German Legal Counsel

Location : choice of location between London, Berlin, or Frankfurt

Type of employment : Part Time at 20-25 hrs per week

Our client, a rapidly expanding leader in cash flow management and business funding, aims to solidify its reputation as an approachable, dedicated, and cooperative partner.

The organisation is committed to further extending its projects and becoming a trusted entity for banks, financial advisors, and FinTech platforms, ensuring comprehensive financial solutions and exceptional client support.

We are currently recruiting for a part time German Legal Counsel to join their team, to provide support on business policies and people operations, and negotiate partnerships and contracts.

The Role and Responsibilities

• Provide advisory in areas such as lending propositions (product development), customer acquisition, customer success, marketing, and human resources.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with partners, customers, and suppliers, offering practical and commercial guidance.
• Implement improvements to streamline legal processes, including the development and maintenance of decision frameworks for partner and customer acquisition agreements.
• Enhance and uphold the company's GDPR policies and procedures for key stakeholders, including customers, employees, and partners.
• Oversee and manage external legal counsel, and handle the legal budget with guidance.
• Address regulatory matters related to licensing for lending to and collecting from customers in Germany, ensuring product compliance with all aspects of German law.
• Assist with corporate housekeeping, managing constitutional documents, statutory books, and ongoing filing requirements for our German entities.
• Advise, mentor, and train other legal team members in your areas of expertise.

Your Profile and Qualifications

• You are an experienced lawyer from Germany.
• Proficient in both German and English- minimum C1 in both Languages.
• Skilled in handling commercial contracts, partnerships, broker agreements, GDPR, and data protection laws, with a strong background in creating compliance policies
• You have worked in-house within the fintech or finance sectors.
• You are driven by delivering high-quality legal work within deadlines, and have a humble, respectful, and optimistic outlook on your work even in the face of challenges.
• Knowledge of business lending and German regulations related to it is beneficial.

Company Benefits

• They take pride in their community workplace, with an inclusive, diverse, and friendly culture.
• They offer paid volunteering, company wide training courses, gym access, and company trips!
• Their offices are bright and spacious in London, Berlin, and Frankfurt.
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