Role Overview

Planet is seeking an experienced legal counsel with a strong commercial background in FinTech, financial services, or software sectors. Reporting directly to the Deputy General Counsel, the successful candidate will join a team of lawyers that provide practical, solutions‑oriented advice to deliver on Planet’s strategic, business, and financial goals while meeting its regulatory, statutory, and legislative obligations.

What You Will Do

• Act as the lead commercial lawyer for Planet, as a member of the Legal, Risk and Compliance (LRC) team.
• Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements including those involving the provision of acquiring, gateway, terminal and other value‑added payment, tax refund and integrated software services.
• Review and support responses to business proposals/tenders/RFPs.
• Produce and/or maintain various standard agreements. Develop playbooks and standard contractual provisions to further and enhance the speed, efficiency, and effectiveness of commercial agreements. Coordinate team‑wide initiatives, develop best practices and mentor more junior members of the team.
• Advise and deliver on special, growth projects including new product developments and geographical expansions, taking into consideration their legal and regulatory impact.
• Support M&A activity inclusive of performing due diligence on target companies, evaluating risks and opportunities of the target from a legal and regulatory perspective, and integrating the target into the commercial and legal operations into Planet’s Legal, Risk & Compliance organization.
• Remain well versed on regulatory matters that relate and/or arise out of the payment and software products and services offered by Planet such as PSD2+, payment services regulations in the UK, France and broader EEA, AML/CT regulations, GDPR, tax refund regimes, and retail financial services.
• Keep fully conversant with the new and emerging product lines developed by Planet and with the wider payments and software innovation ecosystem.
• Identify, communicate, and ensure all legal risks are within appetite. If necessary, elevate legal risks together with appropriate recommendations and mitigations.

Who You Are

• Passionate about commercial matters and contract negotiations, and thrives helping sales teams achieve their goals.
• 8‑10 years PQE of industry experience in an in‑house legal department and/or leading law firm. Lawyers qualified in common‑law jurisdictions are preferred.
• Experience in relation to (as many of the following as possible): direct acquiring; indirect acquiring with sponsoring banks, payment processing, gateway services, and multi‑currency pricing solutions for a payment services provider (or equivalent), FinTech, e‑money institution and/or financial institution; property management software.
• A passion for simplification and efficiency/process improvement.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment, tackle ad hoc projects as they arise/are assigned, successfully manage multiple deadlines and have a flexible approach.
• Demonstrate a keen, working understanding of the legal issues affecting the payments industry, including AML/CTF, data protection/security, safeguarding, funds flows, and transactional reporting to regulators.
• A business‑first mind‑set with a drive to find solutions that allow business and market‑share growth in a prudent and long‑term‑oriented approach.
• Proficient in English, and additional languages including French and German are a plus.

Why Planet

Planet is an equal‑opportunity employer where diversity is valued, and all employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

We embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office. Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.