Senior Legal Counsel, Paddle
Regulatory
Stock options available
Payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for SaaS
Job no longer available
Payments, tax, and subscriptions solution for SaaS
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Stock options available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help SaaS companies navigate the revenue journey at every stage.
Role
Who you are
- You have 5 + years of legal experience as a practising solicitor
- You have in-house exposure within scaling Tech businesses preferably within the payments sector
- You have demonstrable learning agility and bags of common sense and are not afraid of picking up matters you have never dealt with before
- You’re excited by the prospect of owning your own projects, while also happy to help pitch in when the team needs you
- You will be driven, able to work independently and a pleasure to work with
- You are an excellent and persuasive communicator whose advice is actively sought out and heeded
- You are skilled at tailoring your legal advice to the recipient, whether they be senior management or a junior contributor
- You are commercially minded and able to deliver creative, helpful and practical solutions to a rapidly growing business under pressure and operating within ambiguity
What the job involves
- As Senior Legal Counsel you will report to our General Counsel and be a member of our Legal Team
- The Legal team is intrinsically integrated into Paddle’s business and you will be required to collaborate and advise cross functionally, empowering the business to achieve its goals
- The role itself will be extremely varied with a particular focus on global regulatory matters impacting Paddle’s operating model
- You will be delivering first-rate legal advice in a fast-paced dynamic environment, identifying risk and balancing common sense with legal expertise
- You will be an excellent generalist and not afraid of operating within ambiguity
- As Senior Legal Counsel, you will consider the longer-term impacts whilst also being able to react quickly to deliver level headed, creative and context appropriate solutions to ensure the best possible customer experience in the ever changing tech space
- The role will be based in the UK; however this role will be global in scope
- Support the General Counsel in her duties and advise and partner with every team from across the business on a wide range of matters
- Advise the business on legislation, regulations and rules impacting Paddle’s operating model as a Merchant, including, without limitation, the Card Network Rules, financial regulations, consumer legislation, AML and Sanctions
- Advise on global data privacy regulations and draft, negotiate, and advise on data protection agreements, terms of service, privacy policies, and other contracts and disclosures
- Risk-spot and proactively identify legal solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risk
- Work with the business to assess the legal implications of growth opportunities in different jurisdictions
- Support the People team with employment related matters
- Support with corporate and governance related matters
Our take
Software as a service (SaaS) is becoming the dominant way for new companies to sell their products. However, there are many interlinked tasks that can be used to build a great business. For example, setting up trials and licences, insights and analysis, payment gateways, taxes, and internationalisation.
Paddle offers SaaS companies a completely different approach to their payment infrastructure so that fast-growing companies don't need to deal with this complicated puzzle. Instead of assembling and maintaining a complex stack of payments-related apps and services, it acts as a Merchant of Record for customers, removing the pain of payment fragmentation.
Now serving over 4,000 customers, and having entered the unicorn club in 2022, the company has clearly found its share of success. By handling payments and compliance, Paddle lets companies focus on scaling without operational headaches, positioning itself as a key player in SaaS infrastructure management.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
May 2022
$200m
SERIES D
Nov 2020
$68m
SERIES C
Total funding: $291.4m
Company benefits
- Share options: We value your contribution and offer Paddle share options
- Private healthcare and mental health support: We will support you to be in your best health, physically and mentally
- Flexible time off: We offer unlimited vacation time so you can unwind and recharge
- Learning and development: Generous budget to support your learning journey and your reading habit
- Family leave: We know that having a baby is a life-changing event. That's why we offer 26 weeks of fully paid leave for birthing parents/primary caregivers, and 17 weeks of full paid leave for non-birthing parents/partners
- Navigate: Work up to 45 days a year from a different country
- Transportation subsidies: We will help you get a discount annual train ticket or if cycling is your jam, you can use our cycle to work scheme
- Home workstation budget: From a standing desk to a Herman Miller chair, get the office furniture you need to stay productive
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Christian Owens
(Co-Founder)Founded Paddle after finishing school, they served as the CEO for 10 years and as an Executive Chairman for 1. A fellow of the Thiel Foundation, which gives $100,000 to young people to build businesses instead of going to university.
Harrison Rose
(Co-Founder)Founded Paddle at age 17, after finishing school, and has been both CSO and CCO at the company. Co-Founder and CEO of GoodFit.io.
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