General Counsel, Fintech & Startups
Core
Senior in-house General Counsel providing full-stack legal services to fintech and startup clients, acting as a strategic partner to founders and leadership teams.
Role type
Senior IC General Counsel (Fintech & Startups)
Builds
Client relationships, legal strategies, and the firm's technology stack
Domain
Fintech, Financial Services, Regulated Technology
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Fintech regulatory expertise, corporate law, commercial agreements, employment law, privacy and data protection, independent client management, legal technology and AI usage
Preferred skills
Prior strong law firm experience in fintech, experience at both established fintech and early-stage startups, compliance officer experience, professional network development
Technologies
Legal technology, AI-assisted legal workflows
Responsibilities
Serve as primary legal contact for clients, counsel founders on legal and business decisions, advise on fintech product design and regulatory strategy, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, support corporate governance and employment matters, help build the firm's technology stack
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
