Legal Counsel - Compliance and Risk Management

EXUS, a global technology company specializing in debt collections software for financial services and utilities, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its Compliance and Risk Management function as an in-house legal advisor.

The role will provide day-to-day legal support across the EXUS Group on a range of matters, including commercial and employment contracts, legal operations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and coordination with external legal advisors. The successful candidate will handle routine legal queries and contract-related matters, support business teams during contract review and negotiation processes, ensure agreements are properly reviewed, approved, and filed, and identify issues requiring escalation to senior legal team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day legal support to management and business teams on corporate, commercial, employment, data protection, procurement, and operational matters.
• Draft, review, and manage contracts, including customer agreements, NDAs, supplier agreements, services agreements, and employment agreements.
• Develop and maintain EXUS contract templates, legal workflows, approval processes, and filing standards.
• Support contract negotiations on key legal terms, including liability, indemnity, confidentiality, intellectual property, data protection, governing law, termination, and dispute resolution.
• Support corporate governance activities across EXUS Group entities.
• Support the implementation of GDPR and data protection requirements across EXUS Group entities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external legal advisors on contractual, employment, corporate, customer, supplier, and jurisdiction-specific matters.
• Review internal policies and procedures and provide legal guidance on compliance and operational requirements.

Requirements:

• A university degree in Law from a recognized and reputable university, together with postgraduate qualifications demonstrating exposure to both EU legal frameworks and English law.
• Preferably legally qualified in an EU jurisdiction or in England and Wales.
• 4–6 years of professional legal experience, with exposure to commercial, corporate, and/or employment matters.
• Experience in a structured law firm environment as a corporate lawyer and/or in an in-house legal function.
• Experience in technology, SaaS, software, fintech, or international business environments would be considered an advantage.
• GDPR, data protection, or DPO-related experience would be considered an advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

• Experienced in contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
• Proficiency in English and legal terminology; fluency in additional languages is a plus.
• Effective communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain legal issues clearly to non-lawyer management and operational teams.
• Practical, business-oriented mindset and ability to assess legal risk effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with attention to detail.
• Proactive, flexible, and able to operate in a fast-paced international environment.
• Tech-savvy, with good command of MS Office, productivity tools, and automation-enabled ways of working.