Senior Legal Counsel

About InvestEngine

InvestEngine is everything the modern investor should need: unbeatable value, market-leading automation, and a platform built for easy, long-term investing.

We’ve built a strong foundation, with over £3.5 billion invested, award-winning service, and a passionate team. As an FCA-regulated platform scaling quickly, we need strong in-house legal expertise to grow responsibly.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to own legal at InvestEngine.

Your mission is to protect InvestEngine’s legal interests while enabling responsible commercial growth. You’ll give clear, pragmatic advice across employment, commercial and contract law, regulatory compliance and governance, data privacy, and litigation and dispute resolution, act as a trusted adviser to leadership and the Board, and turn complex issues into actionable recommendations.

This is a hands-on role reporting to Marc de Gentile-Williams, working closely with Compliance, Risk and People. This is a fully remote role, open to candidates based in the UK.

What You’ll Do

Review our material legal exposures, key contracts and employment matters, and agree a prioritised legal plan with clear escalation thresholds

Set up a proportionate legal intake and triage process with agreed service levels

Draft and negotiate commercial agreements personally; build a contract register, approved templates and negotiation playbooks, including NDAs

Advise People and leadership on employment matters, from contracts and policies to sensitive employee cases and settlements

Partner with Compliance on FCA requirements, Consumer Duty, SM&CR and outsourcing, and give legal input to product and change decisions

Advise on data privacy (UK GDPR, DPA 2018, PECR), including data-processing terms, transfers and incident response

Manage disputes and external counsel, with a live disputes register and control of external legal spend

Review shareholder agreements and employee equity-option documentation, bringing in specialist advice where needed

Give leadership and the Board concise visibility of material legal risks and decisions required

What We’re Looking For

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales, or an equivalent qualification with demonstrable UK legal expertise

Senior legal experience with the breadth and judgement to own an in-house legal function

Hands-on experience across employment, commercial and contract law, regulatory and governance matters, data privacy, and disputes

Working knowledge of NDAs, shareholder agreements and equity-option arrangements

Concise, decision-ready advice and the confidence to challenge senior stakeholders constructively

Comfortable working hands-on with limited resources and using external advisers selectively

English fluency at C1 level or above

Nice to Have

Experience working inside an FCA-regulated firm, ideally an investment platform, wealth manager or fintech

How We Work

We’re a lean, fast-moving team that values clarity, ownership and transparency.

You’ll have the freedom to shape how legal works here, the responsibility to follow through, and the backing of a team that values candid, independent advice.

What We Offer

Impact from day one

You’ll own legal for a growing, regulated business and directly shape how we manage risk and grow.

Room to grow

As InvestEngine scales, you’ll have the opportunity to build and develop the legal function.

Transparent and open culture

We share information openly, keep communication clear and encourage collaboration across the business.

Supportive, high-calibre team

You’ll work alongside talented people who care about both the quality of their work and the success of the wider team.

Our Hiring Process

Introductory call with our Talent team

Technical interview covering legal scenarios and your experience

Practical exercise: a short contract mark-up and recommendation based on a fictional scenario

Leadership and values interview

We aim to keep the process straightforward, transparent and efficient.