Senior Legal Counsel (Corporate, M&A & Financing) (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid, based in London, Dublin, or Oslo

Company

hirify.global provides remittances, multi-currency accounts, savings, eSIMs, and credit for people moving between countries.

What you will do

• Lead acquisitions end to end, including structuring, legal due diligence, sale and purchase agreements, disclosure, warranty and indemnity insurance, completion, and post-completion integration.
• Lead change-in-control approval processes with the FCA, Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Canada, MTL regulators, and other authorities.
• Own the group corporate structure across the UK, Ireland, Norway, the US, and other markets, including capital injections, intra-group financing, debt-for-equity swaps, and reorganisations.
• Prepare board and shareholder resolutions, support board and committee meetings, and oversee entity management and company secretarial work.
• Select and manage outside counsel, control fee estimates and deal costs, and bring routine legal work in-house where appropriate.
• Support employee equity arrangements and use AI tools for first drafts, due diligence review, and legal research.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or Ireland, or advokat in Norway (or equivalent), with at least 8 years' PQE.
• Strong corporate, M&A, and banking or finance experience from a leading law firm, ideally with additional in-house experience at a fintech, bank, or regulated financial services business.
• Experience leading equity rounds, debt facilities, and acquisitions from term sheet through completion.
• Experience with regulated entities and change-in-control processes in one or more key jurisdictions.
• Ability to work across multiple jurisdictions with founders, investors, and lenders independently.
• Hands-on approach, including writing first drafts and providing clear commercial advice.

Nice to have

• Experience with consumer credit funding structures, including warehouse facilities or forward-flow arrangements.
• Familiarity with cap table tools such as Carta.
• Fluency in Norwegian or another Scandinavian language.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work in London, Dublin, or Oslo.
• Senior, hands-on legal team with direct exposure to the CLPO, CFO, and founders.
• Opportunity to work on complex financial services matters across multiple markets.
• Global customer impact and ownership of substantive legal problems.

Hiring process

• hirify.global does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and works only with approved agencies when support has been requested.
• AI may be used for administrative hiring support, but hiring decisions are made by the hiring teams.