At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex commercial agreements and support innovative payment solutions.
- Company: Nium, a global leader in real-time cross-border payments.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, flexible work, and comprehensive medical coverage.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for continuous learning and growth.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team driving global financial innovation and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: 5+ years legal experience with expertise in commercial contracts and fintech.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
Nium is the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, enabling banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly worldwide. Co‑headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets, we moved $50 B in payments annually and have built a network spanning 190+ countries and 100 currencies.
About the Role: Senior Commercial Counsel I – a commercially minded, execution‑oriented legal partner supporting Nium’s global growth. Serve as trusted counsel to commercial, partnership, treasury, compliance, and executive teams, leading complex transactions across payments, card issuance, treasury, and digital asset/class stablecoin‑enabled solutions. Success requires exceptional commercial judgment, a pragmatic mindset, and the ability to deliver clear, business‑focused advice at speed.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex commercial agreements with enterprise customers, financial institutions, fintechs, marketplaces, and strategic partners globally.
- Own the company’s most strategic transactions end‑to‑end with minimal supervision.
- Support launch and scaling of new payment, card, treasury, and digital asset products, including stablecoin‑enabled solutions.
- Develop scalable legal infrastructure – templates, negotiation playbooks, contracting standards, and self‑service resources.
- Advise on vendor, technology, SaaS, data, and infrastructure agreements.
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with compliance, regulatory, privacy, finance, and product teams.
- Drive adoption of AI‑enabled legal workflows, contract automation, and knowledge management tools.
- 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer in‑house, at a top law firm, or in a government agency.
- Deep expertise in commercial contracts and building scalable legal infrastructure, ideally at high‑growth companies.
- Experience in payments, fintech, banking, digital assets, treasury, card, or other regulated financial services strongly preferred.
- Highly collaborative, solutions‑oriented, and biased toward action and impact.
- Exceptional communication skills and the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical business advice.
- Strong proponent and adopter of technology and AI; humble, low‑ego, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Commercial Impact: Lead counsel on complex transactions, accelerate revenue generation, and deliver practical solutions.
- Speed: Responsiveness and execution in negotiations, improving turnaround times.
- Clarity: Translate complex issues into concise guidance and create scalable resources.
- Trust: Become a trusted advisor to commercial, finance, compliance, treasury, and executive stakeholders.
- Raises the Bar: Build durable templates, playbooks and frameworks, leaving processes better than found.
- Competitive salaries, performance bonuses, equity for specific roles, and recognition programs.
- Comprehensive medical coverage, 24/7 employee assistance, generous vacation, flexible hybrid work (3 days in office), role‑specific training, internal workshops, learning stipend, and a culture that celebrates together with social events and team offsites.
Nium provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local non‑discrimination laws.
Senior Commercial Counsel I employer: Nium
Nium is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, particularly for the Director - Head of Sales Development Representatives role based in San Francisco. With a strong emphasis on employee growth through tailored training programs and a commitment to diversity, Nium offers competitive salaries, performance bonuses, and a flexible hybrid working environment, making it an ideal place for professionals seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in the fintech space.
