Legal Counsel, EMEA

Verifone; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronic payment technology company seeks a Legal Counsel to join their EMEA legal team in London. This role focuses on drafting and negotiating cross-border contracts, ensuring compliance, and collaborating on various legal matters. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in commercial law with at least seven years of experience. Join us in delivering innovative payment solutions and leading the industry's legal landscape.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified attorney in the UK.
• Minimum of 7 years PQE in commercial law focused on cross-border matters.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to mitigate legal risks associated with operations.
• Structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements.
• Provide legal advice focusing on compliance with laws.

Skills

Communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Contract drafting

Education

Qualified attorney in the United Kingdom

Job description

For more than 40 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.

Verifone has a diverse, dynamic, and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third-party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solutions around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners, and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success.

What's exciting about the role

As a Legal Counsel at Verifone, you will be an integral member of our Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) legal team, with a particular focus on English-language, cross-border contracts with our customers and partners around the region. You will collaborate closely with local business leaders to structure, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, and otherwise provide expert legal advice.

This position also entails close cooperation with our global litigation, employment, and intellectual property (IP) law teams on local law matters. The role will report to the Head of Legal for the EMEA region who is based in London and will work closely with the business leaders across the region. If you are a highly qualified attorney with exceptional contract drafting skills and a background in cross-border commercial law, we encourage you to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Legal Risk Management: Collaborate with business leaders to identify and mitigate legal risks associated with Verifone's operations
• Contract Structuring, Drafting, and Negotiation: Turn commercial proposals into properly structured and drafted contracts and then lead negotiations for those contracts, which may vary between hardware sales agreements, software license agreements, SaaS agreements, services agreements, and others
• RFP Review: Review RFP conditions and responses to ensure compliance with legal requirements and Verifone's global risk policies
• Legal Advisory: Provide general legal advice on the company's operations, with a focus on compliance with local and international laws
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with the global litigation, employment, and IP law teams on Nordics and Baltic matters overseen by those teams

Skills and Experience we desire

• Fully qualified attorney in the United Kingdom
• Minimum of 7 years PQE, with a strong emphasis on commercial law, particularly in cross-border matters
• Must have spent significant time at a distinguished law firm in a commercial practice area (M&A, Finance, Restructuring, Capital markets, etc.)
• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment and on multi-jurisdictional transactions
• Strong contract drafting, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability and a keen ability to learn and understand new products, services, and laws and work with different parts of the business as demand requires
  
• Experience with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and EU Accessibility Act is preferred but not required

Our commitment

Verifone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Verifone is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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