Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel Lead and manage a portfolio of disputes across Europe, Africa and selected global matters, partner with senior stakeholders, and help mature our processes, playbooks, and tooling. Responsibilities Lead and manage a portfolio of disputes across Europe, Africa and selected global matters (pre‑action through resolution), including commercial litigation, arbitration/mediation, and cross‑border matters. Coordinate responses to governmental and regulatory requests (e.g., information requests, subpoenas, investigatory inquiries) end‑to‑end. Drive “enforcement and special projects” workstreams including demand strategies, cure/termination notices, recovery of fees/expenses, and structured settlement frameworks and playbooks. Oversee outside counsel: strategy, selection, budgeting/AFAs, matter management, and performance metrics. Implement and maintain litigation operations: legal hold and preservation, eDiscovery coordination, document management, and privilege/waiver controls across jurisdictions. Advise senior stakeholders on dispute risk, strategy, and settlement options; prepare concise decision‑ready briefings and status updates. Partner with Legal colleagues on regulatory, compliance and strategic projects, including remediation programmes and process/tooling improvements. Create and refine policies, playbooks, and training such as dispute escalation paths, regulator‑request response SOPs, dawn‑raid readiness, negotiation guides. Identify and deliver productivity improvements (automation, CLM/e‑signature workflows, templates, SLAs, dashboards) to scale the function. Qualifications Qualified lawyer (EU or UK), typically 5–7+ years’ PQE at a leading law firm and/or in‑house in financial services/fintech/tech‑enabled environments. Demonstrated experience running complex litigation/arbitration and regulatory‑facing matters, including cross‑border elements, from strategy through resolution. Familiarity with payments/financial services/fintech frameworks is desirable; experience with platform/online businesses is advantageous. Confidence handling governmental/regulatory interactions and coordinating multi‑disciplinary responses (Compliance, Privacy/GDPR, InfoSec, Finance). Knowledge of litigation operations (legal holds, preservation, discovery/eDiscovery, privilege) and cross‑border data considerations. Excellent written and verbal communication; strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills; calm under pressure and outcome‑oriented. Proactive self‑starter who exercises sound judgment and thrives on international, cross‑functional projects across multiple time zones. Fluency in English (required). Spanish or another European language is a plus. Experience with European/UK regulatory regimes relevant to disputes and enforcement (e.g., payments regulation, consumer protection, AML/sanctions interfaces) is a nice‑to‑have. Track record building playbooks/SOPs, dashboards, and KPIs for dispute portfolios; experience with alternative fee arrangements and budget control is considered a plus. Exposure to listed or high‑growth, multi‑jurisdiction organisations is also desirable. Benefits Remote work: work from anywhere or one of our offices around the globe. Flexibility: flexible schedules driven by performance. Fintech industry: dynamic and evolving environment. Referral bonus program. Learning & development: Premium Coursera subscription. Language classes: free English, Spanish, or Portuguese classes. Social budget: monthly budget to spend with your team. dLocal Houses: rent a house for a week anywhere in the world coworking with your team. For people based in Montevideo (Uruguay) applying to non‑IT roles, 55% monthly attendance to the office is required. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. #J-18808-Ljbffr