Senior Legal Counsel (Commercial)

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At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.

Our strength comes from our diverse global team, spread across multiple nationalities and international locations. We're united by a shared passion for building trusted relationships with our customers and creating next-generation products that make payments simpler, faster, and more accessible to everyone.

Everything we do is driven by our PPRO Principles: putting the customer-first, getting things done, acting with trust and integrity, continuous improvement, and teamwork. Join us on our journey to become a global digital payments leader.

The Purpose:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel in London with significant in-house experience and expertise in commercial law and contractual negotiations. As part of the PPRO legal team, you will collaborate with internal stakeholders, particularly the commercial and customer-facing departments, and report directly to the Commercial Lead Counsel, located in Berlin.

You will support our growing payments business with a key focus on commercial matters arising worldwide. Your work will span across multiple legal domains, from contract and corporate law matters to payments and regulation. You will work closely with multiple stakeholders across the PPRO group, understanding complex functions and demonstrating a willingness to learn about all areas of the busine

What you'll be doing:

• Reviewing a range of commercial agreements, including customer contracts for regulated payment services (reseller agreements, referral agreements and merchant agreements), supplier contracts and software contracts.
• Advising on inter-company arrangements, drafting outsourcing agreements, binding corporate rules, and other inter-company commercial agreements.
• Improving existing legal processes at PPRO and ensuring the implementation of guidelines and policies relating to contract management.
• Handling customer, supplier, and partnership contracts in close contact with stakeholders in the sales, customer delivery, and supply chain teams.
• Advising the business on ad hoc legal queries as required, for example employment, intellectual property, corporate law matters and disputes.
• Liaising with external counsel to obtain advice on various matters and conveying this back to the broader business in English language and a concise format.

You'll need to have:

• Be a qualified lawyer, preferably with experience in the financial services, payments or technology sector.
• 5+ years PQE as legal counsel, with a focus on commercial drafting and negotiation.
• Possess excellent working proficiency in English.
• Have current knowledge of contract, data protection, and business laws.
• Demonstrate strong contractual drafting and analytical skills, combined with pragmatism and business sense.
• Be able to translate complex legal or factual issues into plain language communications.
• Have a strong sense of ownership and drive to push complex legal matters forward.
• Work effectively with cross-functional and remote teams in a collaborative manner and be able to perform and deliver results under pressure.
• Have an open, flexible, and team-oriented personality. Your self-motivation and excellent communication skills enable you to contribute to the team's success.

What's in it for you ?:

Hybrid working - We offer flexible working, so you can strike the right balance between office and home working. In addition to our 25-day holiday allowance, we also provide a work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year

Insurance - Because better safe than sorry - we want our employees to benefit from various insurances including a medical insurance (BUPA health care plan), a pension plan through Now Pensions and a travel insurance.

Gym membership - PPRO helps contribute towards the costs of your gym membership, supporting your physical fitness journey while easing the burden on your wallet

Professional and personal development - We provide leadership cafes, on-the-job training, and access to LinkedIn learning to help you gain knowledge beyond your role.

Mental Health Platform - We've teamed up with a top well-being platform to provide one-on-one therapy, chat therapy, therapist-led courses, guided meditations, and more.

Our HQ office on Chancery Lane, is a short walk from Holborn, Farringdon and Covent Garden so if you're a foodie there's plenty nearby. The office is befitting a tech business and is set up for cross team collaboration. Critically there's also a sun-terrace, and a well-stocked fridge.

Our Principles:

We get things done: We are courageous; we take ownership, make decisions and get things done.

We act with trust and integrity: We listen first and challenge respectfully. We seek out and leverage diverse perspectives. We welcome and offer honest and open feedback, always assuming positive intent

We put the customer first: We are laser focused on delivering outstanding outcomes for our customers. We put the customer at the heart of what we do.

We make things better: We boldly explore new ideas and have an unwavering commitment to continuous improvement.

We work as a team: We collaborate closely and value team success over individual achievement.