Senior Legal Counsel, Marketing

PayPal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Greater London is seeking an experienced lawyer to provide legal advice on marketing initiatives and ensure compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience, a Juris doctorate degree, and a strong understanding of payments law and GDPR. This role supports international collaboration and requires excellent communication and risk management skills. A competitive salary and benefits are offered in a hybrid work model.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employee shares options

Health insurance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Fully qualified lawyer ideally in the European market.
• Extensive marketing legal experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to enable business strategy.
• Draft terms and conditions for promotions.
• Collaborate with Product Legal team on new products.

Skills

Legal advice

Risk management

Compliance assessment

Drafting legal documents

Collaboration with teams

Knowledge of GDPR

Strong communication skills

Education

Juris doctorate degree

Job description

Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
• Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high-stakes issues and disputes.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
• Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.
• Escalate complex issues to senior legal leadership where appropriate.

Expected Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Juris doctorate degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

What the role entails

Support development and review of marketing and advertising copy and content from concept through execution.

Draft terms and conditions for promotions, offers and other strategic initiatives.

Partner with the Product Legal team to review marketing content associated with new products and services.

Collaborate with other lawyers across the globe on IP, privacy regulatory and litigation matters as it relates to marketing.

Perform legal and regulatory compliance risk assessments, propose creative solutions where applicable, and help advance business objectives.

Manage escalations, collaborate across other teams and develop solutions to enable business partners to achieve their goals.

Develop a strong rapport and working relationship with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.

Establish efficient, scalable review processes and procedures.

Provide training to business partners on legal requirements and developments.

What we’re looking for

Fully qualified lawyer with excellent academic credentials (preferably qualified in European market).

Extensive marketing legal experience either at a law firm or in-house, preferably a combination of both, advising marketing professionals on advertising and promotional marketing matters.

Strong expertise in either payments law / financial services law or e-commerce law.

Excellent English language skills; other European languages, ideally German, are a plus.

Extensive knowledge of regulations and industry guidelines applicable to mobile, social media, and traditional marketing, including GDPR, consumer protection regulations and telemarketing sales rules.

Excellent drafting, written and verbal communication skills and ability to adapt legal requirements in balanced, creative, and pragmatic ways to facilitate clear and open communication at all levels of the organisation.

Flexibility to work with colleagues in APAC and the United States to accommodate time zone differences.

Ability to adopt a ‘can do’, solution focused and collaborative mindset.

Expertise in risk management, compliance, and regulatory frameworks as they relate to marketing and advertising.

Skilled at identifying business and legal issues, providing risk-based recommendations, and contributing to strategic business conversations in a fast-paced environment.

Experience navigating complex legal issues around digital marketing, social media, and emerging technologies.

Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record of collaborating with business and cross-functional leaders at various levels of seniority, across countries.

Organised and capable of managing and prioritising multiple matters independently under deadline pressure.

Subsidiary: PayPal

Travel Percent

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit.

Who We Are

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at.

Belonging at PayPal

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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