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Satispay is a fintech platform serving 6.5M+ users, offering payments, benefits, investing, and cards products. 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'll ensure regulatory compliance and mitigate legal risks across the organization.
Key responsibilities:
- 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 and legal considerations.
- Risk assessment & management: Identify legal and regulatory risks, propose mitigation strategies aligned with organizational risk appetite.
- Regulatory compliance: Advise on financial regulatory requirements including PSD2, AML/KYC, e-money regulations (EMRs), and CCD2, ensuring adherence across operations.
- Stakeholder management: Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing pragmatic legal guidance and fostering legal awareness across the organization.
The role is based in Luxembourg with a hybrid working policy (three days per week in-office: Tuesday, Thursday, plus one day of your choice). Relocation support is provided.
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 settings.
- Analytical mindset with 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.
