Posted May 31, 2026
Partner closely with all global teams (e.g. compliance, finance, and product) across BVNK, including UK, EU, South Africa, Singapore and San Francisco, to advise on a range of issues, including financial services requirements, payments, outsourcing, data privacy, intellectual property, employment laws, BAU financial crime matters, disputes, litigation and corporate governance. - Assist in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including service contracts, outsourcing agreements, SaaS agreements, and other documentation involving complex transactions. - Review marketing materials to ensure they are accurate, compliant with legal and regulatory standards, protect intellectual property, include necessary disclosures, mitigate risks, and align with company policies. - Assess and advise on legal risks, propose innovative and effective legal solutions to problems, ability to constructively challenge business decisions from a legal perspective. - Work closely with other members of the Legal Team to support BVNK’s global BAU activities and legal operations function. - Conduct legal research and stay up-to-date on applicable laws and regulations dealing with cryptocurrency, payments, and other relevant areas, anticipating legal and commercial risks and advising and assisting the business to prepare for them. - Good understanding of cryptocurrency and fintech legal frameworks, or a strong interest in learning about cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. ## What we need from you:
You’ll have 7+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team, top law firm and/or a government agency. - You’ll have familiarity with UK and/or EU and/or US financial services laws and regulations including payments and ideally, blockchain and digital assets. - You’ll have strong and extensive experience in negotiating and drafting agreements with customers, partners and suppliers, including complex payment services-related agreements. - You’ll have experience in intra-group matters such as intra-group outsourcing and advising on corporate law matters. Experience with corporate governance, employment matters, disputes and litigation is ideal but not mandatory. - You’re highly collaborative, inquisitive, and solutions-oriented, ideally with prior experience advising on product development at fast-moving technology companies. - You’re biased towards action and impact, and no task is too big or too small for you; you can roll up your sleeves and get things done. - You have exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, can build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders, and can simplify legal concepts and communicate them in easy-to-understand language. - You exhibit genuine curiosity, are passionate about your work, and enjoy a fast-paced working environment. - You’re humble with low ego, have a strong desire to grow and learn, and have a deep commitment to your teammates. ## What you can expect from us:
Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
A culture built on passionate, growth-minded people
A flexible approach to holiday
Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world
An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets
At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.
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