Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

The role:

Checkout.com is seeking a talented and dynamic Senior Legal Counsel with a strong global employment law background to join our Employment Legal team. This role will involve advising on the full spectrum of employment law issues across our global business.  

You will be able to handle multiple areas of responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgement with a hands-on approach. You will report into our Associate General Counsel (Head of Employment) based in London.

You will be joining a high-achieving legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be the best legal team in the world, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice, finding creative solutions to manage risk and becoming trusted advisers to our colleagues in the business.

This is a permanent and full-time role based in London.

How you'll make an impact:

• Take a consultative and collaborative approach to handling complex and varied employment law issues.
• Work closely with our People Team and other key stakeholders in our offices around the globe on employment law issues in our 20+ countries.
• Lead advice in a number of these countries, as well as collaborating on other global employment law projects. 
• Advise our People team and business leaders on a full range of employment-related issues, including but not limited to hiring, contractual issues, policies, compensation and benefits (including an employee share scheme), HR compliance, restrictive covenants, performance management, misconduct investigations, employee relations, terminations and employment litigation
• Support the team in developing processes and templates to address employment issues in a practical and efficient way.

Qualifications

• UK qualified solicitor
• 7+ years of experience as an employment lawyer. 

About You:

• Experience as in-house employment counsel in a global business.
• Experience advising on employment law in other jurisdictions in which we operate (with external counsel support where needed). French employment law experience would be a particular benefit. 
• Work with a high-growth technology or another fast-paced company.
• Exceptional analytical and writing skills, with a business-centric focus on risk.
• Excellent time management skills and experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely.
• Enthusiasm for new challenges and for working with a range of different stakeholders.
• Be a systemic thinker with proven abilities for process improvement and simplification.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, constant change, and a fast-paced culture.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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