Commercial Counsel (Wealth & Trading)

Office: Barcelona · Dubai · London · Madrid

Remote: Spain · UAE · UK

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 80+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 15,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Legal team turns complexity into clarity by partnering with teams across Revolut to provide sharp, practical advice that helps the business move fast while staying protected. From structuring credit programmes to navigating new markets, the Legal team ensures growth is secure, compliant, and built for the long term.

We're looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to lead on commercial agreements across our global wealth and trading offering (including equities, ETFs, CFDs).

You'll negotiate the institutional infrastructure powering our trading platform, including custody, liquidity, execution, and market-data partnerships, while embedding essential regulatory safeguards directly into commercial contracts.

Up to shape what's next in finance? Let's get in touch.

What you'll be doing

Drafting and negotiating key wealth and trading commercial agreements, including global custody/sub-custody, liquidity provider, broker-dealer execution, and market-data licensing
Serving as lead counsel and project manager on strategic wealth and trading deals and projects, as well as resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships
Securing robust operational and trading terms, including execution SLAs, smart order routing flexibility, and bankruptcy-remote asset segregation
Advising product and trading leads on commercial and legal risks to deliver rapid go-to-market execution without compromising regulatory compliance
Developing streamlined negotiation playbooks, fallbacks, and standard-form agreements for commercial trading counterparties
Building processes to reduce the legal support required for aforementioned agreements

What you'll need

5+ years of PQE with solid commercial contracting experience in the wealth and trading space
Excellent academic credentials
To excel at leadership while also undertaking executional work, handling significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times
Exceptional stakeholder management, project management, and communication skills
Demonstrable experience negotiating trading infrastructure deals, custody agreements, LP terms, or financial data licences
A solid understanding of wealth and trading regulations impacting commercial contracts, such as CASS 6 safe custody, MiFID II, and Consumer Duty

Nice to have

Experience working in-house in an investment firm, broker, or wealthtech/fintech

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.
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