Senior Legal Counsel, Finance & Corporate

Travelex is an iconic global brand with a rich heritage in foreign currency. A market leading foreign exchange specialist, the business covers the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry. This is a great opportunity to join Travelex’s strong in-house legal team who are a fully integrated strategic business partner to the global business.

Travelex Legal is based primarily in the UK (mostly London), Sao Paulo, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney; and is made up of 14 lawyers of different levels of qualification and specialisation. This role would report to the General Counsel but is likely to have close involvement in other areas of the business as well.

The culture is friendly and inclusive with an emphasis on development, learning and upskilling.

About The Role: Travelex is seeking an experienced lawyer (circa 3-5 years' PQE, although this is intended as a guide rather than a strict requirement) with expertise in debt finance and corporate law. The successful candidate will provide legal support on a range of significant financing matters and strategic business initiatives. In addition, the role will involve advising on a broad spectrum of corporate activities, including M&A transactions, corporate governance, and other key Group projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders and contribute to the delivery of high-impact commercial and legal priorities across the business. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Legal, Finance and Treasury teams, as well as senior stakeholders across the business. They will also work alongside external legal advisers where required and partner with commercial leadership teams globally.

The role offers exposure to a diverse range of legal and business matters across multiple business units and geographies, requiring the confidence and capability to manage and coordinate external counsel across various practice areas. This is an excellent growth opportunity, providing broad exposure to key areas of the business and the chance to play a meaningful role in supporting Travelex's strategic objectives.

Key Skills & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates leadership potential with a collaborative, team oriented approach
• Builds strong relationships across the business, operating with integrity and credibility
• Combines strong attention to detail with commercial awareness, providing practical and pragmatic legal advice
• Ideally has an understanding of Travelex's products, distribution channels, digital strategy, and broader commercial objectives
• Commercially minded, proactive, and action oriented
• Experience advising on debt finance matters, including financings, refinancings, restructurings, and related lender engagement
• Confident managing legal aspects of financing arrangements and supporting compliance with key obligations across a global organisation
• Exposure to treasury related matters, cash management, financial instruments, and audit support activities would be advantageous
• Strong understanding of legal and financial risk, with the ability to support Finance stakeholders on funding, liquidity, governance, and investor related matters
• Experience supporting a range of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, and wider strategic projects
• Knowledge of competition or antitrust matters would be beneficial, although not essential

Travelex is a global leader in foreign exchange and international payments, offering a diverse range of products and services to consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and partners. Our key product areas include:

• Wholesale foreign exchange
• Foreign currency fulfilment services for banks and financial institutions
• Foreign and domestic ATM services
• VAT refund solutions
• Prepaid card issuance and distribution
• Money transfer services, both as an agent and white-label provider
• Additional airport and travel-related services, including concessionaire partnerships and other specialist offerings

These products and services are delivered through a variety of channels, including our retail network, websites and mobile platforms, ATM collection services, direct – to - consumer delivery, and partnerships with financial institutions and other organisations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.