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Satispay is a fintech platform serving 6.5M+ users across payments, benefits, investing, and cards. The company is building what it describes as the most loved financial platform in the world by solving real user problems in financial services.
As Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic legal guidance across the fintech sector, with particular focus on payments, e-money, and consumer credit products. You will ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate legal risks across the organization.
Key responsibilities include:
• Product Development Support: Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering and product teams to design and launch new products and services in payments and consumer credit (including BNPL), integrating technical considerations into legal analysis.
• Risk Assessment & Management: Identify legal and regulatory risks, propose effective mitigation strategies aligned with organizational risk appetite, and safeguard the company.
• Regulatory Compliance: Advise on financial regulatory requirements including PSD2, AML/KYC, e-money regulations (EMRs), and CCD2, ensuring full adherence.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership, provide pragmatic legal guidance, and foster a culture of legal awareness across the organization.
The role is hybrid, requiring three days per week in-office (Tuesday, Thursday, plus one day of your choice), with flexibility to request additional remote time. The company offers unlimited PTO, professional development programs, stock options, private health insurance, mental health support, and relocation assistance.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualified lawyer with minimum 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE); ideally 8–10 years total professional legal experience
- Deep knowledge of financial and consumer credit regulations: PSD2, AML/KYC, EMRs, CCD2
- Demonstrable track record in fintech and payments, ideally with experience in both private practice and in-house roles
- Strong analytical mindset; ability to dive deep into complex legal issues and make sound risk-based decisions
- Clear understanding of basic technology and engineering processes in fintech, payments, and consumer lending; prior experience working with technical teams is a significant plus
- Ability to balance legal risks with commercial considerations
- English fluency (written and spoken) is essential; Italian or French language knowledge is a plus
