General Counsel

About us

esh is an innovative banking technology group dedicated to modernizing finance by offering an efficient, automated, cloud-based banking platform. Our solution significantly reduces costs and time, fostering an improved financial experience between banks and their customers.

In an era of automated economic transactions and rapidly evolving machine learning, our novel banking platform presents a compelling alternative to outdated core systems. For the first time, we offer a complete end-to-end solution within a unified modular system. We are driving a technological revolution and reshaping the future of banking.Provide Cloud base system, Deployed in AWS (multi-region, multi-AZ), our infrastructure must meet the highest standards of availability, security, compliance, and recoverability.

Join our groundbreaking technology company and be part of transforming the banking system.

Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and experienced General Counsel to build and lead our legal function. You will own legal risk across commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, corporate governance, employment matters, regulatory alignment, and equity programs. This role will partner closely with business leaders, support go-to-market teams, and manage external counsel where needed.

Responsibilities

• Commercial & Contracting: Draft, negotiate, and manage various commercial agreements (MSAs, SaaS, NDAs, DPAs), maintaining templates and a contracting playbook.
• Corporate Governance: Manage board/shareholder resolutions, corporate records, capitalization, and entity filings; act as corporate secretary.
• Privacy & Data Protection: Lead compliance with global privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR), maintain policies/DPAs, and advise on privacy-by-design.
• Equity & Securities: Oversee legal aspects of employee equity plans and ensure compliance with securities and tax requirements.
• Employment Legal Support: Draft/review employment agreements and HR policies; advise on employee relations and cross-border matters.
• Regulatory Alignment & Compliance: Advise on legal/regulatory expectations for bank grade product offerings and ensure regulatory alignment in contracts and compliance documentation.

Requirements

• 7+ years of legal experience, including a mix of law firm and in-house roles.
• Deep experience drafting and negotiating commercial technology/SaaS agreements.
• Strong background in corporate governance and equity documentation.
• Proven experience with GDPR and privacy compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with employment law and HR legal processes.
• Experience supporting companies with enterprise or regulated customers.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, and manage workload as sole in-house counsel.
• Excellent communicator with a pragmatic, business-oriented legal approach.
• Native-level proficiency in English.

Do you think you have the passion and inner fire for it? Bring it on and challenge us!

esh is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital state, disability or gender identity.