checkout.com - Senior Legal Counsel, Regulatory & Product
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Requirements
• Qualified solicitor/lawyer (8+ years PQE) with strong post-qualification experience either in-house or in private practice • Strong understanding of legal principles applicable to payments, including the payments ecosystem and payments regulatory and licensing strategy/execution, and to broader financial institutions • Previous FinTech, start-up, payments and/or financial institution experience is desirable but not essential • Excellent time management skills and experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands • Ability to handle and deliver on numerous high-priority projects concurrently • Comfort with ambiguity, constant change, and a fast-paced culture • A practical, solutions-oriented focus to solving legal challenges • Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as needed, flexing the approach as the matter requires • Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely • It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. • Life at Checkout.com http://Checkout.com • We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection. • Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page https://www.checkout.com/careers to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us. • For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com http://Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/checkout/life/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/
Responsibilities
• You will be joining an expanding legal team in one of Europe's most valuable fintechs. Checkout Legal's mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations. We do this by providing pragmatic and trusted advice and balancing risk management by fusing high performance, innovation, collaboration and integrity. • How you’ll make an impact • Partner with our Commercial, Product, Treasury, Financial Partnerships and Compliance teams, acting as a real-time legal advisor to understand their needs and help find creative solutions to achieve business objectives • Support relationships with regulators on license-related matters, including potential de novo applications • Review payments product structures, flows and terms to ensure compliance with legal requirements • Advise on payments regulatory matters, including compliance with payments laws and related regulations across our different jurisdictions • Advise on broader regulatory requirements applicable to financial institutions, including with respect to group regulatory change projects • Advise the business on market expansion, researching and evaluating new territories and applying for new licenses or expanding the scope of existing licenses • Advise key business functions on new regulatory developments impacting our operations, products and contractual commitments
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