Develop, maintain, and continuously improve Taptap’s commercial contract playbook: standard positions, fallbacks, escalation triggers, and approved language across the deal types we see most. - Deploy AI and legal tech in production.
Build, evaluate, and operate AI-assisted contract workflows and measure their quality against human review. - Advise the business on the deals that matter.
Build workflows with product, finance, operations, compliance, and leadership so legal is a proactive enabler on the commercial side of the business. - Cover broader legal matters as needed.
Experience
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Legally qualified (any jurisdiction) with 4-7 years of experience, including proven track record in-house, at a high-growth startup or fintech, or comparable private practice FinTech/payments
Benefits
The next stage of growth will fuel a network of services and products especially designed to make money more accessible to diaspora communities including local cards, and additional savings and payments features.
Contact
You should be able to take an idea to implementation - Mission Oriented - you are passionate about working for a net positive organisation / tech for good - Organised - you have a system for how you approach your work that can keep you on track in a scrappy startup environment - Driven - you thrive in a fast-paced, target oriented company TAPTAP VALUES https://www.taptapsend.com/our-values Impact first Team next Accept reality Propose solutions Win with grit Be proactively candid, with yourself and others
Additional details
ABOUT US We’re building the world’s leading cross-border fintech for emerging markets - empowering families, fueling local economies, and changing how millions access financial services.
Since our launch in 2019, we have transformed how money moves across borders with our operations spanning 6 out of 7 continents and covering both the busiest and most underserved (remittance) corridors.
We tapped into a massive shift - from banks to phones - bringing digital finance to places where traditional systems never reached.
We’re growing fast, backed by world-class investors, and scaling a product that blends real world impact with cutting edge fintech innovation.
Here’s a little more: - Founded by Harvard grads and 3-time founders who previously built Segovia (acquired) and GiveDirectly (>$300M revenue, fastest-growing NGO in the world) - Backed by top investors including Spark Capital, Canaan, Reid Hoffman, Breyer Capital, Unbound, Wamda, and more - Built by global top performers from Bain, Google, McKinsey, Uber, Checkout, Bolt, and beyond - we move fast, stay humble, and care deeply about our mission - Truly global team - 250+ people, 50+ nationalities, 50+
This is a hands-on role: you’ll run a heavy contract flow across payout partners, banking partners, vendors, and customer/partnership agreements.
You will contribute to and help build the playbook and tooling that make the function fast and consistent.
This is a high-autonomy, high-impact role with meaningful scope to grow into broader leadership.
WHAT YOU'LL DO - Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of Taptap’s commercial agreements end-to-end, applying a risk-balanced approach that supports growth at startup speed. - Build and run the contract playbook.
Sit at the intersection of legal and business strategy on Taptap’s most consequential commercial decisions: major partnerships, market expansion, new products. - Manage external counsel effectively.