Senior Legal Counsel

**About seQura**

seQura provides innovative, flexible and easy-to-use payment technologies that help merchants acquire, convert and retain more customers.

We make a difference in sales performance by tailoring our solutions to different sectors, to address their unique pain points and deliver superior results in Retail, Education (EduQa), Optics (OptiQa), Repairs and Travel.
We also empower smart shopping to consumers who seek more value, convenience, and flexibility in their shopping, with new payment experiences that allow them to save, access interest-free credit, or pay in small, comfortable installments of up to 24 months.

Born in Barcelona, seQura is a privately-owned fintech, currently expanding throughout southern Europe and Latin America, growing above 50% CAGR and approaching 100 Million in Annual Recurring Revenue.
Over 5000 businesses, almost 2 million shoppers, and almost 400 employees continue to rate us as one of the most loved and trusted fintechs out there, with an NPS of 87%, a Trustpilot rating of 4.7/5, and a Glassdoor rating of 4.7/5.

**About the role**

As a **Senior** **Legal Counsel**, you will work closely with the Finance team and with the Legal team on various projects, overseeing the legal aspects of our business and providing proper advice to management. If you are a dynamic, detail-oriented, and hands-on lawyer, and want to be part of a growing Fintech and challenging experience, this is your place.

**What challenges you'll be solving**
- Take ownership of drafting, negotiating, and providing advice and support on commercial contracts, partnership agreements, financing agreements and corporate agreements, ensuring that they are commercially and legally sound and in line with company objectives and context.
- Participate in the design and monitoring of the commercial launch of new products and services.
- Coordinate external legal counsels on specific matters, including local law firms in each market.
- Proactively look out for ways to improve existing commercial and financing agreements.
- Provide business partners with a thoughtful legal perspective, guidance, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.
- Manage relationships with external counsels to ensure efficient project delivery and optimum outcomes.
- Collaborate with colleagues to deliver innovative solutions to complex issues and ensure legal matters are fully understood and duly implemented as part of the project management process.
- Develop relationships across our business to identify and manage risks whilst ensuring appropriate commercial outcomes. Actively engage in discussions with senior executives. Work closely with the commercial and finance teams on a day-to-day basis to provide pragmatic advice on a wide range of matters to ensure our interests are protected, including corporate governance aspects and financing issues.

**What we offer**

We have a strong and sustainable foundation, where we provide a secure and reliable workplace. You have the freedom and trust to make the best contribution possible.
One of our most valued strengths by our employees is our fellowship and supportive culture, which fosters a sense of belonging by working closely with our values. You will have challenging projects to work on with us and push your skills and knowledge.
In addition, we are very proud of the unique office we have, which offers a comfortable and inspiring environment to work in with everything you need.

Moreover, we offer a** **Wellness Program** that embraces a holistic approach by covering 6 areas (occupational, physical, financial, emotional, social, and environmental consciousness). Each area will include various activities, and you'll be able to choose from 34 different activities that best meet your needs to configure a plan that best works for you.

Free fruit, coffee and drinks
- at our amazing cafeteria.
Monthly after works and annual events (Summer, Christmas, and many more
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- 10 free disposal days per year worked.✈️
- Professional development that includes access to a language learning platform with courses available for 24 languages, including both group and private classes.

**What you’ll need **‍**
- Law degree from an EU university.
- 6+ years of experience as an attorney at a reputable law firm specializing in commercial law (Corporate, M&A, or Finance) or as an in-house counsel within a fintech or fast-growing tech startup.
- Fluency in English (minimum advanced level).
- Experience advising high-growth, VC-backed startups or scale-ups is highly desirable.
- Proven experience advising companies in sophisticated financing transactions. Experience in securitization is highly appreciated. Experience with corporate transactions, complex commercial contracts, and capital markets is a plus.
- Strong ability to independently prioritize, organize, and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
- Exceptional legal drafting and negotiation sk