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Associate General Counsel - FinTech (US)

Tradeshift

Associate General Counsel - FinTech (US)

San Francisco, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    ABOUT THE ROLE

    Tradeshift is increasingly a fintech company and is partnering with various companies to bring innovative approaches for liquidity to small and medium-sized suppliers on the Tradeshift platform and to integrate from the Tradeshift platform and B2B SaaS products to more financial services.

    A vacancy has arisen for a highly intelligent and commercially minded financial services lawyer to join our small legal team as an Associate General Counsel, at least initially, reporting into the General Counsel who is based in the US.

    WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

    You will take on a lot of responsibility and autonomy from day one in support of the Tradeshift financial-service related integration projects and early payment programs:

    • helping the Tradeshift CASH operations team manage relationships with strategic funding and finance partners,
    • Supporting the Tradeshift Go business team as Tradeshift seeks to expand geographic coverage
    • instructing and coordinating with outside trade finance counsel in multiple jurisdictions, as needed,
    • providing compliance-focused legal review of new product functionality and marketing messages related to financial services integration,
    • working closely with commercial teams on customer-facing terms and new strategic alliance transactions,
    • providing general support driving strategic business initiatives into the financial services sector
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    LET’S CONNECT IF YOU…

    • JD/Equivalent from accredited University or US law qualified with 5-7 years experience in trade finance, securitization, and/or capital markets (or equivalent)
    • Direct experience in origination and execution of diversified pool securitization (e.g. trade receivables, auto, lease, other asset classes), receivables purchase, insured pool transactions, and/or supply chain finance.
    • Beginning-to-end expertise in complex multi-party strategic alliance transactions, including drafting and review of all related documentation.
    • Good knowledge of regulatory issues and industry approaches relating to financing, securitization, and/or direct lending, including AML, KYC, and financial service provider regimes
    • 3-5 years experience with financial services compliance requirements and processes from in-house role at a financial services or fintech company
    • Experience leading negotiations opposite large companies and coordinating legal counsel 
    • Proven ability to build trusted, professional relationships while maintaining independence.

    PREFERRED (NICE TO HAVE) QUALIFICATIONS:

    • Some familiarity with payment processing regulations and legal regimes in SE Asia,
    • Background in financial industry compliance program management,
    • Prior experience providing legal advice to a platform or SaaS company,
    • Multiple languages – English is required, but French and/or Spanish would be nice
    • You are personable and confident with the ability to interact effectively with senior executives.

    Additional Information

    LOCATION:

    Most Tradeshift employees in the UK and US are working remotely at this time but Tradeshift has main offices in Copenhagen, London, and San Francisco.  You could be located anywhere in the US or Western EU but a preference would be for US to facilitate in person meetings.  Based on current partnerships, a US authorized lawyer is preferred.

    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    We value diversity at our company. Tradeshift prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religious or religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

  • Industry
    Financial Services