Description
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate) to join our global Legal team, focused on corporate law, corporate governance, and strategic transactions across a listed, multi-jurisdictional group.
As a public company dual-listed on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange and operating across the UK, EMEA, the US and beyond, Wise's corporate agenda is broad and fast-moving. You will partner with senior stakeholders across the business and provide first-rate corporate legal advice as Wise continues to scale globally.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic corporate law advice and practical, commercially-focused solutions to the group and its subsidiary entities across general corporate law and corporate governance
- Advise on capital markets and group disclosure matters, including periodic and ad hoc disclosure obligations, market abuse and inside information controls
- Support capital raising and treasury activity, including equity matters and debt programmes
- Lead and support reorganisations and corporate development activity
- Advise the group Finance function on the corporate and governance aspects of the group's consolidated annual report and accounts
- Advise Reward on the corporate and governance implications of share option and other equity incentive arrangements
- Support corporate governance across the group's entities
- Prepare, review and negotiate a broad range of corporate agreements and documents
- Work as part of a team of generalist lawyers to support the wider commercial needs of the business
- Build and scale a high-performing corporate legal advisory function
- Lead and evolve corporate legal processes, procedures and governance-risk frameworks
- Manage relationships with external counsel and suppliers
- Understand the real risks to the business and advise on the operational impact and practicalities of those risks
- Mentor and upskill other members of the Legal team and the wider business
Qualifications:
- 8+ years PQE and be a qualified lawyer in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction)
- A strong background advising on corporate and corporate governance rules and regulations
- Experience of, or a strong interest in, capital markets and group disclosure
- Proven aptitude for corporate and commercial drafting, structuring and negotiation
- Experience gained in-house at a well-established or high-growth company and/or at a top-tier law firm
- A broad legal knowledge that enables you to spot and resolve a variety of issues across corporate, governance, regulatory, contract and risk
- The ability to take a position on key issues, present persuasive recommendations and constructively drive consensus among stakeholders
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to prioritise and work independently under tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal and team-player skills, with experience working across a network of cross-functional stakeholders to solve problems collaboratively
- A strategic, solutions-oriented mindset, skilled at assessing risk and recommending solutions that balance commercial and risk considerations
- Energy, presence and the ability to build open, trusting relationships across all levels of the organisation
What we offer:
- Stock options as a part of compensation package
- Lots of awesome Wise benefits
- Flexible working
- Wellbeing support
- 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise