We’re seeking a dynamic and talented Senior Contracts Manager to join our UK subsidiary (Tipalti Europe Ltd.). As an integral part of the Tipalti Legal team, this position will have primary responsibility for serving Tipalti’s European sales and procurement functions through commercial contracting across the region. As the department’s first non-lawyer legal professional in the region, this position will also support legal operations initiatives and projects relevant to the franchise’s growth within Europe.
This is an exciting opportunity for a driven contracts professional to join Tipalti’s Legal team of 15 (based in Canada, Europe and the U.S.), who are passionate about all things fintech and helping Tipalti deliver great financial automation tools to a growing client base. This role will be collaborative across all regions, but primarily focused on European business activity.
This is a hybrid in-office role in Tipalti’s London location (3 days in, 2 days from home), and is a great opportunity to develop and grow the in-house commercial transactions practice in that office, within the payments industry, and beyond.

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Tipalti is the only company handling both global partner payments and accounts payable workflows for high-velocity companies across the entire financial operations cycle: onboarding and managing global suppliers, instituting procurement controls, streamlining invoice processing and approvals, executing payments around the world, and reconciling payables data across a multi-subsidiary finance organization. Tipalti enables companies to scale quickly by making payables strategic with operational, compliance, and financial controls. Through Tipalti, our clients can efficiently and securely pay thousands of partners and suppliers in 196 countries within minutes.
Tipalti is fueled by a commitment to our customers and a desire to build lasting connections. Our client portfolio includes high-velocity businesses such as Amazon Twitch, GoDaddy, Roku, WordPress.com, and ZipRecruiter. We work hard for our 98% customer retention rate which is built on trust, reliability and innovation. Tipalti means we handled it” - a mission to which we are constantly committed.

• Drafting and negotiating agreements ranging from financial services, professional services, software licenses, software as a service, and supplier agreements.
• Serve as the primary commercial contracting resource and subject matter expert for our growing internal European sales and procurement organisations, acting as a key liaison for contract negotiations and contract management, and maintaining a high value for client service in a high-touch, fast-paced, environment.
• Develop strategies for contract management and negotiation, ensuring effective cross-border collaboration and alignment throughout the company, and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance business outcomes.
• Identify and implement process improvements in contract drafting, review, and management to increase efficiency and compliance.
• Implement global operational initiatives from the Legal Operations Manager in Canada to embed new and existing intake and functional processes within the Europe region.
• Partner with the global Commercial Legal team to develop and maintain the function’s legal precedents, playbooks, and other resources from a UK and European perspective.
• Develop and retain strong legal, regulatory, and compliance knowledge by interacting with and seeking guidance from Senior Legal Counsel(s) in the US, Canada, and the UK.
• Support Tipalti’s current UK counsel in connection with discrete matters and projects that may arise within the Europe region.
• Remain well-versed in technology and licensing (or develop a meaningful understanding of the same), with a critical eye towards business risk and contractual issues.