Legal Counsel (Remote)

Job Description

About Currencycloud

Currencycloud is somewhere where innovative thinking and the power of technology know no limits. We know that the success of the business depends on the people who keep it moving, which is why we are looking for exceptional talent to join our international payments revolution.

We are an open & collaborative Fintech unicorn that lives and breathes our company values:

Be Human, Better Together and Own it.

As part of a small legal team, you’ll get the opportunity to work on a wide range of legal matters relating to the Currencycloud Group and our US subsidiary such as:

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements, relating to commercial contracts, payment services, and reseller/partnership agreements

Shaping our global contracting structure as we expand into new geographies

Dispute resolution and legal incident management

Managing outside counsel

Providing legal advice to commercial teams and other business partners on a range of commercial and client related issues

Skills & Requirements

• J.D degree and at least 5 years of commercial contracting work, at a law firm or as in-house counsel in a financial institution
• Sound knowledge of New York commercial law. Knowledge of US Money Transmission regulations is a plus
• Experience working in Fintech or Cards and Payments sector is a plus
• Ability to manage own workload
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Structured and well organized – able to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment

Why Currencycloud?

We are a remote-first company; whichever location you’re contracted to, we leave it up to you and your manager to agree on how often you come into the office. To make things easier we offer an allowance so you can create your own working space at home because we REALLY mean it when we say remote first.

Your health and well-being are of paramount importance to us, and so our jampacked employee benefits reflect this!

We offer a competitive salary, an individual learning and development budget, a pension or 401K contribution, mental health days and comprehensive health care that includes annual optical and dental allowances, access to mental health support and a monthly allowance that you can spend on anything health or wellness related!

At the moment we are unable to consider applicants living outside of our entities and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship.

We aren’t currently looking for additional Recruiter support on this role and won’t be accepting any unsolicited CVs