Job Description

This role can be based in London, Dubai, New York, Washington, Singapore, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris or Luxembourg.

This is a newly created role to support and drive the growth of our global Fintech group, to win the most cutting-edge tech work from a range of new and established clients in the financial services space.

Who you will work with

Our Fintech group is a single global team delivering seamless strategic advice to help clients outstrip the pace of change and forms part of our dedicated global Tech Group, an integrated multi-disciplinary team of 600+ tech-savvy lawyers located around the world delivering legal advice to both tech and non-tech clients on their exciting, complex and transformational tech-related matters. We are set apart by our teams working together to break down traditional law firm practice area boundaries.

On a global scale, Clifford Chance's Fintech group is market-leading - winning a variety of Tier 1 rankings and industry awards internationally. The group straddles all practice areas of the firm and combines to provide multi-disciplinary transactional and financial regulatory advice, as well as advice on contentious matters, to established and emerging participants in fintech. You will work with dynamic partners and ambitious associates focused on fintech work with local business development teams across key financial centres (including New York, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo) and key growth regions to grow our relationships with the most innovative and high-profile clients, maximise our market brand and strengthen our influence amongst key policymakers, government officials and industry groups.

This role will report to the Director of our Global Financial Markets business unit, working closely with the BD lead for the Technology sector (dotted line) and alongside a core collection of global Fintech partners and the Fintech Knowledge Director to hone our global Fintech strategy.

What you will be responsible for

You will help drive the development of our client targeting, market our existing strengths and relationships and police the day-to-day execution of client action plans and deliverables.

You will take the lead on identifying opportunities to increase our market share by winning more work covering major transactions, risk mandates, strategic advice and complex projects involving the most innovative technologies from AI, blockchain, robo-advisory and digital assets, to quantum computing, the metaverse and web 3.0. In particular, you will support the client, business development and thought leadership action plans of the teams of lawyers and business professionals of four key global workstreams:

Crypto and digital assets

Payments

Tech-enabled Capital Markets

Platforms

You will also work alongside our global AI taskforce on AI-related opportunities.

What you will do

This role requires the individual to deliver effective project management of high-profile cross-jurisdictional and cross-practice initiatives.

Key activities could include, but are not restricted to, the following:

Work with the global Fintech co-heads and core team to develop and execute the global Fintech business plan

Working across our three traditional practice groups (Corporate, Global Financial Markets and Litigation & Dispute Resolution) to identify synergies and consolidate opportunities and activities between teams

Develop a strategy/offering for any new and evolving areas of financial services and tech, including for sustainable finance, carbon credit trading and data-driven tools and products enabling sustainable financing, or supporting regional growth plans in Africa and Latin America in conjunction with Tech leads and other relevant global practice area groups.

Drive targeted client engagement with integrated, multi-channel Fintech campaigns, working closely with BD, Knowledge, Brand, Communications and Marketing colleagues, developing appropriate tracking and metrics to measure and report success.

Manage the cross-practice production of strategically significant RFP responses, pitches and capability statements.

Develop key messages and centralised client-facing collateral and capability statements that are regularly maintained.

Work closely with Client Development Managers ("CDMs") in particular in conjunction with the firm's Global Strategic Client ("GSC") teams assigned to Tech and Bank clients to drive engagement and identify opportunities on some of the firm's largest client accounts, while supporting our local office teams with their local engagement plans into start-ups with accelerator and innovation labs.

Lead on the integration of fintech hires, work closely with partners to enhance their profile and communicate expanded capabilities both internally and externally.

Working closely with the Fintech Knowledge Director, raise awareness of our fintech offering internally, encouraging lawyers to get involved.

Provide strategic advice and operational support with regard to fintech sponsorships, speaking opportunities and events.

Lead on global fintech directory and awards submissions.

Your career experience so far

Experience

A global perspective, with sensitivity to multiple and diverse cultures (international working experience would be an advantage).

A legal industry background with experience in marketing to the fintech sector, including a solid understanding of market opportunities would be a strong advantage.

A background in a business development related role.

A solid track record of being proactive and delivering high quality work, both personally and through a team.

Skills and work style

An optimistic outlook with a bold willingness to experiment, innovate and challenge past policies and progress with suggested ideas

Dynamic and action-focused

A client-centric view and the ability to translate opportunities into simple, quick and actionable plans.

Demonstrates a keen interest to learn about our clients' industries and businesses.

Well-developed influencing and presentation skills as well as being confident, resilient, and focused.

The ability to work effectively and in partnership with legal and business professional teams reflecting a range of personalities and working styles.

Team player who shares knowledge, motivates and coaches others.

Excellent prioritisation skills with the ability to make judgement calls on where to add value.

Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on exceptionally strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

Effective at fostering relationships with internal and external clients.

The ability to work autonomously with little guidance.

Proven project management skills.

A highly commercial and innovative approach.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and develop your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring, through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

About the Firm

Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on the core areas of commercial activity: capital markets; corporate and M&A; finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; litigation and dispute resolution.

Whatever your area of expertise, you will find a range of career opportunities at Clifford Chance. And wherever you're heading, Clifford Chance is where you can be true to your ambitions.
Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures and languages. In a world where commercial success increasingly relies on globalisation, we offer clients a truly international perspective, and we offer our people a rewarding and stimulating career.

We're proud of our approachable, friendly and team-based way of working. Highly professional and self-assured, with an entrepreneurial streak, our people are more than happy to share their expertise and knowledge.

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