CrawlJobs Logo
N26 Logo N26 · Legal

Head of Banking Law

Germany, Berlin · Job Posted April 10, 2026

Job offer has expired

Job Link Share

Job Description

As Head of Banking Law, you will serve as N26's principal legal authority on German and European banking regulation, providing strategic counsel to senior leadership and business units. This is a pivotal role at the intersection of banking law, regulation, and business strategy within one of Europe's most dynamic fintech environments. You will oversee litigation and settlement strategy across the Greater Europe region, design scalable governance frameworks, and ensure the organisation remains fully compliant and audit-ready as we expand into new products and markets. You will also play an important role in developing and mentoring a high-performing legal team.

Job Responsibility

  • Serving as N26's lead subject matter expert on German banking law, payments regulation, and broader financial services legislation
  • Directing litigation and dispute resolution strategy, including the management of significant proceedings at Landgericht level and above
  • Coordinating litigation matters across the Greater Europe region in close collaboration with external counsel, with responsibility for strategic direction and settlement decisions
  • Advising senior leadership and business units on the legal dimensions of new products, strategic partnerships, and market initiatives
  • Developing and implementing legal policies and governance frameworks that support compliant, scalable growth
  • Participating in high-stakes contract negotiations alongside key customers, vendors, and financial partners
  • Acting as point of contact for regulatory authorities, including BaFin and Bundesbank, and proactively managing regulatory inquiries and audit processes
  • Leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of legal professionals, supporting their development and enabling them to deliver excellent work

Requirements

  • Full qualification as a German lawyer with a minimum of 8 years' post-qualification experience, ideally gained within a law firm, regulated fintech, digital bank, or established financial institution
  • Ideally, certification as a specialist lawyer for banking and capital markets law (Fachanwalt für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht)
  • Deep expertise in German banking and financial regulation, with a thorough understanding of the current and evolving regulatory landscape
  • Significant experience in developing and executing complex litigation strategies, including end-to-end dispute management
  • A strong track record of navigating regulatory investigations and compliance matters with sound judgement and discretion
  • A solid understanding of corporate governance principles and how legal functions integrate within broader enterprise risk management frameworks
  • Fluency in both English and German

What we offer

  • Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors
  • Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation
  • As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account
  • As well as subscriptions for friends and family members
  • Additional day of annual leave for each year of service
  • A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and family statuses
  • A relocation package with visa support for those who need it
N26 - All Job Offers

Looking for more opportunities?

Search for other job offers that match your skills and interests.

Suggested Tags: Frontend Developer Secretary Talent Manager Salesforce Administrator Data Analyst
Similar Jobs for

Head of Banking Law

8 matching positions

Banking Specialist - Head of German Tax Services

Within Banking Operations business area, the Banking Operations – Tax Team in Be...
Location
Location
Germany , Berlin
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
avaloq.com Logo
Avaloq
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Completed training as a bank clerk or degree in economics with a specialization in taxation
  • In-depth knowledge of national and international tax law
  • Proven experience in managing tax-related banking topics
  • Several years of professional and personnel management experience in international and remote work environments
  • Proficient in MS Office applications
  • Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken
  • High level of initiative and assertiveness
  • Structured, detail-oriented approach combined with quick comprehension
  • Strong customer and service orientation
  • Resilient, team-oriented, and adaptable
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead and manage the German Tax team
  • Coordinate statutory notifications in line with directives from the Federal Central Tax Office and related institutions
  • Oversee the handling of customer inquiries regarding the tax treatment of securities transactions
  • Drive project work for implementing legal requirements on tax and reporting topics (e.g., withholding tax, investment tax reform, church tax)
  • Contribute to the development of new functionalities for our banking platform to enhance process efficiency and minimize operational risks
  • Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements within the team
  • Participate in projects aimed at acquiring new clients
  • Review and prepare annual tax reports for clients under mandate
  • Maintain goal-oriented communication with clients and internal stakeholders
What we offer
What we offer
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible working
  • Instant recognition scheme
  • Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Banking specialist - head of german tax services

