Senior Transactional Lawyer

Carta Healthcare; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Carta is seeking a Senior Transactional Lawyer to lead regulatory and deal-side compliance for institutional investors and asset managers. You will review complex deal structures, map ownership, and coordinate with deal teams to ensure timely, compliant closings.

The role requires a qualified lawyer with 4–6+ PQE in regulatory or investment compliance, and strong client-facing skills in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with regulatory or investment compliance experience.
• Experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or financial services clients preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be the client's trusted deal-side compliance partner, advising on compliance risk factors with clarity and pragmatism.
• Unpack transaction structures with deal teams to understand complex deal anatomy and identify counterparties.
• Investigate ownership and control across fund structures, SPVs, partnerships and trusts to map ownership and fund flows.
• Drive the materials process by coordinating with deal teams, legal, compliance and counterparties to complete reviews on time.
• Ensure deals close compliantly, verifying AML/CTF and internal policies across jurisdictions.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Contract negotiation

Risk analysis

Client management

Education

Qualified lawyer (UK/Europe)

Job description

The Company You’ll Join

Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world‑class software, purpose‑built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.

Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.

Together, Carta is creating the end‑to‑end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that – it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets – a connected ERP for private capital.

The Team You’ll Work With

You’ll be joining our Compliance – Transactional team.

Working with the Head of Investment Compliance and an international team of ex‑Big Law lawyers, paralegals, and analysts, you’ll serve as the day‑to‑day legal contact for institutional investors and asset manager clients across private equity, infrastructure, credit, and real estate strategies.

The Problems You’ll Solve

At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Senior Transactional Lawyer, you’ll work to:

• Be the client's trusted deal‑side compliance partner. Act as the primary day‑to‑day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers — advising on compliance risk factors across live transactions with clarity and commercial pragmatism.
• Unpack transaction structures that others can’t. Work closely with private equity deal teams to understand complex deal anatomy, identify counterparties, and conduct multi‑dimensional risk analysis — covering AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risk.
• Investigate ownership and control to find what matters. Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows — building a defensible compliance picture under deal timeline pressure.
• Drive the materials process. Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and relevant counterparties to gather what’s needed to complete reviews on time, without losing rigour.
• Ensure deals close compliantly. Collaborate with clients’ legal and compliance teams to confirm that transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.

About You

• A qualified lawyer with transactional compliance experience. You’re licensed to practice in the UK or Europe (other comparable jurisdictions considered), with 4–6+ years PQE recommended in regulatory or investment compliance — and experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
• Commercially sharp and solutions‑first. You approach compliance as an enabler of deal velocity, not a barrier to it — you find the path to yes while keeping clients protected.
• Deeply familiar with complex asset management structures. You’ve reviewed fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi‑jurisdictional counterparties in a live deal context.
• Client‑ready under pressure. You’re comfortable as the named contact for demanding institutional clients in a fast‑paced financial services environment — credible, responsive, and composed when deals get complicated.
• Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship is required for this role.

Disclosures:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
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