Fintech Payments Lawyer Job at Axiom Law (London)

Head of Legal - APAC

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Legal, APAC to lea...

Location

Singapore , Singapore

Salary:

Not provided

Sokin

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with strong post-qualification experience, ideally gained in-house and with relevant exposure to fintech, payments, financial services, or another regulated environment
Significant experience advising on regulatory and licensing matters in one or more APAC markets, ideally within payments, fintech or broader financial services
Strong experience providing general commercial legal support in a fast-paced business, including drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
Experience partnering closely with Compliance and Risk teams and supporting engagement with regulators, external counsel and internal stakeholders
Strong understanding of legal issues relevant to regulated financial services businesses in the APAC region
Proven ability to simplify complex legal issues and provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice to senior stakeholders
Experience building or improving legal processes, templates, playbooks and governance structures in a scaling business
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and functions

Job Responsibility

Lead legal support for Sokin’s activities across the APAC region
Act as a trusted legal advisor to regional leadership on a broad range of matters
Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, Product and Commercial teams
Provide practical, commercially focused legal guidance
Manage relationships with external counsel across APAC jurisdictions
Support Sokin’s legal strategy in relation to licensing and regulated activities across the APAC
Lead or support the legal workstream for licensing applications, regulatory approvals, renewals, ongoing reporting obligations
Advise on legal and regulatory considerations connected with market entry, business expansions, new products and operational change
Support responses to regulatory queries, supervisory engagement, audits and reviews
Help shape and maintain governance frameworks, policies, legal documentation and controls

Fulltime

Associate Legal Product Counsel

As our Associate Legal Product Counsel, you’ll be the person who plays a key rol...

Location

Luxembourg , Luxembourg

Salary:

Not provided

Satispay

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with a strong background in reputable law firms and at least 5 years of experience advising on technology, customer-facing products, and commercial/consumer law in the Tech, Fintech, or Insurance industry
Familiarity with the Tech/Fintech ecosystem (payment schemes, wallet architectures)
Ability to take smart risks and provide strategic advice that aligns regulatory requirements with business objectives
Willingness to immerse yourself in technical aspects to find out-of-the-box legal solutions for customer-facing features
Excellent skills to influence senior management and stakeholders, with the confidence to make sound decisions in situations of ambiguity
Fluent in English and Italian

Job Responsibility

Strategic Advisory & Product Counseling – Acting as a strategic partner throughout the product lifecycle—from ideation to market launch—ensuring alignment with business goals. This includes drafting terms of service, promotional rules, and customer-facing documentation
Regulatory & Legal Analysis – Analyzing complex legal issues to ensure new features align with regulatory and consumer law requirements, while assisting in managing relationships with regulatory authorities
Commercial & Consumer Law – Providing expert advice on financial laws, consumer protection, and commercial legal issues related to the B2C and B2B expansion of the Satispay ecosystem
Cross-team Collaboration – Partnering with Product, Tech, Strategy, and Marketing teams to develop innovative legal solutions that balance growth with smart risk management

What we offer

Private insurance for you and your family
psychological support with Serenis
mental health workshops
Stock Option Plan
Meal vouchers
Relocation support if you’re moving countries
Professional development programs
Internal mobility
Language courses with Preply
Unlimited PTO

Fulltime

Head of Legal - GCC

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Legal, GCC to lead...

Location

United Arab Emirates , Dubai

Salary:

Not provided

Sokin

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with strong post-qualification experience, ideally gained in-house and with relevant exposure to fintech, payments, financial services, or another regulated environment
Significant experience advising on regulatory and licensing matters in one or more GCC markets, ideally within payments, fintech or broader financial services
Strong experience providing general commercial legal support in a fast-paced business, including drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
Experience partnering closely with Compliance and Risk teams and supporting engagement with regulators, external counsel and internal stakeholders
Strong understanding of legal issues relevant to regulated financial services businesses in the GCC region
Proven ability to simplify complex legal issues and provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice to senior stakeholders
Experience building or improving legal processes, templates, playbooks and governance structures in a scaling business
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and functions

Job Responsibility

Lead legal support for Sokin’s activities across the GCC region, ensuring alignment with business priorities and applicable local legal and regulatory requirements
Act as a trusted legal advisor to regional leadership on a broad range of matters
Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, Product and Commercial teams to support regional launches
Provide practical, commercially focused legal guidance
Manage relationships with external counsel across GCC jurisdictions
Support Sokin’s legal strategy in relation to licensing and regulated activities
Lead or support the legal workstream for licensing applications, regulatory approvals, renewals
Advise on legal and regulatory considerations connected with market entry
Support responses to regulatory queries
Help shape and maintain governance frameworks

Head of Legal - APAC

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Head of Legal, APAC to lea...

Location

Australia , Sydney

Salary:

Not provided

Sokin

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with strong post-qualification experience, ideally gained in-house and with relevant exposure to fintech, payments, financial services, or another regulated environment
Significant experience advising on regulatory and licensing matters in one or more APAC markets, ideally within payments, fintech or broader financial services
Strong experience providing general commercial legal support in a fast-paced business, including drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements
Experience partnering closely with Compliance and Risk teams and supporting engagement with regulators, external counsel and internal stakeholders
Strong understanding of legal issues relevant to regulated financial services businesses in the APAC region
Proven ability to simplify complex legal issues and provide pragmatic, business-oriented advice to senior stakeholders
Experience building or improving legal processes, templates, playbooks and governance structures in a scaling business
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively across multiple jurisdictions and functions
Candidates will need to have the right to work in the jurisdiction that they are looking to work in

Job Responsibility

Lead legal support for Sokin’s activities across the APAC region
Act as a trusted legal advisor to regional leadership on a broad range of matters
Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, Product and Commercial teams
Provide practical, commercially focused legal guidance
Manage relationships with external counsel across APAC jurisdictions
Support Sokin’s legal strategy in relation to licensing and regulated activities
Lead or support the legal workstream for licensing applications, regulatory approvals, renewals, ongoing reporting obligations, and change management processes
Advise on legal and regulatory considerations connected with market entry, business expansions, new products and operational change
Support responses to regulatory queries, supervisory engagement, audits and reviews
Help shape and maintain governance frameworks, policies, legal documentation and controls

Fulltime

Payment & Product Partnerships Counsel - EMEA

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Adyen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years experience as a qualified lawyer across in-house and law firm roles, with a significant portion spent working with financial institutions or technology companies on transactions opposite experienced counsel
Working dexterity with financial services partnership transactions, where a regulated financial institution and another party (e.g., a network, a fintech, another financial institution) collaborate to stand up and run a unified financial product or service, preferably a payment, credit, or lending product
A capable contract generalist who's able to spot a broad range of legal issues across disciplines (e.g., contract, regulatory, IP, privacy)
an avid drafter with a passion for simple, elegant language and an aversion to gratuitous legalese
and, a seasoned lead negotiator who is able to identify and communicate practical, risk-based solutions to deal points persuasively and on the fly
Excellent English-language communication skills, with the capacity to translate complex legal and contractual concepts to technical teams and other non-lawyer audiences
Constitutional curiosity and enthusiasm to self-educate quickly on complex business models, technologies, and product use cases
Strong, risk-tuned judgment, outstanding project management skills, and the ability to juggle competing priorities under tight deadlines

Job Responsibility

Partner with Adyen's payment and product partnerships teams to help build, manage, and grow strategic relationships with card networks, payment methods, financial institutions, and other financial and technology partners that support Adyen's product and technical stack
Structure, draft, and negotiate strategic infrastructure partnership agreements to enable and optimize Adyen's payments and financial products across our Europe and Middle East markets
Collaborate with product, regulatory, compliance, risk, finance, partnerships, and other cross-functional teams to ensure our partner deals conform to our regulatory positions and support our product development, market expansion, and commercial objectives
Counsel stakeholders across the business on operation and interpretation of partner agreements (including scheme, network, and operating rules), partner and regulatory ecosystem interdependencies, and corresponding risks and opportunities affecting Adyen's product and go-to-market strategies
Scale our deal cycles and the products they support by generating and maintaining documents and other resources for working with partners, including form agreements, position guides, and implementation briefs
Stay current on laws, regulations, and scheme and network rules governing bank-partner relationships, third-party service providers and outsourcing, privacy, data security, consumer protection in financial services, and marketing
Build relationships as a trusted advisor by providing clear, practical, actionable guidance in areas involving significant ambiguity or rapid industry evolution

Fulltime

Payment & Product Partnerships Counsel - APAC

Adyen’s Payment & Product Partnerships Counsel team is newly chartered within th...

