OnePay
OnePay
OnePay is a U.S.-based fintech company building consumer banking and payment experiences through partner banks and financial providers. Its app brings together checking and savings accounts, early paycheck access, high-yield savings, credit building, secured and rewards cards, investing, cryptocurrency trading, a digital wallet, pay-later options, and free tax filing. OnePay works with partners including Coastal Community Bank, Lead Bank, and Synchrony for services such as banking, card issuance, lending, and asset custody; OnePay itself is not a bank.

OnePay General Counsel — Hybrid, United Kingdom

Lead legal, regulatory, and governance strategy for OnePay’s global payments and cryptocurrency operations. Advise senior executives and oversee contracts, licensing, compliance, corporate governance, and legal operations.

Description

  • Lead the legal function and support Compliance across payments and cryptocurrency business units.
  • Advise the Group CEO, Board of Directors, and senior leaders on legal, regulatory, corporate governance, and intellectual property matters.
  • Provide executive legal oversight across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex, high-value, and strategic commercial agreements.
  • Oversee customer-facing contract terms and prepare Service Terms for new products and jurisdictions.
  • Manage corporate governance, company law compliance, filings, board meetings, and governance records.
  • Monitor regulatory developments, support international licensing strategy, and contribute to market expansion.
  • Work with Compliance on regulatory submissions, licensing frameworks, and legally aligned controls and processes.
  • Integrate legal review into product design and launch decisions.
  • Advise commercial, people, and regulatory teams on new products and jurisdictional expansion.
  • Manage, mentor, and develop the Senior Legal Counsel.
  • Establish standards for legal matter intake, triage, delegation, escalation, and turnaround.
  • Manage the legal budget and relationships with external counsel across jurisdictions.
  • Collaborate with Compliance, Product, Operations, Finance, Banking, and Commercial teams.

Requirements

  • Qualified solicitor, preferably in the United Kingdom.
  • Extensive in-house experience in financial services, fintech, regulatory law, and/or cryptocurrency.
  • Demonstrated experience advising C-suite executives and Boards of Directors.
  • Strong background in commercial contract negotiation, legal risk management, and corporate governance.
  • Deep understanding of payments and cryptocurrency regulation, including UK PSRs, MiCA, DORA, international AML regulations, and GDPR.
  • Extensive experience with senior-level corporate governance, corporate restructuring, and cross-border expansion.
  • Must be based in the United Kingdom; sponsorship is unavailable.

Benefits

  • Vitality health insurance.
  • Enhanced parental leave.
  • Perks at Work rewards platform.
  • Unlimited holiday policy.
  • Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Competitive remuneration.

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