Wagestream is on a mission to bring better financial wellbeing to frontline workers.

We partner with some of the world’s most famous employers, like Bupa, Burger King, Green King and the mighty NHS to give their teams access to fairer financial services - all built around flexible pay. Over three million people can now choose how often they’re paid, track their shifts and earnings, start saving, use budgeting tools, get free financial coaching, and access fairer financial products. All in one financial wellbeing super-app.

Wagestream is unique: VC-backed and growing at scale-up pace, but with a social conscience. Some of the world's leading financial charities and impact funds were our founding investors, and we operate on a social charter - which means every product we build has to improve financial health and reduce the $5.6bn ‘premium’ lower-income earners pay for financial services each year.

You’d be joining a team of over 170 passionate, ambitious people, across Europe and the USA, building a category-leading fintech product and all united by that same mission

We are looking for a solicitor qualified in England and Wales to join us as in-house Legal Counsel to support the Global Head of Legal in managing the legal risks the business faces. The role will involve commercial legal advisory services across our entire UK business, with an emphasis on commercial contracts, regulation and privacy. There will also likely be opportunities to work on matters in the other jurisdictions.

You’ll report to our Global Head of Legal, but you’ll be working collaboratively across all teams in the UK business, particularly: sales, product, privacy, risk and compliance.

• General commercial legal work including providing advice on privacy related matters
• Taking the lead on the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts
• Managing and maintaining the app and website terms of use and privacy notices etc
• Advising on new product launches from a legal and privacy perspective
• Developing and maintaining effective contract processes, contract management and precedent agreements and all relevant user documentation

• Have demonstrable post qualification experience gained in, or advising, a high-growth technology firm
• Have experience of drafting and negotiating commercial contracts (particularly client, partnership and supplier contracts) and drafting and maintaining website and app terms
• Have experience of privacy related issues
• Have experience of regulation, including lending and payments, and a strong grasp of commercial matters
• Are able to explain legal issues in clear terms that are easily understood
• The ability to establish rapport easily both internally and externally and have excellent communication skills
• have low ego and are willing to do whatever tasks are needed to help make the Legal Team specifically, and Wagestream generally, a global success.

But, don’t worry if you don’t have all of the experience at this stage… if you’re close and keen to “roll your sleeves up” and learn we would still like to have a conversation with you.

Within 1 month you’ll have:

- Gained a thorough understanding of the Wagestream business and regulatory environment

Within 3 months you’ll have:

- Developed a great working relationship with the sales, product, privacy, risk and compliance teams

- Successfully taken the lead on multiple partner, client and supplier legal calls

Within 6 months you’ll have:

- Reviewed and updated our precedent agreements and contract processes

- Become the go-to person for UK various legal matters (in particular client contracts)

- Helped implement and maintain our privacy program

Salary: Dependant on experience, salaries start from £100,000 + bonus & stocks

Working Policy: We operate a hybrid policy, with at least two days in the London office required.

Benefits:

• 25 Days Annual Leave in addition to public holidays (up to 5 day rollover), as well as flexible time off allowances for any ad-hoc childcare/family/caring needs
• 10 days Annual Leave Buy-Back scheme - for if you’d like some additional time off
• 12 weeks paid Maternity Leave and 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave for employees with over 12 months service
• Special Leave for In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and other fertility treatments
• Paid leave to volunteer
• 10 days Work from Abroad policy
• £250 home office allowance to make WFH comfortable
• Brand new equipment - from the latest Apple MacBooks to 34” curved monitors at Wagestream HQ
• Salary sacrifice to pension, as well as bonus exchange to Pension: reap even more rewards of any bonus by paying into your pension & save on Tax and NI + added compound growth
• The best benefit of all, access to Wagestream!
• Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes via ThanksBen: THE Benefits marketplace. Choose the benefits you want, when you want. Pay less tax, receive more value

Additional:

• Additional Pension Payments
• Workplace nurseries
• Cycle to Work
• Tech Scheme
• Healthcare cash plans, etc

At Wagestream we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Wagestream is an equal opportunity workplace. We are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, or veteran status.