and speed) in simplicity. From the way we speak to the tech we build, we want to be simple and clear in everything we do
- ⚖️ Do the right thing: Ethics aren’t an afterthought – they’re our driving force. Doing what’s best for our communities and the planet is central to our mission
Company HQ
Bishopsgate
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Leadership
Sam Everington
(Chief Executive Officer)Has worked at Starling for the past 7 years in various roles before becoming the CEO of Engine by Starling in 2022. Previously a Senior Consultant/Manager & Technical Architect at Alfa.
Tom Beresford
(Chief Technology Officer)Tom leads Engine’s technical and engineering team. Before Engine Tom helped build Starling’s engineering team, the bank’s transaction systems, payment integrations and the cloud native banking platform
Mariam Ogunbambi
(Chief Client Officer)Mariam leads the management and support of Engine’s clients. Previously, she delivered integrations to launch Apple Pay in Starling and Current Account Switch as well as leading the Card Payments Team
Araminta Russell
(Chief Delivery Officer)Araminta shapes our solution design and leads our implementation teams. Before this she led Starling’s delivery of strategic technology programmes such as cheque imaging, 3D secure and cash deposits.
People progressing
Having joined Starling in 2018 as a Senior Engineer, Tom progressed to run the Lending team at Starling before making the move to Engine as a Principal Engineer and is now an Engineering Director.
Mariam leads the management and support of Engine’s clients. Previously, she delivered integrations to launch Apple Pay in Starling and Current Account Switch as well as leading the Card Payments Team
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Engine by Starling
Jake Pedlingham (Senior Talent Parter)
- We write job descriptions as inclusively as we can to ensure that no one from any group feels excluded; all are welcome to apply to Engine!
- We work closely with Women in Tech to help with our Gender Diversity: https://www.womenintech.co.uk/employers-hiring/starling-bank/
- We work with Diversifying group to ensure that all areas of diversity feel like they can apply to come and work at Engine: https://www.diversifying.io/employers/3736457-engine-by-starling
- We have partnered with Code First Girls as both Starling and Engine by Starling, welcoming over 20 career-switching women to the team over the past 4 years https://www.starlingbank.com/blog/code-first-girls-how-to-kick-start-your-career-in-tech/
- We partner with other groups such as Empower (Women In Tech), FutureCodeHers, HuddleHive where we host or sponsor events and meet ups
- Internally, we have an employee network called Always Open, made up of 5 groups, Bend the Bank (LGBTQ+), Embrace (Race and Ethnicity), Mental Health Positive (Mental Health), United Abilities (Disability) and With Women (Women)
- https://www.starlingbank.com/about/ethics-statement/
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