About the role
Company Description We’re Checkout.com . You might not know our name, but companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony do, because we’re behind many of the digital experiences you use every day. We are where the world checks out, enabling over 10 billion transactions yearly for more than one billion global shoppers. Whether you want to book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription, or check out online, there’s a good chance our tech powers the payments behind the scenes. Our platform helps the most ambitious businesses deliver effortless digital experiences, at scale. If you want to do career-defining work, you’ve come to the right place. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and the desire to make an impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech – and we’re just getting started. Job Description Checkout.com is seeking a talented and dynamic Senior Legal Counsel to play a leadership role in our Corporate Legal team at our head office in London. You will be a key member of
the team, partnering with stakeholders across multiple business verticals. You will be able to handle varied areas of
responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgement with a hands-on approach in order to advise on major corporate transactions the group undertakes such as M&A, equity and debt financing, as well as supporting on a wide range of other areas including treasury, finance, tax, real estate, intellectual property, ESOP/incentive arrangements and ESG. You will be expected to have a strong corporate background, ideally with some experience in the other areas that
the team handles and a willingness to work outside your comfort zone and expand your skill-set. This is an opportunity to join an expanding legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations. We do this by providing pragmatic and trusted advice and balancing risk management by fusing high performance, innovation, collaboration and integrity. Reporting into our VP, Legal in London, this will initially be an individual contributor role, you will be expected to act as the senior lawyer with day-to-day responsibility for managing other members of