Lead the drafting, review, and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements, including customer terms and conditions, partner/aggregator contracts, and vendor agreements.
Streamline day-to-day contracting processes to support revenue growth, ensuring legal execution keeps pace with a fast-moving fintech environment.
Manage and coordinate external law firms for specialized support in contract drafting, tax, or broader corporate matters.
Manage pre-action cases and debt management.
Provide expert advice on the FCA regulatory framework applicable to EMIs, including the Electronic Money Regulations (EMRs), Payment Services Regulations (PSRs), and relevant FCA rules (PRIN, COND, CASS).
Advise on safeguarding obligations for client funds to ensure Verto’s practices meet stringent regulatory requirements.
Support the business as it enters new jurisdictions (e.g., EEA, US, UAE/DIFC, and East Africa), navigating multi-jurisdictional payments regulation.
Act as a legal partner to the Product team, advising on the legal implications of new features, such as stablecoin on/off-ramping, API integrations, and FX products.
Support UK GDPR compliance, managing data processing agreements and ensuring privacy-by-design in our product roadmap.
Work alongside external counsel to support corporate structuring and any other corporate matters as required.
Maintain a strong feedback loop with manager, and overall leadership team to ensure commercial contracts do not stall and legal risks are escalated appropriately.
Requirements
Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with a current practising certificate.
Minimum 3–4 years' post-qualification experience (PQE), ideally including experience in financial services regulation.
Substantial experience in an in-house legal position (FinTech, Banking or Payments experience is highly preferred).
A "commercial brain" able to understand risk/reward trade-offs and support growth-oriented decisions rather than simply mitigating risk.
Deep understanding of FCA-authorised EMI/Payment Institution regulations and cross-border payment flows (SWIFT, CHAPS, Faster Payments).
Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-growing startup or scale-up environment where agility is key.
Experience managing external law firms and acting as a trusted advisor to leadership.
Tech Stack
Swift
Benefits
Insurance paid by the company
Health and wellness benefits (with specific added benefits depending on the location of the role)
Yearly salary review based on inflation, personal and business performance
Access to entire Udemy’s library
Budget for professional development courses
Work-From-Anywhere policy for certain durations
Integration programme (opportunity to work from our global offices)
Regular team social events
Pension scheme (depending on the role location)
Flexible work arrangements
Exposure to work with globally distributed teams
Location specific benefits like car lease policy, cycle to work, gym membership, etc.