German Legal Counsel (m/w/d)

at  iwoca

WE’RE LOOKING FOR A GERMAN LEGAL COUNSEL

We are the leading and fastest growing Alternative Lender in the German market. A market that is still developing and we are there to shape it. Iwoca has established strong cooperations with the leading banks, financial advisors and platforms in Germany, like Commerzbank and eBay.
However, we’re still near the start of our journey – our aim is to finance a million small businesses within a decade and so we need more smart, hands-on people to help us reach this goal.
We are recruiting a German qualified lawyer on a part-time basis to primarily work with our German business and report to iwoca’s Head of Legal.

ABOUT US

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities - making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we do just that. We help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes.
We’ve already made several billion in funding available to over 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe. Our mission is to finance one million businesses. We’ll get there by continuing to make our finance ever more relevant and accessible to more businesses by combining cutting-edge technology, data science and a 5-star customer service.

OUR CULTURE

We’re expanding fast across our offices in London, Leeds and Frankfurt. With all this growth, we’re looking for people who want to learn on the job and lead projects, knowing that your ideas will impact thousands of small businesses.

REQUIREMENTS

• You are an experienced lawyer, qualified in Germany
• You are fluent in German and English
• You have experience in:
• commercial contracts, partnership and broker agreements
• GDPR and data protection laws, and have been involved in implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance
• working in an in-house environment, particularly a fintech or finance business
• You are smart, meaning you:
• use thoughtful legal analysis to quickly cut through legal and commercial complexity
• give concrete feedback in a way that facilitates decision-making
• You are motivated, meaning you:
• go above and beyond to deliver high quality legal work in line with deadlines
• curious about all parts of the business and the challenges they face
• You are humble:
• no ego, we’re in it together
• you proactively reflect on individual and team performance on a task.
• understand where gaps exist in legal skills and knowledge and engage external counsel where appropriate.
• It would be also nice if you:
• have some knowledge and understanding of lending businesses, and the regulation applying to business lending in Germany
• have some experience with employment law issues
• have some experience of working with Luxembourg fund structures
• appreciate the importance of quantifying legal risk to inform decision-making
• are willing to work some of the time in one of our offices
• are interested in growing with our dynamic German business and, in the future, other countries in which we may operate
  We want to make iwoca a place where everyone feels welcome, where you can confidently be yourself. We understand that inclusivity, and diversity that comes through greater inclusivity, isn’t an optional add-on; it’s the core ingredient of what makes us great. We care about making iwoca a healthy and happy community for all of our team members to thrive in.

Please refer the Job description for details