📍London | 💰 up to £130k  + Benefits | Hear from the team ✨

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate Legal, to join our team at Monzo and help us build one of the best, most innovative banks in the world.

At Monzo, our legal and company secretarial teams work as one united function - the Legal and Board Governance collective. You’ll work alongside other lawyers and the board governance team to provide first rate corporate legal advice and support in connection with a variety of corporate transactions and in preparation for Monzo’s future as it scales globally.

Your day-to-day:

• You’ll work closely in collaboration with Monzo’s Group Director of Corporate Legal and Monzo’s Group General Counsel to provide corporate law advice to the Monzo Group as a whole and its subsidiary entities in the following areas: 

• • General company law and corporate governance advice, and support to the Board Governance team
  • Legal advice and support to the Group Investor Relations team
  • Group M&A and corporate development legal advice 
  • Equity and Debt Capital markets and Group Disclosure Committee advice
  • Advice to the Group Finance function to support the preparation of Monzo Group Consolidated Annual Report & Accounts
  • Legal advice on corporate law and corporate governance compliance to support and meet Group private and future public entity requirements
  • When relevant, legal advice and support to Monzo’s shareholder engagement, in collaboration with the Group Finance, Group IR, C-suite and other relevant teams.

• You’ll work proactively with Monzo’s Group Director of Corporate Legal and Monzo’s Group General Counsel and Company Secretary to build a high performing corporate legal advisory function.
• You’ll work proactively and collaboratively with other relevant stakeholders and teams across the Monzo Group, including the Finance, Tax, Risk & Compliance, People, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams.
• You’ll work with Monzo’s Group Director of Corporate Legal and, where relevant, Risk & Compliance function to evolve and adapt suitable legal & governance risk management policies and frameworks relevant to public company status within the enterprise risk framework of the organisation as a whole. 
• You’ll work with the Chief of Staff/Head of Legal Operations for the Legal and Board Governance collective to improve the commercial management of the activities of the Group Corporate legal team including through identifying suitable technology solutions to improve workflows and work efficiencies.
• You’ll proactively manage relationships with external suppliers and support across law firms to enhance processes around budget and cost management to ensure we are optimising our spend and extracting best value. 

You should apply if:

• You are a technically excellent and experienced corporate lawyer as well as being a strong communicator and collaborator.
• You have a proven track record as a corporate lawyer advising UK or international publicly listed companies in global corporate environments.
• You have experience of advising on corporate governance  rules and regulations in the UK and/or the US and experience of advising and supporting the production of Group Consolidated Annual Report & Accounts and shareholder engagement  in a private and listed company environment.
• You have outstanding interpersonal and team player skills and are used to working across a network of cross-functional stakeholders to solve problems in a collaborative way.
• You are a strategic thinker, a strong communicator and a keen problem solver who knows how to assess risk and recommend solutions that balance commercial and risk perspectives.
• You enjoy horizon scanning and taking a proactive view of risks and quickly and independently identify mitigating actions.
• You have energy and presence and are adept at building open and trusting relationships at Board level and C-suite level and across all levels of the business, in global or international organisations.
• You have a dynamic and entrepreneurial approach, are pragmatic and comfortable with the ambiguity inherent in a fast-paced environment. 
• You are proactive and passionate about the intersection of banking and technology and the transformation unfolding in consumer finance, and you wish to join us for the next stage of our exciting journey at Monzo!

The interview process:

Our interview process involves 3-4 main stages: 

• Recruiter call
• Initial call with a member of the legal team
• Full loop: Technical and behavioural interviews 
• Coffee chat  

Our average process takes around 3-4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team at various points during your process but if you do have any specific questions ahead of this please contact us on business-hiring@monzo.com

What’s in it for you:

💰 up to £130,000 ➕ plus stock options & benefits 

✈️ We can help you relocate to the UK

✅ We can sponsor visas

📍This role is based in our London office. If you are not based in London, we're open to discuss this on a case by case basis.

⏰ We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, at times that suit you and your team.

📚 Learning budget of £1,000 a year for books, training courses and conferences

➕ And much more, see our full list of benefits here 

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are actively creating an equitable environment for every Monzonaut to thrive.

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we are making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, embracing diversity in all of its forms and fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog,  2022 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2022 Gender Pay Gap Report.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

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