Senior Legal Counsel

GetGround

Senior Legal Counsel We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to be a core part of GetGround's legal function, providing sharp, commercially minded legal advice across the business as we scale. You'll be doing the legal work, advising on commercial contracts, product questions, regulatory matters, and everything in between. You'll be a trusted partner to teams across the business and a key part of how we manage legal risk day-to-day. THE OPPORTUNITY GetGround operates at the intersection of fintech, proptech and wealthtech. We have £2Bn+ in assets on platform, 30,000+ users across 70 countries, and a portfolio of regulated products spanning mortgages, property management, and investment tools. As we continue to grow, our legal needs are growing with us. You'll play a central role in keeping the business legally sound, moving quickly, and operating with integrity. For a lawyer who wants to work on genuinely varied, interesting matters in a fast-paced environment, this is a strong opportunity. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING Commercial and Contracts * Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including supplier agreements, partnership contracts, and customer terms * Advise business teams on contractual risk and help them make informed decisions quickly * Maintain and improve GetGround's contract templates, playbooks, and standard terms * Support the management of external counsel on matters requiring specialist input Product and Regulatory * Provide legal input on new product features, customer journeys, and platform changes * Advise on FCA regulatory requirements as they apply to GetGround's products and services * Support compliance reviews of customer-facing content and regulated communications * Help track relevant regulatory developments and flag implications for the business Corporate and General Legal * Support on corporate matters including fundraising, corporate governance, and company secretarial work * Advise on data protection and privacy matters, including GDPR compliance * Provide general legal support across the business on employment, IP, and operational matters * Help build scalable legal processes, templates, and training materials ABOUT YOU You're a UK qualified solicitor with around 4+ years PQE, ideally with a mix of private practice and some in-house exposure. You bring: * Strong commercial legal skills, with experience drafting and negotiating contracts in a fast-paced environment * A good understanding of FCA regulation and how it applies to fintech or financial services products * Intellectual curiosity and the ability to pick up new areas of law quickly * A commercial mindset; you give practical advice, not just legal analysis * The confidence to work autonomously and manage your own workload without close supervision * Clear, concise communication skills, written and verbal * A collaborative approach and genuine interest in the business, not just the legal matters Highly desirable: * Experience with property, mortgage, or investment products * In-house experience at a fast-growing fintech * Exposure to data protection, GDPR, or privacy work We know that great candidates don't always match every point on a job description. If this role excites you and you meet most of the criteria, we'd encourage you to apply anyway. WHAT WE'RE BUILDING The first end-to-end real estate investment offering, making the dream of owning property accessible to everyone, globally. With £2Bn+ assets on our platform and 30,000+ users across 70 countries, we're building the future of asset ownership and in doing so, helping to address wealth inequality. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AT GETGROUND We encourage applications from all sections of society and believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law. * 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male * 22 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries * Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and we celebrate and reflect on key D&I events including Black History Month, International Women's Day, and Pride What we are building: The first end-to-end real estate investment offering - making the dream of owning real estate more accessible to everyone globally. Diversity & inclusion at GetGround: We encourage applications from all sections of society and we believe in the criticality of an inclusive culture. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis as protected by law. * 42% of our employees identify as female or non-specified, 58% as male * 22 nationalities represented across offices in 5 countries * Our work on Design Accessibility * Inclusion is at the heart of our culture - we celebrate and reflect on key D&I and cultural events such as: Black History Month, International Women's Day and Pride For more information on how we store your candidate data, please see our recruitment privacy policy.

