Senior Legal Counsel London, England
Job description
MANGOPAY’s vision is to fuel the success of the platform economy.
We empower the platform economy with our platform-specific payment infrastructure. Since 2013, we have supported 2,500+ clients in e-commerce, retail, and cutting-edge platforms.
MANGOPAY has developed a payment solution that aims to fuel the success of the platform economy. Built around our programmable e-wallet solution, MANGOPAY’s payment infrastructure offers a simple and easily integrated solution that covers platform payment needs with total integration, as well as flexibility and workflows for many business models.
Our teams are split across Europe in eight different locations, with main offices in Paris and Luxembourg. Platforms and marketplaces are thriving and we are looking for outstanding profiles to tackle some of the most ambitious challenges in our field and contribute to our robust growth.
We are opening a position for a Senior Legal Counsel within the Business affairs division of the legal department to support the Group’s growth. Your main mission will be to manage all the business legal aspects relating to the discussions with prospects and onboarding of new clients (RFPs, NDA and contract negotiations).
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel eager to work in a scale up part of the payment industry. By joining our team, you will experience the challenges of being part of a legal department involved in the growth of a company and you will have the opportunity to build strong expertise in the EU payment field.
We are looking for an experienced counsel who can work independently as well as collaborate within a collegial environment.
This role can be based in France, Luxembourg, Berlin, London, Madrid or Milan.
ABOUT THE JOB
Your missions :
- Lead contract negotiations with our prospects (in particular the biggest ones) that can be located, so far, either in the EU or in the UK (review and conduct contract negotiations with prospects);
- Support and partner with the sales team in negotiating, analysing and drafting contracts as well as in answering legal questions asked by prospects;
- Support and partner with the sales team in the preparation of RFPs;
- Manage our clients contract templates (draft, updating, implement process to use the templates by the sales team);
- Provide guidelines and training documentation for the sales team regarding the onboarding of new clients;
- Carry out legal research in relation to the position;
- Manage the relationship with local external lawyers.
The mission includes negotiating commercial contracts for other group entities.
Your work environment :
By joining MANGOPAY, you will experience the challenges and training opportunities of being part of a legal department truly involved in the growth of a company and convinced that the laws, regulations and contracts are a leverage. You will have the opportunity to manage legal matters at a European level.
- In the legal team: You will be reporting to our Lead Legal Counsel of the business division of the legal team.
- In the company: you will work closely with the other teams, and in particular the sales, the support, the CSM, the compliance and finance teams, that are based all over Europe.
Expertise and experience
- Minimum of 8 years experience of relevant legal experience working as a lawyer or in-house counsel
- Expertise in contract negotiation and contract management for large accounts at the European/UK level.
- Ability to adopt a pragmatic approach and act as a true business partner
- Fluent in English is needed and French proficiency will be appreciated
- International experience and basic knowledge in English law will be valued
- Experience in litigation will be valued
- Basic knowledge in the payment industry and in payment services regulations will be valued.
General skills
- Excellent at analysing: You love diving into the regulation and performing complex analysis to identify strategy-oriented and growth levers.
- Problem solver: You have a business-oriented mindset, solving complex problems. You can take an interest in any subject, understand the issues, and propose solutions.
- Team-player: You can drive projects and earn the confidence of partners across the business.
- Self-motivated: You take initiatives, you are not afraid to “do it yourself” based on priorities and results. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment.
Ownership is the key to success. We are looking for talents that are willing to take responsibility for the issues that come across and think of solutions that consider the whole business.
Additional Information
- HR Call with a Talent Acquisition Manager
- Interview 1 - Head of Legal
- Interview 2 - VP Legal/General Counsel
