Legal Counsel, APEXX Global

• You’ve done this before: You’ll be a qualified lawyer with some post qualification experience (1-2+ years PQE) ideally working within Startups, FinTech or Payments
• You have sound judgement: The ability to provide sound legal advice and exercise good business judgement and to promptly identify, analyse and mitigate risks and issues within the business while maximising commercial opportunities
• You think creatively: Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to confidently work with stakeholders across the business to achieve objectives
• You communicate effectively: Communication is key to the role including being able to advise stakeholders across all parts of the business on challenging legal issues in layman’s terms
• You have passion and drive: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with a high level of competing tasks and tight deadlines and to be adaptable, coping with change quickly
• You’re in the detail: Thoroughness and accuracy are pivotal to your role including in drafting, advising on, and negotiating commercial agreements and researching legal issues
• You lead from the front: This is a hands-on role, and you will be expected to handle significant and complex legal matters and provide direction across the business, including to senior level stakeholders

Desirable

• Reporting to: General Counsel
• APEXX is pioneering payment orchestration, transforming the global payments landscape with cutting-edge technology and innovation. As a leader in Fintech, we're committed to excellence, driving forward-thinking solutions that empower businesses worldwide
• We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join APEXX’s Legal & Compliance team, providing front-line guidance and support across all areas of the business
• You will work closely with our General Counsel and wider business to support a broad range of commercial and legal matters, gaining significant exposure to the day to day operations of a fast-paced, international FinTech. This is a generalist role offering a high level of commercial involvement
• This is a hands-on, commercially focused role supporting the General Counsel with several key elements including:
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a range of complex commercial agreements
• Delivering legal and strategic advice to different areas of the business on a variety of matters ranging from financial regulation and the payments ecosystem, contracts, negotiations, documentation, client issues, employment, compliance, IP, IT, marketing and data protection
• Supporting the commercial teams and wider business in discussions with customers, partners and suppliers
• Identifying legal and regulatory risks related to the introduction of new products and expansion into new markets
• Helping to identify, prepare and deliver training to the business on relevant legal and commercial issues
• Delivering continuous improvement in operating practices and processes, identifying inefficiencies and improvement