Legal Counsel, Commercial

About the role

Checkout.com is seeking a dynamic and creative Commercial Counsel to join their London headquarters. The role involves managing the commercial contract pipeline, including drafting, negotiating, and closing strategic partner deals and core customer agreements as the company continues to scale globally.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including customised customer contracts, strategic partnerships and supplier contracts.
• Resolve legal issues and contract interpretation matters that arise during negotiations.
• Produce and maintain various standard agreements such as NDAs, supplier and customer agreements.
• Advise on special projects, including new product developments, while considering legal and regulatory impact.
• Advise on commercial legal issues and risks.
• Conduct research on various multijurisdictional legal issues.
• Support strategic projects and initiatives by providing creative, proactive and results-oriented advice.

Required skills

• Commercial contract drafting
• Contract negotiation
• Cross-border legal matters
• Stakeholder management

Nice to have

• FinTech experience
• Payments industry experience
• Software industry experience
• E-commerce experience
• Banking experience
• Start-up experience

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or lawyer

About the Company

Checkout.com is a global payments platform that enables digital experiences for companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony. With 20 offices across six continents and London as its headquarters, the company is shaping the future of fintech.