Location

Singapore , Singapore

Salary:

Not provided

Adyen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

8+ years experience as a qualified lawyer across in-house and law firm roles, with a significant portion spent working with financial institutions or technology companies on transactions opposite experienced counsel
Working dexterity with financial services partnership transactions, where a regulated financial institution and another party (e.g., a network, a fintech, another financial institution) collaborate to stand up and run a unified financial product or service, preferably a payment, credit, or lending product
A capable contract generalist who’s able to spot a broad range of legal issues across disciplines (e.g., contract, regulatory, IP, privacy)
an avid drafter with a passion for simple, elegant language and an aversion to gratuitous legalese
and, a seasoned lead negotiator who is able to identify and communicate practical, risk-based solutions to deal points persuasively and on the fly
Excellent English-language communication skills, with the capacity to translate complex legal and contractual concepts to technical teams and other non-lawyer audiences
Constitutional curiosity and enthusiasm to self-educate quickly on complex business models, technologies, and product use cases
Strong, risk-tuned judgment, outstanding project management skills, and the ability to juggle competing priorities under tight deadlines

Job Responsibility

Partner with Adyen’s payment and product partnerships teams to help build, manage, and grow strategic relationships with card networks, payment methods, financial institutions, and other financial and technology partners that support Adyen’s product and technical stack
Structure, draft, and negotiate strategic infrastructure partnership agreements to enable and optimize Adyen’s payments and financial products across our Asia-Pacific markets
Collaborate with product, regulatory, compliance, risk, finance, partnerships, and other cross-functional teams to ensure our partner deals conform to our regulatory positions and support our product development, market expansion, and commercial objectives
Counsel stakeholders across the business on operation and interpretation of partner agreements (including scheme, network, and operating rules), partner and regulatory ecosystem interdependencies, and corresponding risks and opportunities affecting Adyen’s product and go-to-market strategies
Scale our deal cycles and the products they support by generating and maintaining documents and other resources for working with partners, including form agreements, position guides, and implementation briefs
Stay current on laws, regulations, and scheme and network rules governing bank-partner relationships, third-party service providers and outsourcing, privacy, data security, consumer protection in financial services, and marketing
Build relationships as a trusted advisor by providing clear, practical, actionable guidance in areas involving significant ambiguity or rapid industry evolution

Fulltime

Senior Corporate Counsel - Worldwide Payments Team

The Microsoft Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) department has an imm...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

147000.00 - 258000.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Juris Doctor Degree or international equivalent degree AND 9+ years experience as a practicing attorney
Active license to practice law in a jurisdiction and capable of meeting admission requirements in relevant jurisdiction
Law degree (JD, LLB or equivalent) from an accredited US law school with excellent academic credentials
Admission to and in good standing with the state bar of at least one U.S. state
At least ten (10) years of experience as a practicing attorney either in-house (or in an equivalent setting) or at a reputable law firm, with at least 5 of those years focused on payments law, financial services, or fintech law
Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to stay calm under challenging circumstances
Ability to handle multiple assignments simultaneously, with effective resolution of conflicting priorities
Ability to work effectively with and/or manage outside counsel
Openness to adapting his/her practice in response to the changing landscape of the industry
Facilitate a team-based approach to subject matter management and knowledge sharing, and comfort with a flexible, agile environment that emphasizes collaboration and team performance over management hierarchy

Job Responsibility

Provide timely, concise and business-focused legal advice and product development guidance in areas including eCommerce, payments, regulatory compliance, consumer finance, data privacy, consumer protection, and new rules and enforcement actions across multiple jurisdictions
Structure and negotiate agreements to enable a global payments strategy, advise executives and stakeholders on liabilities associated with different deals, work with business and functional stakeholders to understand, structure, draft, negotiate and close commercial agreements with external partners
Synthesize global payments and compliance regulations to provide actionable advice for cross-functional stakeholders
Demonstrate a solutions-oriented approach by proactively identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies
document guidance for consumption by members of legal, business, and engineering teams
Leverage strong communication skills in day-to-day interactions with business clients, lawyers and engineering teams, including concise explanations of complex legal issues

Fulltime

Regulatory Counsel

Our dynamic APAC Regulatory team is looking for a Regulatory Counsel who has exp...

Location

Japan , Tokyo

Salary:

Not provided

Adyen

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Qualified as a lawyer
Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
Strong research, statutory interpretation and organisation skills
At least 3-5 years+ post qualification experience in a regulatory/policy/legal role
Some working knowledge of the payment industry, retail banking, acquiring and finance
Critical thinker, strategic and have innovative problem-solving skills
Strong sense of initiative, independence and ability to take ownership

Job Responsibility

Monitor regulatory developments in legislative and policy environment and advise on its impact to Adyen
Represent the team on a variety of workstreams and drive the regulatory strategy
Operationalise regulatory requirements in Japan for Adyen
Collaborate and provide advice and support to internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory matters in Japan ranging from regulatory engagement, regulatory strategy and product launches
Manage various routine and ad hoc regulatory requests and filings
Advise on various matters with merchants, service providers, internal and external stakeholders, in line with Adyen’s commercial and strategic objectives which allow for scale

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