Senior Legal Counsel – Payments & FinTech, UK-based

Paddle; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Paddle is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our global legal and compliance team. You will lead cross-functional legal initiatives, advise on regulatory and data protection matters, and negotiate high-stakes contracts to support a fast-growing MoR business. The role will be UK-based with global scope.

You will collaborate across teams, mentor junior lawyers, and translate complex legal concepts into practical commercial guidance in a dynamic tech environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience, including 3+ years in-house at a regulated high-growth tech scale-up.
• UK-qualified solicitor or qualified in another common law jurisdiction.
• Excellent communicator with experience partnering across business units.

Responsibilities

• Leadership remit: work as part of a small team of lawyers, supervising in-house trainee lawyers.
• Strategic commercial work: negotiate strategic supplier and customer contracts.
• Strategic corporate work: negotiate strategic corporate financing agreements.
• Regulatory advice: lead on evolving rules, data protection, privacy policies, and related contracts.

Skills

Legal leadership

Regulatory analysis

Contract negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Data protection

Strategic thinking

Effective communication

Mentoring juniors

Education

UK qualified solicitor

Job description

Paddle is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our global legal and compliance team. You will lead cross-functional legal initiatives, advise on regulatory and data protection matters, and negotiate high-stakes contracts to support a fast-growing MoR business. The role will be UK-based with global scope.

You will collaborate across teams, mentor junior lawyers, and translate complex legal concepts into practical commercial guidance in a dynamic tech environment.