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You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Monzo’s Director of Legal Payments & Business Banking, General Counsel of Monzo Bank Limited and the other members of the UK Legal team to provide legal advice and commercial insights to Product teams. You will report to Monzo’s Director of Legal Pa

You’ll work closely and collaboratively with Monzo’s Director of Product Legal, General Counsel of MBL and the other members of the UK Legal team to provide legal advice and commercial insights to Product teams. You’ll work with Monzo’s Director of Product Legal, other lawyers and compliance

To help advance our vision of modern money movement, Marqeta is looking for a Senior Counsel, EU/UK Product & Regulatory who is enthusiastic about payments technology and its potential for positive impact in peoples’ lives. You will help drive high-profile cross-functional initiatives across the business involving a variety of complex legal and regulatory issues relating to managing risk for financial and payments products in the EU/UK and internationally. You will also provide legal advice and support for our international expansion efforts. This requires strong business acumen and the ability to both work independently and with large multi-stakeholder teams. We are looking for someone with sharp analytical and communication skills, who is diligent, organized, engaged, proactive, collaborative, and who has demonstrated excellent legal and business judgment and strategic thinking. You will report to the Assistant General Counsel overseeing international product and regulatory. We work_. This role can be performed remotely within the UK. We’d love for you to join us! The Impact You'll Have This Senior Counsel position will be a critical legal role located in the UK. You will have a broad range of responsibilities and work in close partnership with cross-functional and geographically diverse teams supporting the development and delivery of Marqeta’s payment products and services. As we advance our vision of modern money movement, we seek a subject matter expert, regulatory lawyer who’ll be deeply engaged to help us scale globally. Who You Are • Serve as the lead attorney for strategic, complex and cross-border arrangements with Marqeta’s customers and partners within UK/Europe, • Provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice on payments law impacting Marqeta’s relationships in UK/Europe and other regions, • Partner with legal and business stakeholders to help automate, scale and continuously improve standard form agreements and legal processes, • Have deep and practical knowledge and expertise in international laws, rules and regulations related to prepaid and debit products in various jurisdictions, focusing on the UK and the EEA, • Provide legal advice on payment laws, financial services regulations, data privacy, consumer protection, and enforcement actions for existing products and new features in covered jurisdictions, • Assess legal risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and provide legal advice to cross-functional stakeholders (product, engineering, risk, go-to-market, etc.) in connection with maintaining the integrity of the financial platform, • Collaborate with and manage outside legal counsel, • Be a team player and self-starter with drive and initiative, • Have high integrity and great judgment while working across the organisation Key Skills and Competencies • 5-10 years’ experience practising either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 3 years working in or advising companies in the payments, fintech or financial services space, • A proven high-calibre, solution-oriented and proactive attorney with experience in the payments space, including experience with prepaid, debit and credit card products in the UK and EEA, • Understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to financial services and technology (including Payment Services Directives; Anti-Money Laundering Directives; GDPR; Interchange Fee Regulations and EBA Guidelines), • A solid business focus with practical risk awareness and the ability to balance legal risk mitigation against key business objectives and risks, • Experience drafting and negotiating contracts for payments companies or financial institutions, • Familiarity with rules for card networks and other payment clearing systems, • Understanding of payments technology (e.g. APIs, tokenization, digital wallets, crypto), • A keen sense of ownership and the ability to independently drive complex projects to completion on tight timelines in a fast-moving, high-performing environment, • Sound judgment and the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively, • Amenable and ready to support colleagues and projects across multiple time zones, • Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to work on teams and independently; ability to drive accountability and influence outcomes, • The ability to challenge and be challenged both internally and with clients in a constructive and respectful way, • Advanced problem solving skills, i.e., the ability to quickly digest a problem, evaluate various options/solutions and empower yourself and others to deliver, • Team player with a positive attitude and commitment to excellence, • LLB degree and member in good standing of a the local bar (or equivalent in your jurisdiction) Hiring Manager • Sean Yang Recruiter For This Role • Louise Devlin Compensation and Benefits • Premium Private Medical and Dental coverage, • Generous time off program with additional “Floating Holiday days”, • Retirement savings program with company contribution, • Equity in a publicly-traded company and an Employee Stock Purchase Program, • Monthly stipend to support our remote work model, • Annual development stipend to support our people growth and development, • Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave, • Wellbeing programs i.e. Modern Health, HealthKick and much more…

🚀 We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone. We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking. After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as and bank accounts, we offer , , a and in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also , and _ with us. With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers! We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️ 📍 London/Cardiff/UK Remote | 💰c.£190,000-£210,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + | ⭐ Our Legal team and you We're looking for a Group Legal Director of Employment, Incentives & Pensions at Monzo. This role will have day-to-day responsibility for managing all legal matters associated with Monzo's employment, incentives and pensions (‘EIP’) matters in the UK and Europe. Reporting to Monzo's General Counsel for Group Centre and often working directly with Monzo’s Chief Legal & Administrative Officer, you will operate as the most senior legal leader for people, reward and workforce strategy globally. You will be at the intersection of people strategy, regulation, governance and technology, with direct impact on Monzo’s long-term success and operating model. You will work at Executive level in the organisation in close partnership with our Group Chief People Officer, our People team, Monzo's VP of Reward and our Chair of the Remuneration Committee. You’ll lead on a wide range of EIP related legal matters within a bank regulatory compensation framework (including but not limited to CRD V and SMCR). You’ll have a solid grounding in all types of incentive structures including but not limited to share options. This role will be a part of the leadership team for the Legal & Board Governance Collective. 🔑 You’ll play a key role by… • Providing strategic legal advice and commercial solutions on EIP matters impacting the Monzo Group as a whole, as well as its subsidiary legal entities (in the UK and EU)., • Being a trusted adviser and partner to the Group Chief People Officer, the Executive leadership and People team, including in developing policies, procedures, guidance, and templates relevant for a range of EIP legal matters., • Working with Monzo’s VP of Reward, the Reward team and our Chair of the Remuneration Committee on compensation arrangements and remuneration policies and practices with a sound understanding of different reward and compensation structures including share options., • Managing a team of two senior employment lawyers and helping to mentor and support other lawyers across the wider team., • Providing EIP advisory legal support to the business as required across the entire employee life cycle—from hiring (including executive service contracts), people processes, and departures, and managing any contentious EIP legal matters., • Supporting international EIP projects and matters in the EU and other jurisdictions as the business continues to scale, coordinating with in-country General Counsels and their teams., • Working proactively and collaboratively with members of the wider Legal, People, Reward, Tax, Risk & Compliance, & Finance Collectives on a variety of EIP related matters, ensuring coordination across control functions and business teams., • Developing and implementing internal frameworks, processes, and procedures to increase the efficiency and scalability of EIP legal advice across the Monzo Group and its subsidiary entities, including empowering the people and business teams with appropriate guidance and tools., • Delivering training, sharing insights from your work, and helping educate others on EIP matters, providing forward-looking guidance on key legal and regulatory developments, risks, and opportunities., • Managing relationships with our external legal counsel and working with others in the Collective to ensure we are optimising our legal spend on EIP matters and obtaining best value., • Supporting the broader Legal & Board Governance Collective in continuing to build a world-class and scalable, high-performing legal team, including championing technology innovations to streamline workflows and increase scalability (and yes, you get to work with us in developing our Generative AI based solutions!) 🤩 We’d love to hear from you if… • You have significant post-qualification experience in the field of employment law, and preferably also incentives and defined contribution pensions related matters (c.15 Yrs PQE+ as a guide, but not a prerequisite), • You have outstanding technical skills and strong knowledge of employment law, and preferably also incentives and pensions matters having spent time in private practice and ideally time in house. If you have spent time at a bank and/or financial technology company managing EIP matters that is a plus., • You are a strategic thinker, a strong communicator and a keen problem solver who knows how to assess risk and recommend solutions that balance business and risk perspectives, • You are happy handling the widest range of legal issues that may arise even where outside your core areas of expertise, and can sensibly assess when best to engage external counsel in a cost effective way, • You are comfortable operating at all levels of the organisation up to the Executive and Remuneration Committee, but can also roll your sleeves up and get things done, • You're passionate about the intersection of banking and technology and the transformation unfolding in consumer finance and the future world of work practices, and what we are doing here at Monzo excites you! Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo, we’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and welcoming team. If you’re passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply - even if you don’t have everything that's listed just yet. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you! In-house experience in financial services is preferred, but is not essential for the right candidate. 🌈 The application journey has 3 key steps • Recruiter call, • Initial call, • Full loop: Technical, Behavioural & Leadership interviews 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 _ 🙌 What’s in it for you 💰circa £190,000-£210,000 salary range + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits ⏰ 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 _ #LI-DH1 #LI-REMOTE Equal opportunities for everyone Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and we’re making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo, we’re embracing diversity by 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 , 2024 and 2024 _ 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. If you have a preferred name, please use it to apply. We don't need full or birth names at application stage 😊

THIS IS AN UNPAID VOLUNTEERING ROLE. Role Title: Principal / Senior / Legal Advisors (UK-based candidates only) Role Nature: Volunteer Location: Home-based The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteers-led think tank supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change. We are looking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic Legal Advisor VOLUNTEERS to join our Director-General’s Office (Legal Advisory Section). The ideal candidate is driven and experienced, and looking to make a difference in international climate change governance. The successful candidate will provide expert and strategic legal advice to the Director-General, Chief of Staff, Company Secretary, and all BCI divisions, concerning the legal obligations and operations of BCI and assist in the minimization of any legal risk exposure, including employment law, contract law, privacy law, and competition law, etc. Responsibilities: • Managing the Legal Advisory Section and supervising legal advisors;, • Providing advice on legal matters;, • Evaluating and weighing multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action;, • Supporting the formulation or review of internal governance policies and managing the impact of external factors;, • Drafting legal opinions, memoranda, and briefing documents;, • Formulating formalities regarding settlements of disputes;, • Monitoring the implementation of the legal clauses;, • Advise members on legal issues and risks, including corporate and charity governance, fundraising, marketing, competition, data protection, trademarks, copyright, defamation, and litigation matters, etc. Core competencies • Strong analytical and research skills including critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving skills;, • Effective interpersonal and communication skills;, • Ability to work well within a team and individually;, • Seeking a complementary range of specialisms (charity, commercial, corporate, contract, employment, litigation, and others). Skills & Abilities • Excellent English writing skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships, work flexibly across professional and operational boundaries, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels;, • Proven ability to effectively multitask and prioritize work;, • Excellent problem-solving skills;, • Excellent attention to detail and a proactive attitude is an indispensable skills required for this role, • Excellent problem-solving skills;, • Excellent attention to detail and a proactive attitude are indispensable skills required for this role General & Specialist Knowledge • Excellent use of Microsoft Office 365 suite (including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) is essential to perform in this role; and, • Excellent English writing skills, including the ability to develop effective working relationships, work flexibly across professional and operational boundaries, and communicate professionally with internal and external stakeholders at all levels, • Proven ability to effectively multitask and prioritize work;, • Some knowledge on topics central to the BCI such as climate change, climate finance, and blockchain technology preferred. Education & Training • (Legal Assistant) Minimum requirement: Bachelor's Degree / Postgraduate Degree in Law (e.g. LLB or GDL);, • (Legal Advisor) Minimum requirement: Qualified solicitor/barrister in the UK with some post-qualification experience in either private practice or in-house (ideally, some in-house experience is highly preferable), • (Senior Legal Advisor) Minimum requirement: Qualified solicitor/barrister in the UK with a minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience in either private practice or in-house (at least some in-house experience is highly preferable), • (Principal Legal Advisor) Minimum requirement: Qualified solicitor/barrister in the UK with a minimum of 7 years post-qualification experience in either private practice or in-house (at least some in-house experience is highly preferable) Relevant Experience • Proven general counsel experience in a not-for-profit environment;, • Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, contract law, employment law, or litigations, etc.);, • In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations;, • Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives;, • Experience in building constructive relationships with stakeholders; and, • Experience in working independently and with teams to drive forward blockchain-related projects using your own initiative. Blockchain and other emerging technologies. Climate change and sustainability. These are two hot topic groups that have been headlining media outlets, dominating conferences & events, and gaining increasing traction in research and pilot projects. BCI is here as an expert platform to help governments, inter-governmental and regional organizations as well as relevant corporates to negotiate the complex landscape of emerging technologies for environmental good. We cement our expertise by putting in the hard work in researching, identifying, and analyzing the applications of emerging technologies so that informed decisions can be made by the stakeholders in the climate change and action network. Benefits you will get from volunteering with BCI are enormous and some include: • You will hone or learn new skills including research, presentation, writing, professional etiquette,, • Your mind will be mentally stimulated, hence providing you with a sense of purpose;, • You will advance and boost your professional career by helping you to make professional connections and giving you real-world experience at the intersection between climate and emerging technologies; and, • Help you develop long-lasting professional relationships with others. People who come together to make the world a better place forge a close connection. Selection Process As a voluntary organization, we are pleased to open the door for candidates who may not have the prior experience they need to start, progress, or switch their careers. To recruit the most suitable, talented, or potential new members out of the volume of applications received, it is the BCI’s policy to also consider inexperienced candidates to fill our voluntary unpaid roles as long as they can demonstrate the skills required in the written assessment. In the selection process, most candidates will be invited to complete the following assessment. Section A: Verbal and Numerical Reasoning (20 multiple-choice questions) Section B: Situation Judgement Test (20 multiple-choice questions) Section C: In-Tray Exercise (An open-ended assessment relevant to the duties of the role) Candidates who pass all three sections will be invited to attend a phone screening, first interview, and final interview online.

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