Commercial Legal Counsel (12 month contract) - Global Payments Firm

Job Description Interim Commercial Lawyer PaymentsWe are seeking an experienced commercial lawyer to join a high-performing in-house legal team supporting a leading international payments and technology business. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with product teams on innovative products, commercial contracts, and go-to-market initiatives across Europe.Key Responsibilities:Provide day-to-day legal support to the Europe Product team.Advise on new product launches, commercialisation strategies, and general commercial matters.Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements.Support bespoke client arrangements and template contract development.Identify and coordinate advice on competition, data protection, and regulatory matters.Manage external counsel where required across multiple jurisdictions.Deliver practical, business-focused legal guidance to internal stakeholders.Contribute to team training, process improvement, and wider legal function initiatives.Candidate Profile:Qualified lawyer in England & Wales.Ideally 2+ years PQE, with flexibility for more senior candidates.In-house experience within a regulated, technology, fintech, or financial services environment preferred.Strong commercial contracting experience, particularly technology agreements.Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.Able to manage a busy and varied workload independently and collaboratively.Positive, pragmatic, and solutions-focused approach.Desirable Experience:Payments industry or financial services regulatory knowledge.Consumer law experience across Europe.Cross-border contracting and managing external counsel across jurisdictions.

Created: 2026-04-30