Senior Managing Counsel (Commercial, BKNG Fintech Legal)

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with 8 + years’ PQE (or equivalent experience) with a mix of in-house and big firm experience preferred,Law degree from a top law school, and excellent academic credentials,License to practice in New York,Exceptional drafting and negotiation skills, with a track record of leading high-stakes, complex commercial negotiations and producing clear, precise, and commercially effective agreements,Extensive experience advising on fintech, payments, financial services, and complex global commercial transactions,Good understanding of regulations that cover payments, Fintech, money transmission, EMI/PI frameworks, lending/BNPL, AML/CTF, fraud, sanctions, crypto/virtual assets, and data-driven financial services,Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive decisions in a matrixed, global organization (whether inhouse or as part of private practice experience),Experience in a role with global scope and be capable of sourcing, critiquing and managing input from a range of internal and external stakeholders to form a view even outside your direct experience,(Desirable) Experience in-house at a global technology, fintech, or payments organization,(Desirable) Experience in working as an individual contributor in a ‘hands-on’ legal advisory support role, embedded in the business and working closely with the product and commercial teams,Ability to influence stakeholders across all levels within the organization,Being proactive, resilient and having the drive to get things done,Having sound judgement and the ability to see the big picture and simultaneously appreciate the details necessary to operationalise the strategy,Having the courage to take positions and make tough judgment calls,Exceptional and proven ability to move with agility, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines,Forward thinking with an interest in emerging issues in legal and policy,Elite drafting precision and negotiation excellence,Ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity,Global mindset

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