Legal Counsel, Employment

Company Description We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen. Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why. With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech. Job Description We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen. Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why. With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech. Role Summary Checkout.com is seeking a talented and dynamic Legal Counsel with a strong global employment law background to join our Employment Legal team. This role will involve advising on the full spectrum of employment law issues across our global business. You will work closely with our People Team and other key stakeholders in our offices around the globe. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills as a global employment lawyer, playing a key role in supporting the company with employees across UK, EMEA, APAC and the Americas as we grow and mature.  You will need to take a consultative and collaborative approach to handling complex and varied employment law issues. You will be responsible for leading advice in a number of these countries, as well as collaborating on other global employment law projects. You’ll advise on a full range of employment-related issues, including but not limited to hiring, contractual issues, policies, compensation and benefits (including an employee share scheme), HR compliance, restrictive covenants, performance management, misconduct investigations, employee relations, terminations and employment litigation.  You’ll help the employment law team develop processes and templates to address employment issues in a practical and efficient way, including through the use of AI tools. You will be able to handle multiple areas of responsibilities autonomously, demonstrating excellent critical judgment with hands-on approach. You will report into our Associate General Counsel (Head of Employment) based in London. You will be joining a high-achieving legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Our mission is to be the best legal team in the world, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice, finding creative solutions to manage risk and becoming trusted advisers to our colleagues in the business. Essential Qualifications: UK qualified lawyer 4 years PQE as an employment lawyer (no upper limit and we also welcome applicants at Senior Legal Counsel level) Within a commutable distance from our offices and happy working in the office as necessary under our hybrid working policy (currently three days per week, on scheduled office days). Strong candidates will demonstrate the following: Experience as in-house e ... (truncated, view full listing at source)