IMC

The APAC Legal Team partners closely with domestic and international stakeholders to support our trading activities across the Asia-Pacific region. We play a pivotal role in enabling the firm’s success, providing strategic legal guidance, and ensuring regulatory excellence in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. As a lead Counsel in Hong Kong, you will establish IMC’s legal presence in one of our most strategically important and fastest-growing offices. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, APAC, you will play a key role in advising on legal matters, supporting trading and technology, and managing corporate governance responsibilities across the region. You will be part of, and work closely with, IMC’s APAC Legal Team in Sydney, ensuring seamless and consistent legal support across APAC. Beyond the legal team, you will collaborate with Trading, Technology, Finance, HR, Corporate Development, Risk, and Compliance, as well as legal counterparts across the globe, ensuring alignment and best practices across all jurisdictions. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a direct and lasting impact on IMC’s operations in Hong Kong as the office continues to grow. YOUR CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Legal Advisory * Act as the primary legal adviser for IMC’s Hong Kong office, delivering timely, commercial advice across financial services, regulatory, corporate, commercial, and technology matters. * Work with our existing senior lawyers to advise on Hong Kong and broader APAC regulatory developments, with a particular focus on SFO, HKEX, and evolving China-related legal and regulatory requirements. * Monitor, research, and proactively communicate emerging legal and regulatory issues across financial services, technology, IP, data privacy, and employment law, translating complex issues into clear, actionable advice for non-legal stakeholders. Transactional & Commercial * Lead the review, and negotiation of a wide range of financial markets contracts, including exchange-traded and OTC financial agreements, technology arrangements, key vendor contracts, and other business agreements. * Identify and advise on contractual and operational legal risks and develop practical risk mitigation strategies in partnership with the business. * Support corporate development activities including M&A, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions as IMC expands its regional footprint. Regulatory & Compliance * Partner with the APAC Compliance team to ensure IMC’s trading and business activities adhere to applicable laws and regulations across the region. * Provide guidance on licensing requirements, regulatory filings, and ongoing obligations under Hong Kong’s financial services regulatory framework. Governance & Policy * Assist in managing corporate governance for IMC’s Hong Kong and APAC entities, including preparation for Board and Committee meetings of corporate and charitable organisations in Hong Kong. * Review existing policies and procedures, identify gaps and opportunities for improvement, and draft or update policies to reflect regulatory changes and business needs. * Support the development and maintenance of legal playbooks, contract templates, and standard processes to build scalable legal infrastructure for the region. Team & Stakeholder Engagement * Collaborate closely with the Sydney-based Legal team and global legal colleagues to ensure consistency of approach, knowledge-sharing, and best practice across jurisdictions. * Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Trading, Technology, Finance, and other business functions, acting as a practical and solutions-oriented legal partner. * Contribute to the broader APAC Legal team’s culture and capability. * Be a key contact for our Hong Kong based external advisers. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE * Law degree with strong academic credentials. * Significant post-qualification experience (15+ years); admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong. PRC experience is highly desirable. * Business-level fluency in English and Mandarin required. * Deep knowledge of financial services law; a broad understanding of commercial and corporate law across the region. * Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, particularly with financial services or technology contracts. * Experience working within a top-tier law firm together with in-house exposure providing regulatory advice and transactional work across exchange traded products. * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex legal issues clearly and concisely to non-legal audiences. * Highly organized, self-directed, and able to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines. * Comfortable operating across different jurisdictions and time zones; willingness to travel occasionally to other IMC offices and trading locations. About Us IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we’ve been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

