Associate General Counsel, ONE
Corporate
$250-290k
+ Equity
Ethical personal finance platform
Open for applications
Ethical personal finance platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$250-290k
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help people live healthier financial lives.
Role
Who you are
- J.D. and active membership in good standing with a U.S. state bar
- 10+ years of experience practicing corporate and commercial law, including at a leading law firm and in-house at a fintech or financial services company
- Deep experience with complex financial services agreements and strong familiarity with the regulatory landscape impacting fintech and embedded finance
- A practical, business-first mindset—you know how to weigh legal risk in the context of product, operational, and commercial realities
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, and project management skills with an exceptional eye for detail
- Clear, concise communicator—able to tailor your approach to technical and non-legal audiences and influence decision-making at all levels
- Proven ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-moving environment while juggling multiple priorities
- A low-ego, high-ownership attitude and strong collaborative instincts. No task is too big or too small
Desirable
- Experience with M&A, capital markets, or strategic financing transactions
- Background working in a startup or scaling legal teams
What the job involves
- As Corporate Counsel, you’ll be a key legal partner helping OnePay scale its financial services and fintech partnerships
- You will play a critical role in structuring, negotiating, and managing complex commercial relationships that power our business—while helping shape the systems, practices, and team that enable us to grow responsibly
- This is a hands-on, high-impact role at the intersection of law, finance, and technology—perfect for a strategic legal thinker who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment
- Lead transactions: Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial and strategic agreements, including banking-as-a-service partnerships, co-branding deals, payment network agreements, and vendor relationships
- Embed with the business: Partner closely with teams across Product, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, Corp Dev, and Operations to proactively identify legal risks and design practical, business-aligned solutions
- Manage external counsel: Coordinate with outside legal partners to ensure efficient, value-added support—and translate their recommendations into clear, actionable guidance for internal teams
- Support growth transactions: Provide legal coverage for financings, corporate development, and other strategic initiatives as the company scales
- See the bigger picture: Help maintain a holistic view of third-party relationships and associated risks across the business, supporting cross-functional strategy and compliance
- Build for scale: Contribute to the development of internal legal processes, templates, and policies that support growth while maintaining agility and compliance
Application process
- Initial Interview with Talent Partner
- Technical or Hiring Manager Interview
- Team Interview
- Executive Interview
- Offer!
Our take
Banks have a poor image and are often perceived to not care about their customers. ONE Finance has the financial well-being of its clients at the heart of what it does. Offering equal access to high-yield savings rates and affordable credit that grows. Its signature feature is the ability to organize money in multiple sub-accounts that ONE calls “Pockets,” whether to pay specific bills or save toward goals. You can also set up shared “Pockets” with partners or friends for joint saving objectives.
ONE is part of a new wave of digital banking apps that have the potential to disrupt traditional legacy systems, driven by European firms such as Triodos in the Netherlands. ONE Finance is clear that it doesn’t use deposits for anything that exploits the Earth's resources or is involved in the arms trade, setting it apart from other recent endeavours from Monzo and Revolut who aren’t so forthcoming about where its funds are invested.
In 2022, ONE was acquired by Hazel, a FinTech company which was launched by Walmart and Ribbit Capital and which also acquired Even Responsible Finance at the same time. The companies have merged under the ONE brand, combining workforces, products and operating budgets, and will benefit from Walmart's support and marketing reach.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
68% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$40m
SERIES B
Mar 2020
$17m
SERIES A
Total funding: $66m
Company benefits
- Benefits effective on day one
- Early access to a high potential, high growth fintech
- Generous stock option packages in an early-stage startup
- Remote friendly (anywhere in the US) and office friendly - you pick the schedule
- Flexible time off programs - vacation, sick, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave
- 401(k) plan with match
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Brian Hamilton
(Chief Commercial Officer)Started their career at Wells Fargo Foreign Exchange before leaving after almost 8 years to join Clear2Pay in 2006. They founded Isomer Labs, PushPoint, and Azlo before starting One as CEO in February 2019.
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