Interim Commercial Lawyer – Payments
We are seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join a high-performing in-house legal team supporting a leading international payments and technology business. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with product teams on innovative products, commercial contracts, and go-to-market initiatives across Europe.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide day-to-day legal support to the Europe Product team.
* Advise on new product launches, commercialisation strategies, and general commercial matters.
* Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements.
* Support bespoke client arrangements and template contract development.
* Identify and coordinate advice on competition, data protection, and regulatory matters.
* Manage external counsel where required across multiple jurisdictions.
* Deliver practical, business-focused legal guidance to internal stakeholders.
* Contribute to team training, process improvement, and wider legal function initiatives.
Candidate Profile:
* Qualified lawyer in England & Wales.
* Ideally 2+ years’ PQE, with flexibility for more senior candidates.
* In-house experience within a regulated, technology, fintech, or financial services environment preferred.
* Strong commercial contracting experience, particularly technology agreements.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Able to manage a busy and varied workload independently and collaboratively.
* Positive, pragmatic, and solutions-focused approach.
Desirable Experience:
* Payments industry or financial services regulatory knowledge.
* Consumer law experience across Europe.
* Cross-border contracting and managing external counsel across jurisdictions.