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At 10x Banking, we're transforming the financial industry with our cloud-native core banking platform. Our talented team has built the world's first 'meta core' - a new category in core banking technology. 10x's platform powers global banks and financial institutions including Chase UK, Old Mutual and Westpac.

We offer a diverse, global community that thrives on innovation and collaboration. Tackling exciting challenges with the utmost integrity, we aim to make a positive impact through our work for our clients, their customers and the communities we work in.

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About the role

Reporting to the Head of Legal, this role will be an integral part of 10x's Legal function. You will provide general corporate and commercial legal support across the business, supporting the group's requirements here in the UK, as well as in Australia and elsewhere as the group expands into new territories. You will work closely with numerous business operations and technical teams across the business, including Sales, Product, Finance, Supplier Management and with our Compliance and Risk control functions.

About You

You are a qualified lawyer, preferably in England and Wales, with extensive experience in commercial/corporate law who can build strong relationships with our colleagues and customers. You will be focused on supporting the customer-facing team to win new business, and strengthening relationships with existing customers, through drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and overseeing adherence to the contractual obligations in those agreements. You will help with the operationalisation of the legal function as the business scales, liaise with outside counsel and support the Head of Legal in managing the Group's legal requirements.

We are looking for someone who is proactive, well-rounded, can work independently and is not afraid to roll their sleeves up and get stuck in. 10x is at an inflection point in its growth and we are looking for someone who wants to help in the organisation's growth and to make our business 10x better.

Responsibilities

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various customer and supplier contracts
  • Supporting the organisation with drafting and reviewing various other legal agreements, corporate and regulatory documents and filings
  • Providing practical legal advice and training to your colleagues from other parts of the organisation
  • Supporting the development and maintenance of 10x's corporate, data privacy and regulatory compliance programs
  • Monitoring legal and regulatory trends and analysing their impact on 10x, as well as our customers

Requirements

  • Experience as a qualified lawyer, preferably in England and Wales but we will consider other relevant jurisdictions
  • Extensive relevant experience as in-house legal counsel and/or from a reputable law firm
  • Excellent commercial contracts expertise & drafting skills, preferably within PaaS/SaaS industry
  • Data Privacy law experience, including experience on reviewing data privacy agreements, and advising stakeholders on legal and regulatory developments in AI & data privacy
  • Strong business-orientation and ability to provide practical and actionable advice in a clear and friendly way
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a growth, collaborative mindset aimed at adding value to 10x's business
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English (other languages would be considered a plus)
  • Experience from tech and PaaS/SaaS providers is desirable

Benefits

  • 25 days of holiday in addition to Bank/Public Holidays
  • 1 day off on or around your birthday
  • 4 wellbeing days
  • Remote enabled working
  • Enhanced parental policies, including time off for fertility treatment
  • Regular social gatherings and affinity groups
  • Work from anywhere outside your typical working location- up to 4 weeks a year
  • Career progression and learning pathways
  • 1 paid volunteering day a year
  • Sabbatical leave
  • Options pool
  • Private health insurance, with the option to add your family
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced company sick pay
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Subscription to Headspace wellbeing app
  • Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice

More about 10x

We are driven by the belief that whatever we do as a business has to be done in the right way. Our three core values of Transformation, Integrity and Impact support this.

We are committed to ensuring all job applicants are treated equally and fairly and encourage applicants of all ethnicities, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, age, neurodiversity or disability status.

At 10x, we are passionate about our people and are committed to fostering a more diverse and inclusive culture. We are building a community where every 10xer can bring their authentic self to work and feel empowered to reach their full potential.

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Location:
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£125,000 - £150,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Legal

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