Senior Legal Counsel- Privacy, Marketing & FinTech Products

LemFi; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with over 7 years of experience in privacy and fintech law. This role involves providing legal advice, ensuring regulatory compliance, and collaborating on product development. The position is open to candidates in the UK, Ireland, or Norway, and requires a strong legal background and excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years post-qualification experience required.
• Strong expertise in privacy/data protection with GDPR knowledge.
• Experience in fintech or financial services is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on privacy, marketing, and fintech regulation.
• Monitor legal developments for compliance and business growth.
• Draft and negotiate various commercial agreements.

Skills

Privacy/Data Protection

Marketing and Consumer Protection Law

FinTech Product Development

Contract Drafting

Negotiation Skills

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Qualified Lawyer with 7+ years PQE

Job description

Overview

LemFi (YC S21, Series B) is revolutionizing cross-border financial services for immigrants through its multi-currency platform, processing over $1 billion in monthly transactions. We provide instant remittances, foreign exchange services, and multi-currency accounts, all in one seamless experience.

With 300+ employees across 15+ countries, our platform supports twelve currencies and integrates directly with local banks and mobile money providers, ensuring fast, low-cost transactions. But we’re not stopping at payments. LemFi is building a comprehensive financial ecosystem empowering immigrants with the financial tools they need to thrive—wherever they go.

Our vision: To build the first full-stack financial services hub for the world’s immigrant population.

Who you are:

You are a motivated and energetic person who would thrive in a fintech startup environment like ours. The teams here at LemFi are passionate about their work and fields of expertise but also lend hands-on cross-functional responsibilities to ensure the success of the company and the satisfaction of our clientele.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal team, based in the UK, Ireland, or Norway. The ideal candidate will possess 7+ years of post-qualification experience, with strong expertise in privacy/data protection, marketing and consumer protection law, and fintech product development. Prior experience in the FinTech or financial services sector is a strong plus.

You are self-driven, reliable, proactive, data-minded, and able to take ownership, providing clear, pragmatic legal advice that enables innovation while managing risk. English will be your working language.

Responsibilities

• Legal Advisory: Provide expert, business-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders on privacy, marketing, fintech product, and regulatory matters.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitor UK, EU, and international legal developments in data protection, marketing, payments, and fintech regulation. Ensure company practices remain compliant while enabling business growth.
• Privacy & Data Protection: Advise on GDPR, ePrivacy, cross-border data transfers, user consent, marketing communications, and product design compliance.
• Contract Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including product, vendor, data processing, and marketing-related contracts.
• Product Development: Partner closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams to enable compliant product launches and features.
• Risk Management: Identify risks early and implement scalable, proactive solutions. Develop templates, playbooks, and policies to enhance efficiency.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work effectively with senior leadership, compliance, external counsel, and regulators to safeguard the company’s legal and regulatory position.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 7+ years PQE.
• Significant experience in privacy/data protection (GDPR essential).
• Strong expertise in marketing and consumer protection law.
• FinTech/financial services experience (payments, e-money, banking, or related) strongly preferred.
• Admitted to practice in the UK, Ireland, or Norway.
• English fluency required; additional European languages are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with ownership and accountability.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Data-driven, effective, and proactive problem solver.

Location of Hire

UK, Ireland, or Norway