Fractional General Counsel – Technology & Banking

Santriya Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 180.000 - 320.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Santriya Technologies seeks senior legal professionals to provide Fractional General Counsel services to banking, fintech, and technology clients. This is a senior, high-impact engagement delivering in-house GC-level advisory services without the commitment of a permanent hire.

As a Fractional GC, you will work across multiple clients, advising on regulatory compliance, contracts, governance, M&A, data protection, and IP, while coordinating external counsel and building internal legal

Qualifikationen

• 12+ years of PQE across technology, banking, or fintech.
• Experience advising boards and C-suite leaders in complex regulated environments.
• Strong commercial acumen with deep corporate, technology, and financial services law expertise.
• Experience in frac­tional, consulting, or advisory capacity is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to executive leadership, boards, and shareholders of technology and banking clients.
• Advise on commercial contracts, technology agreements, SaaS deals, licensing, and outsourcing arrangements.
• Provide strategic legal guidance on regulatory compliance, FCA / PRA obligations, AML, and financial services law.
• Oversee corporate governance frameworks, board policies, risk oversight structures, and director responsibilities.
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, fundraising, venture capital transactions, and corporate restructuring.
• Lead legal risk management across technology deployments, AI governance, data protection, and cybersecurity matters.
• Manage and coordinate external legal counsel, specialist advisors, and international law firm relationships.
• Draft and review board-level legal reports, risk registers, regulatory submissions, and investor communications.
• Support HR, finance, and operations teams on employment law, data protection, and contractual matters.
• Advise on intellectual property strategy, patent filings, trade mark protection, and open-source licensing.
• Build and develop in-house legal capability including legal operations, contract management systems, and legal technology adoption.
• Represent the company in regulatory interactions, negotiations, and dispute resolution processes.

Kenntnisse

Regulatory expertise

Board advisory

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Leadership

Jobbeschreibung

Santriya Technologies is seeking senior legal professionals to provide Fractional General Counsel services to banking, fintech, and technology clients. This is a senior, high-impact engagement delivering in-house GC-level advisory services without the commitment of a permanent hire.

Job Summary

Fractional General Counsel engagements are ideal for senior legal professionals who want to work across multiple clients and sectors, offering strategic legal and governance advisory at C-suite and board level. Engagements are structured as flexible retainers, part-time arrangements, or project-based assignments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to executive leadership, boards, and shareholders of technology and banking clients
• Advise on commercial contracts, technology agreements, SaaS deals, licensing, and outsourcing arrangements
• Provide strategic legal guidance on regulatory compliance, FCA / PRA obligations, AML, and financial services law
• Oversee corporate governance frameworks, board policies, risk oversight structures, and director responsibilities
• Advise on mergers, acquisitions, fundraising, venture capital transactions, and corporate restructuring
• Lead legal risk management across technology deployments, AI governance, data protection, and cybersecurity matters
• Manage and coordinate external legal counsel, specialist advisors, and international law firm relationships
• Draft and review board-level legal reports, risk registers, regulatory submissions, and investor communications
• Support HR, finance, and operations teams on employment law, data protection, and contractual matters
• Advise on intellectual property strategy, patent filings, trade mark protection, and open-source licensing
• Build and develop in-house legal capability including legal operations, contract management systems, and legal technology adoption
• Represent the company in regulatory interactions, negotiations, and dispute resolution processes

Requirements

• Experienced General Counsel or equivalent with 12+ years of PQE across technology, banking, or fintech
• Track record advising boards, investors, and C-suite leaders in complex regulated environments
• Strong commercial acumen combined with deep legal expertise across corporate, technology, and financial services law
• Experience working in a fractional, consulting, or advisory capacity is advantageous