Upsun

ABOUT UPSUN (FORMERLY PLATFORM.SH)  Upsun is the cloud application platform humans and robots love. It is built for today’s hybrid teams, where AI agents write and test code and humans focus on solving the problems that really matter. Developers, DevOps engineers, and platform teams use Upsun to build, ship, and scale confidently without wrestling with backend infrastructure. We give you your time back. You get: * Predictable performance, even at scale * Secure, compliant environments by default  * Real-time observability and profiling built in * Cloning, configuration, and provisioning in seconds  * AI-ready features that plug directly into your stack The name says it all. "Up" means uptime, reliability, and acceleration. "Sun" reflects our follow-the-sun-support, a 24x7, globally distributed support team keeping the lights on while you rest. Our core belief is that software should power brighter solutions and greater innovation. Upsunners are a remote, global workforce, and we thrive in a multicultural team. We are committed to open source and an open, welcoming environment. Our team spans the globe and the experience spectrum. What's our commonality, our cultural fabric? A curious spirit and a thirst for knowledge; an eagerness for innovative ideas and cultures. We believe we can build anything together in an environment that frees you to do your best work. Our values:  🌿 We make a positive impact. ✨ We aim for the stars. 💚 We care for each other.  IMPACT OF A SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL As Senior Legal Counsel, you will serve as a practical, strategic, and collaborative partner working directly across our group companies with Product, Engineering, Sales, Pricing, Customer Success, and Marketing teams. You will be deeply embedded in the product and sales lifecycles, building legal compliance into the core architecture of our platform, navigating emerging AI frameworks, and unblocking complex and bespoke commercial deals. Your goal is to translate emerging regulations into clear, actionable business paths, and apply valuable legal expertise to the technical and commercial reality of how modern cloud applications are built and sold. In this role you will be part of our Legal team and reporting to the General Counsel. WHAT TO EXPECT * Embed compliance into the product lifecycle: Partner directly with Product and Engineering to review new platform features and documentation, advise on open-source software (OSS) and other vendor integrations, draft fit-for-purpose product terms and disclosures, and ensure continuous compliance with evolving technology sector laws. * Govern AI and emerging tech: Formulate clear legal frameworks for features utilizing AI/ML models—focusing on training data provenance, output liabilities, and compliance with the EU AI Act. You will also help monitor legal and regulatory changes and develop internal policies for responsible AI deployment. * Manage infrastructure, vendor, and partner risk: Review and negotiate complex upstream infrastructure contracts (IaaS), reseller agreements, EULAs, and AWS/Azure/GCP Marketplace agreements. You will also support broader corporate initiatives and help design and scale strategic partner programs. * Integrate data privacy and security: Collaborate with our DPO, Senior Data Privacy Counsel, and Security team to map data flows and embed global privacy requirements directly into the cloud architecture. * Accelerate go-to-market and legal enablement: Maintain and update customer-facing terms (ToS, SLAs, Acceptable Use Policy) and act as a trusted advisor to global sales teams during complex and bespoke enterprise negotiations. To drive efficiency, you will develop legal playbooks, templates, and training compliance processes for internal stakeholders. WHAT YOU BRING * Legal qualification: A Juris Doctor (JD, LLB, or equivalent) with active qualification to practice law in your jurisdiction. * Tech sector experience: 5 to 10+ years of post-qualification experience within a law firm or in-house legal department, specifically supporting SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or developer-facing platforms. * Technical familiarity: You do not need to write code, but you have a strong understanding of how cloud applications are built and deployed. You are comfortable discussing concepts like APIs, containerization, edge computing, merge/pull requests, and multi-tenant databases. * Drafting and negotiating: Experience drafting and negotiating all manner of contracts, including bespoke customer-facing contracts, partnership agreements and product terms. * Language proficiency: Highly proficient in both spoken and written English and French. * Execution and mindset: A proactive problem-solver with excellent communication, documentation, and interpersonal skills. You value clarity over complex legal language and thrive when working both autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment. BONUS POINTS  * A technical background, such as a degree or prior professional experience in Computer Science or Software Engineering. * Specific prior in-house experience working within IaaS or PaaS architectures. WHERE WE HIRE At Upsun, remote work isn't just a trend - it's our foundation. The freedom of remote work with the support of a diverse, global team has been our successful model for over a decade. Our culture celebrates flexibility and collaboration, and while we have team members in over 30 countries around the globe, we are currently focused on hiring for this role in France, Canada and Spain. Although we’re unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates who are legally authorized to work in these countries.  HOW WE HIRE We know that a great hire won’t meet every requirement that we’ve outlined. If you can see yourself elevating the team, we want to hear your story. Few of us would be here had we not taken a chance.    You can expect 4 interviews on Google Meet to follow the order below. Should you successfully move through the entire process you will have the opportunity to meet with a variety of Upsunners. Our goal is to ensure you can make the most informed decision on whether this role, and our culture aligns with what you’re looking for in your future working environment.  1. 45 Minutes with Talent Acquisition  2. 60 Minutes with Hiring Manager (General Counsel) 3. 60 Minutes with Team (Senior Director, Professional Services & Senior Legal Counsel) 4. 45 Minutes with CFO  All roles require background checks. WHAT WE OFFER 💡 A product you can believe in - Join us in transforming how businesses build and manage web applications, driven making a positive impact as a proud B Corp. 🏆 An Award-Winning Workplace - We’ve been recognized by Forbes’ Top 30 Companies for Remote Jobs and France’s Best Workplaces for Women. 🗣️ A culture that values your voice - Join a flexible, open, and inclusive work environment where your voice is encouraged, and your ideas shape our growth and evolution. 🌎 A global team - Collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds across the world, embracing different perspectives 🎉 Benefits and perks - Make the most of what matters to you > 🏝 Flexible PTO > > 🩺 Comprehensive healthcare coverage (UK, Canada, France, Spain, USA) > > 📈 Company stock options > > 🧠 Professional development budget > > 💻 Office equipment budget > > 💆‍♀️ Wellness budget > > 🧳 Annual team gatherings > > 🛜 Internet reimbursement > > 👶 Inclusive parental leave > > ✈️ Remote work travel program YOU BELONG HERE At Upsun, we celebrate diversity in all its forms and are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and supportive workplace where everyone can thrive. We embrace and value different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences, because they make us stronger as a team. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, and whatever path you've taken, you are welcome here. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, connect with others, and share your passion. If you need accommodations at any stage of our hiring process, please let us know. We're here to ensure an accessible and comfortable experience for you.