Director, Financial Services

About the Position

Director, Financial Services

Location: London

Employment Type: Fixed-term

Remote: Yes

With a legacy as a pioneer in the ALSP market, Factor leads the next evolution in legal services through AI-integrated contracting. Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law™, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale.

Factor works alongside corporate legal departments to solve for the ever-increasing demands and complexity of transactional legal work. Our "do while transforming, transform while doing" approach combines specialist expertise, AI-powered solutions, and business process knowledge to deliver better performance, better business and legal outcomes, and a transformed contracting experience.

Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies, and large technology firms.

We believe that the more diverse our team becomes - in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives - the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.

We are comprised of more than 300 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants across Europe and North America – Join us!

Responsibilities

Client Leadership & Relationship Management

• Serve as a senior point of contact for financial services clients across capital markets matters.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with General Counsel, Heads of Legal, Business Stakeholders, and Operations leaders.
• Understand client objectives and develop tailored legal and operational solutions.
• Identify opportunities for expanded services and support business development initiatives.

Capital Markets Expertise

• Lead the delivery of large-scale capital markets projects across: Debt Capital Markets (DCM), Equity Capital Markets (ECM), Structured Finance, Securitization, Derivatives and ISDA documentation, Loan and Credit Transactions, Private Credit, and Leveraged Finance.
• Provide subject matter expertise on transaction lifecycle management, documentation, regulatory requirements, and market practice.
• Support clients through transaction execution, remediation, repapering, and regulatory change initiatives.

Team Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary teams comprising lawyers, legal analysts, project managers, legal engineers, and consultants.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and professional development support.
• Manage resource allocation and delivery quality across multiple client engagements.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Consulting & Transformation

• Advise clients on legal operating model transformation initiatives.
• Assess and redesign legal and operational processes to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Lead change management and implementation programs.
• Develop solutions that leverage technology, automation, and AI to enhance legal service delivery.

Innovation & Legal Technology

• Partner with Legal Engineering and Technology teams to identify automation opportunities.
• Support implementation of AI-enabled solutions within legal and compliance functions.
• Drive adoption of data-driven approaches to legal service delivery.
• Stay informed of emerging trends in financial regulation, legal technology, and capital markets.

Commercial & Business Development

• Contribute to proposals, pitches, and client presentations.
• Support revenue growth through expansion of existing client relationships.
• Develop thought leadership and market insights within the capital markets sector.
• Represent Factor at industry events, conferences, and client meetings.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years' experience within: Investment banking legal functions, Capital markets law firms, Alternative legal service providers, Financial services consulting, In-house legal teams within financial institutions.
• Deep understanding of capital markets products and documentation.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management capability.
• Experience leading complex projects and transformation initiatives.

Preferred

• Qualified lawyer (UK, US, Ireland, or other common law jurisdiction).
• Experience within an ALSP, Big Four consulting firm, or legal transformation environment.
• Exposure to legal technology, AI, and process automation.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting global financial institutions.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work remotely
• Professional development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive work environment

About the Company

Factor is the market leader in Integrated Law™, combining the expertise of Traditional Law, the efficiency of New Law, and the close business integration of In-house legal to deliver complex legal work at scale. Our clients span Fortune 500 companies including global banks, major pharmaceutical companies, and large technology firms.

We believe that the more diverse our team becomes - in backgrounds, skills, experiences, and perspectives - the higher our creative potential as a company. We are dedicated to growing a diverse, inclusive company where individuals of all backgrounds thrive.