Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.
Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.
As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.
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Job DescriptionSenior Legal Counsel
We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal Team in New York.
This role will be disputes-focused and is a unique opportunity to build on your litigation and broader disputes experience, help deliver Wise’s mission of money without borders, grow as a lawyer in a global fast-paced listed company environment and help millions more people save money.
Your mission:
Wise continues to pioneer new ways for people to send, spend and manage their money across borders and currencies.
Your mission is to enable, protect and empower the business and people of Wise to help achieve growth with minimal distraction.
About the role:
Advise and lead on a broad range of disputes both US-focused and globally, including high-value litigations and arbitrations, regulatory matters, competition disputes, IP disputes, consumer disputes and asset recovery cases.
Work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders on contentious matters, including working with junior lawyers to gather facts and develop arguments and submissions, and liaising closely, where appropriate, with external counsel.
Advise, update and liaise with various internal stakeholders on the status of ongoing contentious matters, including Treasury, Banking and Expansion, Risk, Compliance, Operations and various Boards and committees.
Build relationships with multiple business units across the Company and become a trusted advisor on a range of issues including financial and consumer regulations, sanctions, AML and anti-bribery issues, banking arrangements, new products, partnerships, employment issues etc.
Identify, assess, manage and report risks to the business and provide practical advice solutions to reduce or mitigate risk.
Work with the Legal Team (based in London, New York, Austin, Tallinn, Singapore, Brussels and São Paulo) to deliver initiatives that will impact the wider business.
Report to Head of Legal, Disputes in London.
This role will give you the opportunity to:
Choose your path to impact - we believe people are most empowered when they can act autonomously. So rather than being told what to do, you’ll take ownership from day one. Of course, you will have feedback from smart, curious people across Wise but you’ll experience unique levels of ownership and empowerment within your role.
Be part of our mission to make money without borders the new normal.
About you:
A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA accredited law school and qualified to practice law in New York.
At least 7 years of professional experience as an attorney ideally with a mix of private and in-house experience.
Background in commercial disputes, with experience of securities and shareholder litigation, and banking or payments industry-related disputes.
Ability to lead on multiple contentious matters at once across different jurisdictions.
Ability to evaluate and summarise legal advice and communicate advice in a succinct and pragmatic way to different areas of the business.
Ability to navigate difficult issues and multiple stakeholders, advising the business on key risks, and developing solutions.
Have a get-it-done, collaborative approach to problem solving.
Have a committed and dependable work ethic.
We’re people without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We want to work with the best people, no matter their background. So if you’re passionate about learning new things and keen to join our mission, you’ll fit right in
Additional InformationFor everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.
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What We Do
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world's money.
With Wise Account and Wise Business, people and businesses can hold 40 currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new network for the world's money. Launched in 2011, Wise is one of the world’s fastest growing, profitable tech companies.
In fiscal year 2025, Wise supported around 15.6 million people and businesses, processing over $185 billion in cross-border transactions and saving customers around $2.6 billion.
Why Work With Us
We’re truly global in who we are, how we work, and how we build. Everything we do is centred around creating a world of money that’s fast, easy, fair. And open to all. Everyone who works here owns a piece of Wise, from the work they do, to the stock they hold.
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