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title: Legal Counsel - Engine by Starling
description: At Engine by Starling, we are on a mission to find and work with leading banks all around the world who have the ambition to build rapid growth businesses, on our technology. Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, the technology that was built to power Starling, and two years ago we split out as a separate business. This role is for the Engine Legal Team and will report into the Senior Legal Counsel, Engine. The Engine Legal Team covers all legal aspects needed for a high growth company within a successful bank to succeed. You will have significant exposure to senior stakeholders across Engine. This role will have a strong focus on commercial contracts and related matters. Responsibilities: Drafting, negotiating and advising on client facing commercial contracts (e.g. NDAs, framework agreements, SaaS agreements, other software licences). Drafting, negotiating and advising on a full range of third party supplier and intragroup commercial agreements (e.g. marketing, IT, technology, outsourcing) to support the development of Engine. Helping to advise on data protection matters in terms of supplier arrangements, client agreements and intragroup data sharing. Advising on any issues and matters that may arise to successfully run a banking SaaS company. Supporting Senior Legal Counsel (and General Counsel) on international expansion aspects of Engine. Managing multiple projects (often to tight deadlines) and supporting colleagues to ensure business and enterprise-wide initiatives are executed in a timely and accurate manner. Updating and maintaining Engine’s legal precedent documents. Instructing and working with external counsel where necessary on specialist and international matters. Requirements: You will be a UK qualified lawyer with around 3-5 years PQE, with banking SaaS and/or financial services regulatory (e.g. material outsourcing rules), and commercial contracts experience. Strong real life experience in drafting, advising and negotiating a r…
date posted: 2026-08-03T21:19:22.556Z
valid through: 2026-10-02T21:19:22.556Z
direct apply: false
occupational category: Legal
industry: Finance
skills: commercial contracts
skills: data protection
skills: banking SaaS
skills: financial services regulatory
skills: contract law
hiring organization: Engine by Starling
job location: Place
  address: PostalAddress
    address locality: London
    address country: GB
employment type: FULL_TIME