Deputy General Counsel
LemFi is a fintech company reshaping how immigrants move money globally. It offers international money transfers, multi-currency wallets, request money, and eSIM products, serving immigrants sending money back home to family across more than 30 countries.
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About LemFi
LemFi provides international payment products designed to help immigrants thrive financially. Its core offering is international money transfer, allowing customers to send money to more than 30+ countries, often with low or zero transfer fees and competitive exchange rates, with transfers usually arriving within minutes. The company also offers multi-currency wallets, a request money feature for sending payment requests or sharing payment links, and an eSIM product for connectivity while traveling. LemFi primarily serves immigrants and global migrants who need reliable, low-cost ways to send money to loved ones back home via bank accounts, mobile money, and other channels. The company has over 1,000,000 customers and a team of 200+ people globally, and has been featured in the news for raising $33 million in funding, partnering with Visa on cross-border payments, and working with ClearBank for agency banking services.
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About the Role
You'll be the second in command for LemFi's Legal Department, reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer. This is high-impact, versatile leadership where you'll balance strategic advisory with hands-on execution across financing, M&A, corporate transactions, product launches, and global compliance. You'll be a key partner to the CLO, stepping in to lead the department in her absence and handling a broad portfolio of high-stakes legal matters. You won't be managing a function from a distance — you'll be in the work, making the calls, and scaling the legal infrastructure as the company expands globally.
Requirements
- 10+ years in a top-tier international law firm or in-house legal function, with a focus on banking, finance or corporate transactions
- Proven record advising on debt financings, credit facilities, security packages, plus experience with M&A or venture-backed equity
- Strong grasp of capital structures, investor documentation and multi-jurisdictional corporate governance
- Comfortable balancing legal risk with commercial reality
- Excellent drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Confident advising leadership teams directly without large-firm infrastructure support
- Law degree from a reputable university and qualification to practise in the UK or Europe
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of legal structuring, negotiation and execution of complex credit and debt financing arrangements
- Partner with Finance to secure and manage the capital that fuels credit products and long-term growth
- Lead legal support for strategic transactions including M&A, fundraising and other high-value corporate matters
- Manage due diligence, deal structuring and external counsel coordination to execute at speed and scale
- Oversee the legal administration of Employee Stock Option Plans
- Manage grants, vestings and exercises in compliance with local regulations across multiple jurisdictions
- Advise on global employment structures, cross-border employee arrangements and incentive schemes in partnership with People
- Serve as the legal architect for new and evolving products
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ensure offerings are compliant, risk-managed, and supported by clear customer documentation
- Partner with the CLO on corporate governance, capital markets and strategic legal projects
- Lead and mentor the legal team and guide the use of external counsel
- Keep LemFi ahead of the curve in a complex international regulatory environment as the company expands across Europe and new global markets