About the company
Join Zeal Group, the award-winning FinTech Trading Platform and Trading Service provider. Our portfolio of regulated financial institutions and fintech companies is backed by a global team of 700+ professionals with headquarters in the UK and 22 offices worldwide. As a leading online trading provider for FX, commodities, precious metals, and CFD, we facilitate an estimated monthly trading volume of USD 100B by retail investors, traders, and institutions.
Job Summary
Requirements
What we would expect from you: šContract Management: Collaborating with our business units to create, assess, negotiate, and archive commercial agreements and other legal documents with external parties such as vendors, clients, and partners. šAssistance in License Acquisition: Providing support alongside external consultants in obtaining new licenses required for operations. šLegal Compliance: Keeping up to date of international regulations to ensure company adherence to legal mandates. šRisk Assessment: Offering daily legal insights and guidance, pinpointing legal risks, and suggesting strategies to mitigate them. This includes devising and executing processes, policies, and protocols. šDispute Resolution: Contributing to the resolution of legal disputes, potentially engaging external legal counsel as needed. šResearch and Analysis: Carrying out legal research on various topics, including emerging legal matters in the fintech sector, and delivering advisory to the Legal team and senior leadership. šBusiness Collaboration: Working closely with product and business teams to advance company initiatives and objectives. Managing legal inquiries from all sectors of the company and offering sound legal advice aligned with business objectives.
What we look for in you:
šProven experience of minimum 3 years as a legal counsel; šLaw degree and qualified to practice law in the U.K. šSome demonstrated relevant legal experience, ideally in fintech, financial services, or a related industry or a strong desire to gain experience in the industry. šStrong understanding of UK law and other jurisdiction financial regulations . šProven ability to understand legal and regulatory concepts and convert them into relevant, practical, local business requirements; šPreferred track record of going through licenses process šExcellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills. šStrong communication and interpersonal skills. šAbility to work collaboratively within a team and independently. šProactive attitude and ability to adapt to a fast-paced and evolving environment. šHigh level of integrity and ethics. šEntrepreneurial mindset. Autonomous, adaptive, ability to think outside of the box, creative; šGreat writing and communication skills in English, with proven verbal and written fluency;