In-House General Counsel, Payments - CA

Netcents Systems

Old Toronto

CAD 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

NetCents Technology is a leading player in the cryptocurrency payment space. We are currently looking for in-house legal counsel to join our team in Canada. Qualified candidates must be detail-oriented, flexible, have strong multi-tasking, organizational and problem-solving skills, work well in a team atmosphere and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

As our in-house legal counsel, you will serve as the primary lawyer responsible for counselling the business on a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters, including structuring, drafting, and negotiating commercial transactions. You will work directly with the business serving as lead counsel on strategic deals, providing day-to-day advice, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.

This is a senior-level role within NetCents and is responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating complicated payments, licensing, and other commercial agreements and providing ongoing legal counselling in a wide range of legal areas, including regulatory compliance and intellectual property. The successful candidate will have a strong transactional background and be hard-working, proactive, entrepreneurial and able to apply sound, pragmatic judgement in ambiguous situations.

Responsibilities

Provide legal advice and support to the business while keeping in mind NetCents’ strategic and business objectives
Provide direction and guidance to facilitate NetCents’ compliance with all applicable international and domestic laws, rules, and regulations
Establish, disseminate, and implement NetCents’ legal policies
Support NetCents’ subsidiaries by providing general legal oversight on legal risks associated with payment products and services
Supervises and is responsible for the management of litigation or disputes between NetCents and external parties in Canada and abroad
Represent NetCents to resolve matters in the best interest of NetCents
Drafts, reviews, and negotiates contracts and other legal documents to maximize NetCents’ legal protections while minimizing legal risk
Produces and regularly updates standardized legal agreements, contracts, and standard terms for NetCents in compliance with international best practices and applicable legal requirements
Managing all outside legal counsel

Experience and Qualifications

JD degree or foreign equivalent and membership in at least one of the following regions UAE, EU, UK, Canada
Significant years of post-qualification legal experience preferably gathered in-house as well as in an international law firm
Experience in payments and financial services industry and in-depth knowledge of associated regulatory requirements
Strong transactional background dealing with commercial contracts
A high degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness but also a desire to be challenged and think outside the box
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to act as a business partner to senior management
Great business judgement in ambiguous situations

Bonus Experience and Qualifications

Experience with alternative payments, emerging payments technology, and the payments/fintech industries
In-house experience at a fintech company