Description
We’re Starling, a digital bank on a mission to radically reshape banking. We built Britain’s first digital bank, and now we're providing Starling to other banks via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) proposition through our subsidiary Engine.
As Senior Legal Counsel - SBL Legal, you’ll primarily manage and work on retail financial products and services. You'll provide expert legal advice on retail banking products, consumer credit, and payments propositions, and strategic initiatives. Your responsibilities include:
- Providing legal advice from concept through to implementation for both retail consumers and SME businesses
- Interpreting regulatory change and translating it into practical, commercially focused advice
- Horizon-scanning for upcoming regulatory developments and helping the business prepare early
- Identifying and assessing areas of legal and regulatory risk
- Attending governance fora and providing legal input into key decisions and approvals
- Supporting product and engineering squads day-to-day
- Working alongside Compliance, Financial Crime, and Risk, and engaging with regulators where required
- Managing external counsel and panel firms
Requirements:
- UK-qualified lawyer with 5+ years PQE gained at a law firm and/or in-house
- Deep technical regulatory legal knowledge and experience of advising on the Consumer Credit Act, Financial Services and Markets Act, FCA Handbook, and the Payment Services Regulations
- Strong commercial judgement and ability to provide pragmatic, risk-based advice
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent drafting, communication, and analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Resilient, diligent, and conscientious
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus take your public holiday allowance
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave increases with length of service
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership