Lead Counsel for APAC - Payment Network Deals & Products in London

Location: London (Hammersmith) - Hybrid

Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

Our Mission: We’re on a mission to be a force for good in lending. Throughout our almost 30-year history, we’ve consistently been recognised as a great place to work; in 2026, Capital One was officially ranked 9th in the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list.

About the Role: The Capital One Legal Department seeks an experienced and collaborative deal attorney to join the Global Payment Network Legal team as Lead Counsel for APAC. In this role, you will lead our legal strategy and fuel business expansion across the Asia-Pacific region, acting as an essential strategic advisor to the business. As a key member of a dynamic global team, you will deliver legal and commercial guidance to advance our growth roadmap for the Global Payments Network. You will combine sharp legal acumen with exceptional communication skills to manage complex transactions, pre-empt business needs, and solve strategic challenges in a high-velocity environment.

What you’ll do:

• Serve as lead counsel for the APAC region to help drive international expansion for our Global Payments Network by providing strategic and actionable legal and commercial advice and expertise.
• Own our APAC legal and commercial contracting strategy, and delivery roadmap for the Global Payments Network.
• Provide cross-functional assistance by partnering closely with Risk and Compliance officers to ensure comprehensive support.
• Provide thought and strategic leadership on relevant legal and commercial considerations for APAC.
• Engage and oversee outside legal counsel as needed in an effective and efficient manner.
• Stay abreast of external legal and regulatory developments and expectations that could impact the environment in which Capital One operates, understanding its impact on Capital One's inherent compliance risk.
• Stand up and refine processes that make legal workflows dramatically more efficient and user-friendly for our business partners.

What you’ll bring:

• Qualified solicitor with 6+ years of post-qualification experience (Singapore law qualification is a plus).
• Prior experience negotiating, drafting, and guiding implementation of commercial agreements strongly preferred.
• Experience working within a financial services environment.
• Strong business judgment and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with an ability to clearly communicate legal and commercial terms, business strategy, and compliance risk to stakeholders at all levels across the business and to external stakeholders.
• A willingness and ability to influence and effectively challenge stakeholders with credibility at all levels of business, as well as external stakeholders.
• Being comfortable balancing trade-offs between risk and returns in order to achieve our business objectives and to support us in effectively managing all compliance legal risks associated with Capital One.
• An ability to understand complex topics quickly with depth that allows for the delivery and actionable insights.
• An ability to build and leverage relevant networks inside and outside the organisation.

Where and how you'll work: This is a permanent position based in our London (Hammersmith) office. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days.

What’s in it for you: We invest in the growth of our people alongside our business. You will have extensive opportunities to learn and develop your career, including access to up to £5,000 in funding for external qualifications. In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes.
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Need more? You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

What you should know about how we recruit: We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. We empower our associates to do great work by creating an inclusive culture—one that values diverse perspectives, fosters collaboration and encourages innovative ideas—and a place where associates of all backgrounds can thrive by bringing their most authentic selves to work.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.