Join Carta as a Senior Transactional Lawyer, advising institutional investors and asset managers on compliance in private equity and other financial services.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4–6 years
- Education
- No formal education required
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Transactional Lawyer at Carta, the individual will serve as the primary legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers, focusing on compliance risk factors in live transactions. The position requires expertise in regulatory compliance, particularly within private equity and asset management, along with a strong understanding of complex fund structures. This role is ideal for a qualified lawyer with 4-6 years of experience who thrives in high-pressure environments and is adept at navigating intricate deal dynamics.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 10 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Carta's career page.
- Carta has 68 other open roles including Account Specialist, Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer II.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- 4–6 years of relevant experience for this Senior Transactional Lawyer role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Carta targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Transactional Lawyer role at Carta.
From the original posting
The Company You’ll Join
Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.
Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.
Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.
For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.
The Team You'll Work With
You'll be joining our Compliance – Transactional team.
Working with the Head of Investment Compliance and an international team of ex-Big Law lawyers, paralegals, and analysts, you'll serve as the day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset manager clients across private equity, infrastructure, credit, and real estate strategies.
The Problems You'll Solve
At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Senior Transactional Lawyer, you'll work to:
- Be the client's trusted deal-side compliance partner. Act as the primary day-to-day legal contact for institutional investors and asset managers — advising on compliance risk factors across live transactions with clarity and commercial pragmatism.
- Unpack transaction structures that others can't. Work closely with private equity deal teams to understand complex deal anatomy, identify counterparties, and conduct multi-dimensional risk analysis — covering AML, bribery and corruption, financial crime, and reputational risk.
- Investigate ownership and control to find what matters. Review fund structures, SPVs, partnerships, and trusts to map corporate ownership and fund flows — building a defensible compliance picture under deal timeline pressure.
- Drive the materials process. Liaise with deal teams, legal, compliance, and relevant counterparties to gather what's needed to complete reviews on time, without losing rigour.
- Ensure deals close compliantly. Collaborate with clients' legal and compliance teams to confirm that transactions meet AML/CTF regulations, internal policies, and jurisdictional requirements.
About You
- A qualified lawyer with transactional compliance experience. You're licensed to practice in the UK or Europe (other comparable jurisdictions considered), with 4-6+ years PQE recommended in regulatory or investment compliance — and experience representing asset managers, institutional investors, or other financial services clients.
- Commercially sharp and solutions-first. You approach compliance as an enabler of deal velocity, not a barrier to it — you find the path to yes while keeping clients protected.
- Deeply familiar with complex asset management structures. You've reviewed fund structures, SPVs, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional counterparties in a live deal context.
- Client-ready under pressure. You're comfortable as the named contact for demanding institutional clients in a fast-paced financial services environment — credible, responsive, and composed when deals get complicated.
- Right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship is required for this role.
At Carta, you're not just an employee. You're a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta's Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.
Disclosures:
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email.
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