Clear Junction

Head of Commercial and Regulatory Legal

Clear Junction

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Provide accurate, timely and commercially-focused legal advice to management and other stakeholders across commercial contracts, regulatory matters, corporate governance, internal policies, and, where required, employment and data protection issues.
  • Lead, mentor and develop the Commercial and Regulatory Legal team, balancing hands-on legal work with effective delegation and oversight.
  • Act as the escalation point for complex or high-risk commercial and regulatory legal matters.
  • Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of legal documents (both personally and through effective delegation), including client agreements, terms & conditions, banking partner agreements, vendor agreements, marketing materials, NDAs and intra-group documentation.
  • Assess and manage legal and regulatory risks linked to business decisions, products, services, markets and counterparties, providing proactive and pragmatic guidance.
  • Arrange tracking of changes in UK, EU and international legislation relevant to the payments and financial services sector and translate them into practical legal guidance for the business.
  • Support regulatory audits, health checks and interactions with regulators, auditors and external legal counsel.
  • Collaborate closely with Risk, Fraud, AML, Product, Sales, Operations, Finance and HR teams to ensure legal alignment with regulatory and business requirements.
  • Contribute to the development, review and improvement of legal policies, procedures, templates and legal know-how across the Group.
  • Support cross-jurisdictional projects across the Clear Junction Group, ensuring a consistent legal approach.
  • Maintain appropriate legal documentation, records and audit trails in line with regulatory expectations.
  • Monitor team performance against agreed KPIs and delivery standards, and support recruitment, onboarding and training within the legal team.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Senior Legal Counsel / Lead Legal Counsel / Principal-level lawyer, ideally within fintech, payments, financial services, or another regulated environment.
  • Strong technical expertise in corporate, commercial, and regulatory law, including AML, FinCrime, and financial services regulations.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop legal teams while managing external advisors effectively.
  • Comfortable operating in a hands-on, delivery-focused role rather than a purely strategic or advisory position.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple jurisdictions and business functions.
  • Commercially astute, pragmatic, and solutions-focused approach to legal advice.
  • Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing complex legal projects in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
  • Private Medical Insurance: You will be eligible for our full Private Medical & Dental Cover (after probationary period)
  • Life Assurance
  • Employee Assistance Programme plus Rewards and Perks Discount with YuLife
  • Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
  • Hybrid working arrangement with minimum 3 days per week working in the office
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
corporate lawcommercial lawregulatory lawAMLFinCrimefinancial services regulationscontract negotiationlegal document draftingrisk assessmentlegal compliance
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstakeholder managementcollaborationproblem-solvingorganizational skillsproactive approachinfluencingteam developmentproject management