Senior Legal Counsel (Employment)

• Join Starling Bank as a Senior Legal Counsel specialising in employment law. • Support the business on all contentious and non-contentious employment matters. • Manage an employment lawyer and report to the Group Head of Employment Legal. • Gain significant influence and exposure across the Starling Group, including Engine by Starling. • Advise on employment-related regulatory issues such as SMCR and the FCA Code of Conduct. • Work hybrid from London or any other Starling office you can commute to.

• Bring excellent legal training and substantial post-qualification experience from a law firm or in-house. • Show very strong technical employment law experience. • Bring experience in banking and financial services. • Handle regulatory issues around SMCR, conduct, remuneration and regulatory inquiries. • Work well in a fast-paced environment. • Feel keen to grow and develop within the organisation. • Live within commuting distance of a Starling office.

• Bring in-house experience in financial services. • Show experience advising on international employment matters. • Bring experience with malus, clawback and deferred compensation arrangements. • Show experience managing or mentoring junior lawyers.

• Advise the People team and wider business on all aspects of employment law. • Advise on employment regulatory issues, including SMCR and the FCA Code of Conduct. • Support the full employee lifecycle, from hiring and policies to dismissals, grievances and settlements. • Support corporate and commercial teams, including on TUPE. • Manage international employment projects for Engine by Starling with external counsel. • Advise the Reward team on compensation, malus, clawback and remuneration policies. • Deliver employment law training to the People team and wider business. • Instruct and work with outside counsel on specialist matters.

• Get 25 days’ holiday plus public holidays, and your birthday off. • Buy or sell up to 5 extra days of leave, with more leave as your service grows. • Benefit from generous family-friendly policies. • Receive an enhanced pension and life insurance at 4x salary. • Get private medical insurance with VitalityHealth, including mental health support. • Take 16 hours of paid volunteering each year. • Access Perkbox, cycle to work and gym schemes.

Starling is the UK’s first digital bank, on a mission to fix banking with fast technology, fair service and honest values. It is a fully licensed UK bank with the culture of a fast-moving tech company, and it now offers its banking platform to other banks through its SaaS subsidiary, Engine. Starling has been voted Which? Recommended Provider and Britain’s Best Banking Brand for seven years.