Senior Legal Counsel

BCB Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Senior Legal Officer to support its commercial team. This remote or hybrid role involves drafting complex contracts, providing legal advice across business units, and managing legal projects. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in a similar position and fluency in English, with a preference for French. Strong analytical skills and the ability to handle regulatory matters are essential. The position offers a range of benefits, including generous annual leave and wellbeing days.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

4 wellbeing days per year

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-qualification experience in a similar legal role.
• Ability to provide strategic advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in payments, banking or financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex contractual arrangements.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice to business units.
• Manage specific legal projects and client migrations.

Skills

Strategic legal advice

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Qualified lawyer with 5+ years post-qualification experience

Fluent in English

Additional language (preferably French)

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking qualified lawyer to join our team as a Senior Legal Officer. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Company's commercial team by drafting and negotiating complex contractual arrangements pertaining to existing and new products. Additionally, you will provide day-to-day legal advice to a variety of business units within the Company. Depending on your profile, you will also be assisting with any corporate matters (including future funding rounds and M&A projects) alongside regulatory matters (including applying for licences to expand our business). You will also assist our Head of Legal with line management responsibilities. As a key member of our legal team, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our business strategy and growth. The position can be fully remote or based in one of our hubs (Luxembourg, Paris or London). You will be required to come to the London office once a month.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of legal strategies that align with the Company's overall business objectives.
• Provide guidance on emerging legal issues and regulatory developments in the payments, banking and crypto industries.
• Conduct contract reviews, including third‑party T&Cs (i.e. service providers and external banking partners) and external comments on our T&Cs and Trading Agreements.
• Review and draft T&Cs for existing and new products (crypto, FX and payments products, notably).
• Conduct data privacy document reviews.
• Review and draft outsourcing agreements.
• Manage specific client projects such as reviewing and drafting documentation in relation to referral or partnership arrangements.
• Assist with the migration of clients from one entity to another within the Group following the acquisition of new licences.
• Support the process, coordination and project management of legal matters.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post‑qualification experience, preferably in both top law firm or in‑house environments in a similar position.
• Fluent in English and preferably at least one of the following languages: French, German (with a preference for French).
• Experience in the payments industry, banking or financial services sector, with experience with the blockchain and crypto landscape a plus alongside familiarity with blockchain and distributed ledger technology.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and resolving legal challenges in a rapidly changing regulatory environment.
• Ability to provide practical, strategic and business‑oriented legal advice.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with internal clients at all levels of management and work within cross‑functional teams to develop solutions to complex legal/business issues.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple time‑sensitive tasks.
• Detail‑oriented with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.

Benefits and Working Environment

• The chance to operate at the forefront of our industry.
• You can talk to anyone in the business as there are no barriers and everyone is accessible.
• You will be collaborating with teams on a hybrid working arrangement.
• We value team success where every individual can grow and prosper.
• 30 days annual leave each year, excluding bank holidays.
• 4 wellbeing days per year to prioritise your mental health.
• 1 company volunteering day per year.
• Strong benefits package including private healthcare, pension, income protection (long‑term absence), life insurance, menopause policy, and an enhanced parental leave policy.

We are constantly striving to be the best through operational excellence. The professional development and learning opportunities create an agile, hardworking, conscientious, and knowledgeable team. The opportunities for personal growth are exponential. You grow as the business grows. The roles and responsibilities are broad and ever‑changing, and the dynamism of BCB keeps you engaged and highly motivated. At BCB, you don't just work for your manager; they work for you too.

We believe in empowering individuals to create a culture of personal growth, together. We focus on driving empowerment from the bottom up, up‑skilling every individual at every level. This means our team has a sense of commonality and belonging, driven by a shared belief in our mission. We're passionate about our business, our people, and providing 360‑degree support for success.

About BCB Group

BCB Group is a leading provider of regulated payment and trading services in crypto and fiat for the digital asset economy. We provide accounts, cryptocurrency and foreign exchange market liquidity for some of the world's largest, crypto‑engaged businesses, including crypto exchanges, liquidity providers, market makers, investment firms, custodians, payment processors and wallet providers. Our end‑to‑end suite of products are accessible through our Client Console UI and API. We offer more than 40 fiat and cryptocurrencies, deep trading liquidity, 24/7 instant payments through our instant settlements network, BLINC, and secure crypto services. Our strong focus on compliance matches our technical and business expertise, and we are regulated by some of the world's most respected regulators. Authorised in the UK, France and Switzerland, we place the utmost importance on our regulatory‑first institutional principles. Our leadership team boasts years of relevant, high‑level experience at globally‑renowned institutions. They combine finance, law, regulatory and technology skills in traditional and crypto financial services with a deep understanding of the new digital asset economy. Our mission is to create the trusted platform to pay, store, trade and earn fiat and digital assets, globally 24/7. www.bcbgroup.com