Legal Counsel

iyzico
iyzico was founded in 2013 to provide online payment services and artificial intelligence-based payment technologies to businesses of various sizes in the world of e-commerce. By making the complex payment processes simple through its easy and secure platform, iyzico had achieved significant successes through supporting thousands of businesses in digitalization and was acquired by the global payment systems giant PayU in 2019. With such a robust structure, iyzico is operating on the principle of democratizing financial services and making them accessible for everyone alongside the services it provides to businesses.
Through iyzico Buyer Protection, consumers’ concerns regarding shopping online are resolved and better experiences are enabled. Control is handed back to the consumers by 24/7 live support through the iyzico mobile app and convenience in cancellation/returns processes. To this date, more than 2 million consumers shopped online under the security provided by iyzico Buyer Protection and this number is increasing daily. Via pay with iyzico, which is a blended payment solution, millions of consumers who do not use banking can safely shop online under the belt of iyzico Buyer Protection.
iyzico continues to simplify online shopping for both consumers and sellers by the simple, accessible, and innovative technologies it developed.

Responsibilities

• Giving accurate and timely advice to the Legal Team manager in a variety of legal topics,
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues,
• Helping the management of the litigation processes of the company,
• Attend hearings and arbitration proceedings,
• Join the negotiation of agreements,
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces,
• Keeping up with current changes on all relevant areas of law and contributing to the enhancement of the knowledge base of the company’s legal function,
• Write memorandums in the English language regarding current legal issues, amendments in legislation, etc.

Qualifications

• BSc degree in Law,
• Comprehensive knowledge on payment services, e-commerce, contracts, IP, data privacy, and IT law,
• Relevant work, at least 3 years of experience (excluding the internship period) in a law firm or in-house in an international company,
• Experience on litigation,
• Arbitration and mediation skills,
• Good organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills,
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures,
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation,
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies,
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity,
• Sound judgement and ability to analyze situations and information,
• Outstanding communication skills both in Turkish and English,
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office.