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Overview
hackajob is collaborating with Wise to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.
Company Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Wise aims to make sending money across borders easier and cheaper for everyone, everywhere.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world’s money.
This role gives you the opportunity to contribute to Wise’s mission and product initiatives in a global fast-paced environment.
Job Description Senior Legal Counsel – we’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal Team in New York. This role will be disputes-focused and offers a unique opportunity to build on your litigation and broader disputes experience while helping Wise achieve its mission of money without borders.
Your Mission Wise continues to pioneer new ways for people to send, spend and manage their money across borders and currencies. Your mission is to enable, protect and empower the business and people of Wise to help achieve growth with minimal distraction.
About The Role
Advise and lead on a broad range of disputes both US-focused and globally, including high-value litigations and arbitrations, regulatory matters, competition disputes, IP disputes, consumer disputes and asset recovery cases.
Work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders on contentious matters, including mentoring junior lawyers to gather facts and develop arguments and submissions, and liaising with external counsel where appropriate.
Advise, update and liaise with various internal stakeholders on the status of ongoing contentious matters, including Treasury, Banking and Expansion, Risk, Compliance, Operations and Boards/committees.
Build relationships with multiple business units and become a trusted advisor on issues including financial and consumer regulations, sanctions, AML and anti-bribery, banking arrangements, new products, partnerships and employment issues.
Identify, assess, manage and report risks to the business and provide practical solutions to reduce or mitigate risk.
Collaborate with the Legal Team (based in London, New York, Austin, Tallinn, Singapore, Brussels and São Paulo) on initiatives affecting the wider business.
Report to Head of Legal, Disputes in London.
This Role Will Give You The Opportunity To
Choose your path to impact — you will have ownership from day one with support and feedback from Wise colleagues.
Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal.
Qualifications About you:
A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and qualified to practice law in New York.
At least 7 years of professional experience as an attorney, ideally with a mix of private practice and in-house work.
Background in commercial disputes, including securities and shareholder litigation, and banking or payments industry-related disputes.
Ability to lead multiple contentious matters across different jurisdictions.
Ability to evaluate and summarize legal advice and communicate it succinctly to different areas of the business.
Ability to navigate difficult issues and multiple stakeholders, advising the business on key risks and developing solutions.
A get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem solving.
A committed and dependable work ethic.
We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. If you’re passionate about learning and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in.
Additional Information For everyone, everywhere. We’re people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We’re proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and ensure every Wise person feels respected, empowered to contribute toward our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it’s like to work at Wise, visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
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Company Description
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money. Wise aims to make sending money across borders easier and cheaper for everyone, everywhere.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world’s money.
This role gives you the opportunity to contribute to Wise’s mission and product initiatives in a global fast-paced environment.
Job Description Senior Legal Counsel – we’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal Team in New York. This role will be disputes-focused and offers a unique opportunity to build on your litigation and broader disputes experience while helping Wise achieve its mission of money without borders.
Your Mission Wise continues to pioneer new ways for people to send, spend and manage their money across borders and currencies. Your mission is to enable, protect and empower the business and people of Wise to help achieve growth with minimal distraction.
About The Role
Advise and lead on a broad range of disputes both US-focused and globally, including high-value litigations and arbitrations, regulatory matters, competition disputes, IP disputes, consumer disputes and asset recovery cases.
Work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders on contentious matters, including mentoring junior lawyers to gather facts and develop arguments and submissions, and liaising with external counsel where appropriate.
Advise, update and liaise with various internal stakeholders on the status of ongoing contentious matters, including Treasury, Banking and Expansion, Risk, Compliance, Operations and Boards/committees.
Build relationships with multiple business units and become a trusted advisor on issues including financial and consumer regulations, sanctions, AML and anti-bribery, banking arrangements, new products, partnerships and employment issues.
Identify, assess, manage and report risks to the business and provide practical solutions to reduce or mitigate risk.
Collaborate with the Legal Team (based in London, New York, Austin, Tallinn, Singapore, Brussels and São Paulo) on initiatives affecting the wider business.
Report to Head of Legal, Disputes in London.
This Role Will Give You The Opportunity To
Choose your path to impact — you will have ownership from day one with support and feedback from Wise colleagues.
Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal.
Qualifications About you:
A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and qualified to practice law in New York.
At least 7 years of professional experience as an attorney, ideally with a mix of private practice and in-house work.
Background in commercial disputes, including securities and shareholder litigation, and banking or payments industry-related disputes.
Ability to lead multiple contentious matters across different jurisdictions.
Ability to evaluate and summarize legal advice and communicate it succinctly to different areas of the business.
Ability to navigate difficult issues and multiple stakeholders, advising the business on key risks and developing solutions.
A get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem solving.
A committed and dependable work ethic.
We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. If you’re passionate about learning and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in.
Additional Information For everyone, everywhere. We’re people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We’re proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and ensure every Wise person feels respected, empowered to contribute toward our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it’s like to work at Wise, visit Wise.Jobs. Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.
#J-18808-Ljbffr