Legal Counsel

TradingView; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Performance-based bonuses

Hybrid work format

TradingView Premium access

Job summary

TradingView is seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Global Legal team and help us navigate complex commercial agreements, market data licensing, and IP matters at scale.

You will provide senior guidance to executives on data protection, disputes, and vendor contracting, working closely with Security, Engineering, Product, Compliance, and HR to ensure robust legal alignment across the platform.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years PQE with strong experience in commercial technology, market data, IP, disputes, data protection and vendor contracting.
• Global technology, fintech or SaaS exposure with regulated environments is advantageous.
• Deep negotiation skills on complex commercial and technology agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex commercial agreements with technology partners and vendors, focusing on SaaS, cloud, data processing, and licensing.
• Provide senior legal counsel to executives on market data regulation, IP, disputes, data protection, and cyber security.
• Advise on market data usage, licensing compliance, and vendor governance across the lifecycle.
• Support cross-functional teams to align platform security, incident response, and regulatory obligations.
• Develop policies, playbooks, and training to strengthen IP, data governance, and dispute management.
• Manage contentious matters with pre-litigation strategies and coordination with external counsel.

Skills

Commercial technology

Market data

Intellectual property

Disputes

Data protection

Vendor contracting

Job description

TradingView is the world’s largest financial analysis platform with more than 100M users across 180+ countries.

We build tools that help traders and investors make informed decisions — from advanced charting and market data to collaboration and publishing features. Our products are used daily by millions of individuals and trusted by companies like Revolut, Binance, and CME Group.

We’re continuing to grow and scale our platform, and we’re looking for people who care about product quality, take ownership of their work, and want to build systems used by a global audience.

About The Team

The Legal team sits at the heart of TradingView and it’s a very important part of the business. This team supports all other TradingView teams, helping us achieve our goals each and every day.

They’re special, they’re strong-willed, and they work across a wide range of areas. From structuring credit programmes and advising on innovative features to supporting launches into new territories, the Legal team does it all - including acting as key specialists in market data, intellectual property, and disputes.

Responsibilities

We're looking for a Legal Counsel to join our dedicated team responsible for responding to high-priority, complex, and often time-sensitive challenges. You'll develop and execute proactive strategies, act as a subject matter expert in market data, IP, and disputes, and be involved in decision‑making on critical issues that impact our business. We look for people who apply deep logic to their thinking, back reason with data, and have the confidence to deliver pragmatic legal solutions.

• Lead the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex commercial agreements with technology partners, strategic vendors, and service providers, with particular focus on SaaS, cloud, data processing, security, and market data licensing arrangements.
• Provide senior‑level legal counsel to executives and cross‑functional leadership on a broad range of legal matters, including market data regulation, intellectual property, disputes, data protection, cybersecurity, commercial risk, and regulatory exposure.
• Act as a key legal advisor on market data usage, redistribution, licensing compliance, and exchange/vendor agreements, ensuring alignment with applicable regulatory and contractual frameworks.
• Own and evolve vendor legal governance - advising on contract status, liability allocation, risk mitigation, and performance obligations across the vendor lifecycle.
• Partner closely with Security, Engineering, Product, Compliance, and HR to ensure legal alignment on platform security, data protection, incident response, and secure product development.
• Lead legal strategy for protection, enforcement, dispute resolution, and commercialisation of intellectual property, including trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, software, and other registered and unregistered rights globally.
• Manage and advise on contentious matters and disputes, including pre‑litigation strategy, regulatory inquiries, and coordination with external counsel where required.
• Design, implement, and scale legal processes and contract management frameworks to improve operational efficiency, consistency, and risk visibility across the company.
• Advise on data protection and privacy obligations (including GDPR and global frameworks), data processing agreements, cross‑border transfers, and product‑related data risk.
• Identify, assess, monitor, manage, and report on legal and compliance risks associated with TradingView products, technology integrations, market data dependencies, and commercial operations.
• Develop and maintain policies, playbooks, and training to strengthen legal, IP, dispute management, security, and data governance across the organisation.
• Support strategic initiatives, regulatory readiness, and special projects as required by senior leadership.

What makes you the perfect fit

• 3-5 years of PQE, with strong experience in commercial technology, market data, intellectual property, disputes, data protection, and vendor contracting.
• Proven experience supporting a global technology, fintech, or SaaS business; exposure to regulated environments, market data providers/exchanges, and interaction with regulators is advantageous.
• Deep expertise in negotiating complex commercial, technology, SaaS, cloud, data processing, market data licensing, and vendor agreements, with strong commercial and risk judgement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of intellectual property strategy and protection, including software, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, and licensing, as well as experience handling IP‑related disputes or enforcement matters.
• Experience managing or supporting disputes, litigation, or regulatory investigations, with the ability to assess risk and coordinate effective resolution strategies.
• Solid understanding of data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity frameworks (including GDPR), and experience advising on data risk, security, and cross‑border data issues.
• High level of independence, sound judgement, and ownership, with the ability to lead matters end‑to‑end while collaborating effectively across cross‑functional teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management, executive communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear business guidance.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, high‑growth, and product‑driven environment, balancing legal risk with commercial and strategic objectives.

Will be a plus

• Experience in finance or trading domain
• Familiarity with TradingView as a product
• Private practice and/or in‑house experience in a financial services organisation.
• Experience interpreting complex regulations in foreign jurisdictions.
• Prior experience working with market data vendors, exchanges, or financial information services, or advising on contentious/regulatory matters in a fintech environment.

What we offer you

• Flexible working hours and a hybrid work format
• Well‑equipped offices for focused and collaborative work
• A global, distributed team of 500+ professionals
• Learning, mentorship, and long‑term career growth
• Private health insurance
• Performance‑based bonuses
• TradingView Premium access
• Regular team events and company‑wide meetups

Join the TradingView team and help us build a product used by millions of traders and investors worldwide. We look forward to hearing from you!

TradingView is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our success is driven by 600+ professionals from 40+ countries who speak nearly 20 languages.