Origin’s software has transformed the debt capital markets, completely streamlining the way companies and investment banks work together to raise capital. Having launched just over 7 years ago, Origin is now used by over 20 investment banks and over 90 borrowers in over 50 cities worldwide. Our clients include some of the largest investment banks and borrowers globally, including Barclays, Citi, and Volvo. We are backed by Clearstream, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and a number of prominent angel investors.

Our culture has helped us succeed where others have failed, in an industry that is famously resistant to change. We are a group of self-starters who are brave enough to take risks, and humble enough to learn from our mistakes. We know that our whole is greater than the sum of our parts, and we’re looking for like-minded people to join our team.

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The Role

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual to join our growing team. Origin is a leader in the growing capital markets technology space, now supporting over 100 major investment banks and bond issuers across our products. Your role will be to manage and grow Origin’s Documentation legal technology product, this will include:

• Working with our clients to convert legal documentation into machine readable form
• Managing our documentation database (this includes curating and maintaining a library of templates based on the Jinja tagging language, as well as building additional functionality to simplify the Jinja tagging process) and helping to embed best practice and governance
• Helping design and develop our Documentation tool (which is used for automation of contractual bond documentation)
• Working closely with DCM and issuer legal teams to ensure their documentation requirements are met
• Partner with the business development team to help grow usage of our documentation tool
• Staying abreast of capital markets regulation and developing a deep understanding of the legal documentation generated and the processes involved in bond issuance
• Managing a team of 2 to 3 Software Development Technicians

You will sit at the intersection of our Product, Business Development, and Senior Leadership teams, reporting into the CTO. You will own the documentation tool from a legal content perspective and will be responsible for defining requirements with the technology team to ensure they fulfil client needs when delivered. This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic individual looking to join a fast-growing business.

Requirements

Must Have

What you bring to the table:

• Proven track record of delivering consistently on projects
• Strong organisational skills, methodical and diligent
• Technical aptitude and ability to understand simple programming languages
• An understanding and keen interest in technology and fintech
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and unflinching work ethic
• Enthusiasm, passion and humility
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree (ideally a technology or a law degree)

Nice to Have

• Experience working on automation of legal documentation
• Knowledge of the capital markets
• Management experienc

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 24 days paid holiday in addition to bank holidays, your birthday off and 1 additional day of holiday for every year worked
• Hybrid working - flexible working hours (before 10am), part WFH (Mondays & Fridays) and up to two months of the year working remotely
• Established mentorship to help you grow in your career (and can offer external coaching where needed)
• Annual training budget up to £500 to attend conferences and workshops
• £500 home office budget
• Optional monthly socials (the last year includes bouldering, pasta making & DJing), team outings and annual company summer retreat (this year we went to Tuscany)
• Work with latest technologies (we aim to track the latest versions of our Angular/TypeScript)
• Established client base (Barclays, Deutsche Bank, The World Bank etc…)