Senior legal counsel – payments commercial & regulatory

About the role

In a Corporate Counsel Senior role, you will manage legal business matters to protect the enterprise’s position and rights relating to regulatory matters and compliance, including financial crime compliance, high risk merchant and payment models, contract development, bank, payment network and other commercial partnerships, negotiations and guidance, disputes, settlements and supporting pre‑litigation matters, and business practices.

As part of a legal team with 200 attorneys and paraprofessionals, your focus will be on areas key to the business and compliance and financial crime compliance function, including relating to Worldpay’s acceptance and management of high risk merchants, product offerings, regulatory compliance projects, the establishment of new payment models and regulatory or market changes, and partnerships such as commercial, network and bank partnerships, regulatory, payments law, corporate compliance, litigation support, intellectual property, financial crime and transaction support.

About the team

Legal, Risk, Compliance & Audit

Our Legal, Risk, Compliance and Audit teams ensure we’re doing business the right way. They help us balance a healthy risk appetite so we can expand our horizons.

The High Risk, Payment Models and Partnerships team consists of two senior lawyers, growing to three with this role. By its nature, the team deals with some of the most complex legal matters facing the enterprise and has a strong focus on working with many LCRA (Legal, Compliance, Risk and Audit) and other stakeholders on a broad range of matters.

What you’ll own

• Act as a legal advisor to Worldpay LCRA, commercial and product stakeholders with a focus on areas key to the business and compliance (including financial crime compliance) function, including relating to Worldpay’s acceptance and management of high risk merchants, product offerings including regulated services, regulatory compliance projects, establishment of new payment models and regulatory or market changes, and partnerships such as commercial, network and bank partnerships, regulatory change, corporate compliance and intra‑group arrangements, including supporting Tax and Accounting teams, disputes and litigation support, intellectual property, financial crime, sanctions and transaction support.
• Provide advice and guidance to the sales and products teams in addressing regulatory compliance, licensing, business and reporting matters.
• Coordinate, manage and validate advice from external counsel within a budget, including coordinating, distilling and aligning, and supporting the implementation of, multijurisdictional advice.
• Support our Global Enterprise key priorities and Long Range Plan.
• Provide legal and regulatory guidance on the design, modification and geographical expansion of products.
• Translate legal and regulatory requirements into functional specifications and standard operational procedures and provide ongoing regulatory advice and guidance on internal policies and changing regulations.
• Prepare and negotiate contracts and other legal documentation relating to partners including bank partners and payment networks, while providing legal advice and counsel to relevant business units in areas that include data security, privacy and regulatory matters.
• Prepare and negotiate contracts while providing legal advice and counsel to business units in areas that include software licensing, data security, privacy and regulatory matters.
• Perform legal research and analysis on commercial contracts and information technology law issues.
• Advise colleagues on legal issues relating to commercial contracts, product development and compliance.

What you bring

• Experience advising on commercial, regulatory and financial crime compliance matters.
• Experience drafting and negotiating services agreements and general commercial contracts.
• Ability to review and evaluate multi‑faceted issues and counsel business colleagues on complex legal questions relating to various business matters.
• Licensed to practice law in the UK (expected minimum 8 years PQE) and/or at least one other European country.
• Experience in fin‑tech / payment services and e‑money regulations, supporting high risk merchant types, advising on payment models including marketplaces, product development and expansion (bonus).

Characteristics

Curious – You ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day.

Accountable – You never stand still, never settle. You work at pace to achieve your goals.

Open – You work across borders, working with your team to achieve your collective goals.

What makes a Worldpayer

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions to be better every day, finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, and every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for our customers. And we’re determined, always staying open – winning and failing as one.

Benefits

Explore the benefits we offer to Worldpayers in the United Kingdom.

My Health

We provide a healthcare allowance towards the costs of your health benefits, giving you the flexibility to choose the coverage you and your family needs across our medical, dental and healthcare cash plans. Our medical plan also includes a neurodiversity assessment pathway.

My Money

We offer access to a pension scheme with a company contribution of 9% of base salary if you contribute at least 3%. You can also own your personal finances through our Workplace ISA and GIA.

My Lifestyle

We offer Employee Assistance Programs to support through any changes that matter to you.

My Family

Our family inclusion network offers support for Worldpayers raising families and caring for family members.

My Protection

We offer company‑funded life and income protection insurance with the option to purchase additional insurances, including critical illness for you and your partner, life insurance for your partner, and personal travel insurance.

My Time Off

We offer paid time off and public holidays so you can rest, recharge and spend time on what matters most.

My Specialized Support

We offer company‑funded annual Health Assessments. We also provide free access to a Virtual GP for you and your family, and full funding for female Worldpayers to access our Menopause Support Plan.

My Specialized Support

We provide a monthly wellbeing allowance for you to spend on anything that supports your physical and/or mental wellbeing.