Senior Counsel, Commercial - EU / UK

Marqeta is seeking a Senior Counsel, Commercial who will be an integral member of Marqeta’s Commercial Legal Team and strategic partner to the Revenue, Product and Finance Teams in the UK / EU Region.

As Senior Commercial Counsel, you will provide legal and business advice relating to commercial contracts entered into by Marqeta or Marqeta’s EU/UK subsidiaries, including agreements with customers, banks and network partners, and vendors in the EU and UK, and will help improve Marqeta’s contracting processes and procedures in the region. You will have a broad range of responsibilities and work in close partnership with cross-functional and geographically diverse teams supporting the development and delivery of Marqeta’s payment products and services. You will report to the Director, Assistant General Counsel.

This role will be based out of our London office in Holborn two days a week. Please speak to the recruiter for further details. We'd love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Work with sales, partnership, and procurement teams to support the sale and development of Marqeta’s products and services with a focus on Marqeta’s customers and partners in Europe. Specifically, you will negotiate strategic, complex and cross-border agreements with Marqeta’s customers and partners within Europe.

• Assist with resolving complex issues in strategic customer, bank and network partner, and vendor agreements in Europe.

• Support Marqeta’s expansion by partnering with cross-functional teams in sales, product, compliance, bank partnerships, and finance to help sell Marqeta’s products and services in Europe.

• Work collaboratively across the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance team on cross-functional priorities and initiatives.

• Collaborate on the development of agreement templates and playbooks for the Commercial Legal Team to drive scale, and cross-functional efficiencies, and offer creative solutions where appropriate.

• Provide practical legal advice to the business and develop strong working relationships across the Company with cross-functional peers and other business stakeholders.

Who You Are

• 4-7 years of experience practicing either in-house or at a reputable law firm, with at least 2 years working in or advising companies in the payments, fintech or financial services space

• An eagerness to learn, a can-do attitude, and an interest (and ideally some ex