Compensation: £Competitive (Financial Services)

About TradingHub

Founded in 2010, we have grown from a united vision shared between two people to a team of over 140 across London, Toronto, New York and Singapore. We have achieved scale by building the best-in-class surveillance tooling, where our analytics bring the front office risk mindset to the compliance function.

Though we have developed in the trade surveillance arena, we have always been more than that. At heart, we are a finance-focused big data firm. Our goal is to continue creating the world’s leading financial markets analytics platform.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our high-calibre legal team on a maternity cover basis (12 month FTC). This role is based in Manchester alongside our Co-Head of Legal and is suited to an experienced lawyer with a background in commercial, IT or technology law.

You will be comfortable working independently, have excellent drafting and negotiation skills and thrive working in a fast-paced environment. As a senior member of the legal team, you will also be expected to travel to our London headquarters occasionally.

Responsibilities:

• Draft and review complex SaaS product contracts with global financial institutions
• Lead customer contract and key supplier negotiations to establish commercially sound and legally robust agreements
• Advise on existing client contracts, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation
• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g. Product, Relationship Management) to support business objectives
• Manage external legal counsel to ensure cost-effective, high-quality legal advice
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments, advising on best practices and compliance

Requirements

Main Skills/Competencies:

• Significant PQE in commercial, TMT, or IT law
• Experience working in-house within a FinTech, SaaS, or technology-driven business
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to quickly identify key legal and business risks
• Confident negotiator with the ability to manage and influence client discussions effectively
• Excellent drafting, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Proactive and capable of taking ownership of legal workstreams
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritise in a dynamic environment
• A team player who can work effectively across different functions within the business

Benefits

Life at TradingHub is a rewarding journey within a fast-growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration. By combining the best of both tech and finance, we’re able to solve complex problems together and deliver meaningful results to our customers. Everybody has value to bring, and we welcome individuality as a key driving force behind our collective success.

Rooted in everything that we do are our core values: Accountability, Ambition, Partnership and Trust. These provide the foundation for a sustainable workplace culture and the platform for you to harness your unique experience and become the best version of yourself. We believe in our people and invest in their growth, and together, we can sit on the right side of history.

Employee Benefits:

• Annual discretionary performance bonus
• Hybrid working policy
• Aviva private medical insurance + Unum dental cover
• Extended parental leave (up to 6 months of fully paid maternity leave)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Enhanced company pension plan
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• 5 days study leave towards professional qualifications
• Cycle to Work & Techscheme
• Death in service coverage

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all and we encourage candidates to inform us of any required adjustments. A full copy of our diversity, equity and inclusion policy will be made available to you upon request.