• Who we’re looking for: We’re on the hunt for a brilliant and proactive Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. You’ll have a hands-on role, working with teams across the company and helping us navigate the challenges of scaling a fast-moving tech business. If you’re the kind of person who loves solving problems, thrives on variety, and wants to play a key role in shaping how we work, we’d love to hear from you.
• The challenge: We’re growing fast, we’re the leader in digital gift cards and we’re growing internationally. We need someone who can help us balance innovation with smart legal thinking. You’ll get to work on everything from commercial contracts to managing risk, and you’ll help us build systems and processes that scale as we grow.
• Where you’ll work: This is a hybrid role where you would be expected to work from our Hove office twice a week. Our Hove office is right next to the train station where there are direct (and quiet!) trains from/to London in just over an hour.Goodbye sweaty underground commute!The rest of the time, you can work remotely or wherever you feel most productive.

JOB SUMMARY:

As our Senior Legal Counsel, you’ll be a senior member of the company, with high levels of ownership and autonomy. You’ll be primarily responsible for reviewing, drafting and negotiating Tillo’s commercial contracts from inception to signing, as well as developing Tillo’s contracting strategy. Along the way, you’ll help us find clever ways to make our processes faster and smarter, including using tools like AI to work more effectively.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Qualified solicitor, with around 6 years’ PQE or lots of hands-on in-house experience in a fast-paced environment.
• You’ve worked in a start-up or scale-up fintech environment and are willing to research/learn how regulation impacts Tillo.
• You have strong experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
• You’re pragmatic and know how to balance legal risks with commercial realities.
• You’re excited about using technology to make legal processes better and faster.
• You stay calm under pressure and are happy juggling different priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Draft, negotiate, and review all kinds of contracts, collaborating with our Senior Legal Specialist and other teams across the business – from contracts with our clients, to supplier agreements, to contracts with the world’s biggest brands.
• Develop our contracting strategy, including tools to make things easier for everyone.
• Oversee our data protection strategy and processes, assisting teams with data protection questions and providing training when required.
• Provide product counselling, from IP to regulatory assessments.
• Support our risk management strategy and help us adapt this as the company evolves.
• Jump into other projects when needed, like helping us with our ambitious international expansion plans.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest legal and regulatory developments affecting Tillo and deliver training to the teams.
• Project manage key initiatives, working collaboratively with teams across the business and managing external counsel.
• Be a trusted adviser for day-to-day legal and business queries – whatever comes your way.