Role: Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory)
Location: Amsterdam
Salary: Competitive and candidate dependent
Reporting To: Head of Regulatory
A leading payment platform, situated in the heart of Amsterdam is seeking an experienced legal counsel to assist in the business' growth across Europe and Asia. You will play a vital role in communicating with local authorities, located across the EU and Asia, whilst actively educating the business on all regulatory obligations that may impact the business.
The Role:
- Offer strategic regulatory guidance to internal stakeholders and customers, aligning with commercial and strategic goals to support scalability
- Lead regulatory interactions and manage relationships with regulators and supervisors to capitalise on strategic opportunities
- Identify and anticipate key regulatory obligations and risks, ensuring they are addressed in a practical and scalable manner
- Convert identified obligations into relevant policies and procedures to be communicated and implemented across the global organisation
- Represent the regulatory perspective across various workstreams and products to develop regulatory strategies that align with global objectives and ensure controlled and compliant growth
The Candidate:
- You possess over 5 years of experience in regulatory and/or legal roles within the payments, financial services, or fintech sectors
- You have extensive knowledge of the European payments, financial services, or fintech industries
- You excel in interpersonal and communication skills and have experience managing internal stakeholders and/or relationships with regulators or supervisors
- You bring a strong sense of initiative, independence, and ownership, contributing value to a rapidly growing business
- You are an analytical thinker capable of devising creative solutions for complex regulatory challenges, facilitating business opportunities while maintaining control
- You are fluent in English, with full proficiency in French or German being an additional advantage
