Legal Counsel, Corporate

Company Description We’re Checkout.com . You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. Job Description As we continue to scale globally, so do our legal team. Checkout.com is seeking a talented and dynamic Legal Counsel to play a core role in our Corporate Legal team at our head office in London. You will be a key member of the team, partnering with stakeholders across multiple business verticals. You will be able to handle varied areas of responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgement with a hands-on approach in order to advise on major corporate transactions the group undertakes such as M&A, equity and debt financing, as well as supporting on a wide range of other areas including treasury, finance, tax, real estate, intellectual property, ESOP/incentive arrangements and ESG. You will be expected to have a strong corporate background, ideally with some experience in the other areas that the team handles and a willingness to work outside your comfort zone and expand your skill-set. You will be joining an expanding legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations. We do this by providing pragmatic and trusted advice and balancing risk management by fusing high performance, innovation, collaboration and integrity. You will report into our Vice President, Legal in London. How You’ll Make An Impact • Leading on a variety of strategically important transactional projects, including M&A, equity and debt financing, strategic investments and new real estate leases. • Dealing with material non-transactional matters, such as investor relations, ESOP/incentive arrangements, intra-group finance and treasury actions, financial audits, reorganisations and ESG. • Partnering with the Commercial Legal team to advise on arrangements with our biggest merchants. • Supporting the Regulatory Legal team on new licence applications to support global expansion. • Collaborating with the Corporate Secretarial team on corporate governance. • Liaising with and managing external counsel to assist with the matters above. • Assisting with the design, implementation and improvement of new and existing policies, processes and procedures to support the business and enhance efficiency. • Helping the business continue to grow by providing creative, proactive and results orientated advice to stakeholders across the business. Qualifications • UK or US (or other common law jurisdiction) qualified corporate lawyer in good standing with at least 3 years' PQE. • Strong post-qualification experience as a corporate lawyer, including some portion of that time spent working as an associate at a leading law firm, ideally with an international focus. • Strong academic qualifications. • Significant previous experience advising on large international corporate transactions. • Outstanding analytical and communication skills and t