Senior Legal Counsel, Crowdcube
European Union
+ Share option plan
Crowdfunding platform
Be an early applicant
Crowdfunding platform
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Share option plan
101-200 employees
Company mission
Crowdcube, is on a mission to make investing easy and rewarding for anyone, anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified lawyer
- Strong experience in corporate, financial services, fintech or capital markets law
- Experience in governance, regulatory advisory, compliance frameworks and due diligence
- Experience managing cross-border legal matters across multiple EU jurisdictions
- Ability to lead teams and manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to balance commercial and regulatory requirements
- Fluency in English and Spanish (required) and/or French (highly desirable)
- Don’t meet every requirement? Apply anyway! Studies show that women or people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every requirement. If you think you’re slightly underqualified, don't be discouraged to apply
What the job involves
- Senior Legal Counsel – EU will play an important role inCrowdcube’s European operations, providing expert legal, governance, regulatory and compliance guidance across multiple EU jurisdictions
- This role will include legal due diligence, oversee transaction execution, managing corporate actions of Crowdcube portfolio companies, and ensuring that our EU operations meet the highest regulatory and legal standards
- You will serve as the senior escalation point in the EU team for complex legal matters, partner closely with cross-functional teams, and lead the development of scalable, efficient legal processes across the EU
- Lead and manage EU lawyers and and compliance analysts in the Crowdcube EU team
- Act as the senior legal escalation point for all EU jurisdictions (Spain, France, etc.)
- EU legal governance framework, ensuring consistency, compliance and scalability across countries
- Take a leading role all legal aspects of EU investment rounds, including:
- Due diligence
- Legal document reviews
- Completions
- Post-funding corporate requirements
- Manage EU corporate actions such as capital increases, shareholder resolutions, restructures, exits and listings
- Ensure proper handling of SKIS-equivalent processes, investor documentation, and statutory filings
- Maintain expert knowledge of relevant EU financial regulations, crowdfunding rules, investment services legislation and local requirements in key markets
- Provide regulatory interpretation and advice to internal teams across the EU
- Build and maintain risk-management processes that ensure compliance with EU-wide and local laws
- Advise on governance matters relating to EU SPVs, issuers and corporate structures, working closely with the Chief Operations Officer and UK VP Legal
- Ensure timely preparation and filing of corporate governance documentation across EU jurisdictions
- Support implementation of governance frameworks for new markets or product extensions
- Work closely with Operations teams to streamline legal processes, avoid duplication, and enhance information flows
- Partner with the EU commercial teams as for deal structuring and investor matters
- Support the Portfolio team on complex corporate actions across multiple jurisdictions
- Work with Marketing to ensure accuracy and compliance across external content, FAQs and investor communications
Application process
- Our interview process typically consists of an initial phone screen, an interview with the hiring manager and a task, followed by a final interview with other members of the team
- There aren't any trick questions and the task will typically be based on a real scenario the team have worked on
Our take
The number of startups looking for funding in Europe has grown dramatically over the last decade. Crowdfunding provides a solution to this, allowing companies to tap into the public rather than rely on institutional investors. The European crowdfunding market is predicted to be $5BN by 2025 and the amount of money pledged on crowdfunding platforms is now starting to rival traditional VC funding.
The company's best known competitor is Seedrs, and they both consistently compete to take on the most exciting startups as customers. For example, Revolut has hosted crowdfunding rounds on both Crowdcube and Seedrs. What set both companies apart though, has been their reach.
Crowdcube has worked hard to secure the first license to raise funding across European borders - not a measly feat by any chance. This gives them more than a leg up as the company can now expand its startup portfolio and present its users with a wider range of interesting companies to choose from.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Nov 2021
$13.4m
LATE VC
Nov 2018
$11.4m
SERIES E
Total funding: $59.7m
Company benefits
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- £1,000 budget for learning and development
- Share Options
- Volunteer Hours
- Additional Holiday for Tenure
- Flexible Working Policy
- 25 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Exeter, UK
Additional info
- Crowdcube experienced year on year growth since 2011 with over 750,000 registered investors
- Over 800 British businesses successfully funded on the platform, including Brewdog, Monzo, Eden Project and many more
Leadership
Darren
(CEO)Serial entrepreneur. Launched and exited two companies before starting Crowdcube
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