Tillo

Head of Legal

Tillo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead Tillo’s legal function, setting the legal strategy and ensuring the business is supported with practical, commercially focused advice.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements with clients, suppliers, and global brand partners.
  • Own and evolve Tillo’s contracting strategy, including templates, negotiation playbooks, and scalable legal processes.
  • Manage and mentor the legal team, ensuring efficient legal operations and supporting their development.
  • Provide strategic legal advice to senior leadership on commercial, regulatory, and operational matters.
  • Support B2B2C, B2B, and possible B2C product and platform development, including regulatory analysis, intellectual property considerations, and new market launches.
  • Oversee data protection and privacy strategy, supporting internal teams and delivering guidance where required.
  • Develop and maintain Tillo’s risk management and governance frameworks in partnership with our Group COO, CIO, and CFO.
  • Manage relationships with external counsel, ensuring effective use of outside legal support.
  • Support the company’s international expansion, including navigating regulatory requirements and structuring global partnerships.
  • Deliver training and guidance to internal teams on legal and regulatory matters.

Requirements

  • Qualified solicitor with 6–9+ years’ PQE (or equivalent experience).
  • Strong experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts.
  • Experience working in-house within a technology, fintech, or payments business, ideally in a start-up or scale-up environment.
  • Strong commercial judgment and the ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.
  • Comfortable acting as the primary legal adviser to the business.
  • Experience managing external counsel and supporting legal team members (including contractors) or paralegals.
  • Experience in a regulated or B2C technical product environment.
  • Experience implementing legal operations tools or AI-driven legal workflows.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset.
  • Familiarity with international expansion and cross-border commercial arrangements.
Benefits
  • Enhanced annual leave of 26 days per annum (plus an additional day for your birthday 🎂)
  • Private Medical care through Vitality
  • Employee Incentive Scheme
  • Access to Tillo’s Storefront with discounts & gift card vouchers
  • Hybrid Working
  • Top spec equipment including laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor
  • Anniversary gifts
  • Monthly breakfasts, drinks, snacks and events
  • Team Learning & Development budget
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
drafting complex commercial agreementsnegotiating commercial contractslegal strategyrisk managementdata protectionprivacy strategyregulatory analysisintellectual propertylegal operationsB2B2C product development
Soft Skills
commercial judgmentstakeholder managementmentoringcommunicationpragmatic mindsetsolutions-oriented mindsetleadershipteam developmentrelationship managementstrategic advice
Certifications
qualified solicitorPQE 6-9+ years