Within Banking Operations business area, the Banking Operations – Tax Team in Be...
Location
Location
Germany , Düsseldorf
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
avaloq.com Logo
Avaloq
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Completed training as a bank clerk or degree in economics with a specialization in taxation
  • In-depth knowledge of national and international tax law
  • Proven experience in managing tax-related banking topics
  • Several years of professional and personnel management experience in international and remote work environments
  • Proficient in MS Office applications
  • Excellent command of German and English, both written and spoken
  • High level of initiative and assertiveness
  • Structured, detail-oriented approach combined with quick comprehension
  • Strong customer and service orientation
  • Resilient, team-oriented, and adaptable
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Lead and manage the German Tax team
  • Coordinate statutory notifications in line with directives from the Federal Central Tax Office and related institutions
  • Oversee the handling of customer inquiries regarding the tax treatment of securities transactions
  • Drive project work for implementing legal requirements on tax and reporting topics (e.g., withholding tax, investment tax reform, church tax)
  • Contribute to the development of new functionalities for our banking platform to enhance process efficiency and minimize operational risks
  • Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements within the team
  • Participate in projects aimed at acquiring new clients
  • Review and prepare annual tax reports for clients under mandate
  • Maintain goal-oriented communication with clients and internal stakeholders
What we offer
What we offer
  • Annual bonus
  • Flexible working
  • Instant recognition
  • Access to Udemy for professional and personal learning
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Head of Financial Institution

The County Business Head is a senior management-level position responsible for a...
Location
Location
Indonesia , Jakarta
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
https://www.citi.com/ Logo
Citi
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 15+ years of relevant experience
  • experience in people management
  • senior credit officer preferred
  • in-depth experience advising clients on debt and capital management
  • demonstrated ability to balance between internal management and external client time
  • demonstrated understanding of compliance issues and regulatory requirements (global and local)
  • proven leadership skills and intellectual capability to create momentum and a collective agenda across multiple products with a diverse population and competing priorities
  • demonstrated intellectual grasp of the industry and ability to anticipate and lead the organizational response to future changes and translate vision into executable plans
  • proven analytical and problem-solving skills with pragmatic approach to ensure limited resources are directed appropriately
  • consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Develop and monitor a client driven franchise growth plan which is delivered through people and franchise management
  • understand regional and emerging market trends to identify growth opportunities, anticipate obstacles and communicate a forward-looking vision that is responsive to changes in the environment
  • responsible for overall parent relationship management of clients and providing a wide range of treasury and corporate finance solutions, including cash management, trade, vendor finance, FX, general credit, loans, debt capital markets, share repurchase, and interest rate and equity derivatives
  • drive client planning, product agnostic cross selling, client access, and effective capital allocation within the Institutional Client Groups (ICG) Coverage Banker proposition
  • translate Citi’s strategy into an effective and efficient Corporate Bank business plan and drive a strong balance between near-term and long-term priorities
  • responsible for meeting revenue goals and other goals related to budget, risk management, and credit allocation in partnership with Global Capital Market (GCM) and Risk
  • drive innovation, differentiation, speed to market and promote cross selling of products across the full ICG platform
  • partner with Investment banking team to drive and execute episodic transactions and with key stakeholders, including Risk and GCM, to allocate capital prudently, appropriately and in adherence to all Citi risk policies
  • ensure client relationships and proposed client solutions meet or exceed internal risk and return standards, including stringent ethical standards and anticipated future changes in the marketplace
  • appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Ccb Poland Head/ Managing Director

Managing CCB Division at Bank Handlowy S.A. in Warsaw, ensuring the achieving of...
Location
Location
Poland , Warsaw
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
https://www.citi.com/ Logo
Citi
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Strong execution skills
  • Strong communication skills including presentation to internal and external stakeholders, regulators, media, clients and other
  • Demonstrated knowledge of compliance issues and regulatory requirements (global and local)
  • Experience in managing dynamic and diverse teams
  • Familiar with Citi’s risk culture, risk and finance frameworks and their application at a legal entity and country level
  • Track record of identifying, managing and delivering change with all stakeholders to drive the business forward
  • Proven track record of developing and executing business growth strategies
  • Client-Facing and Relationship Management Skills
  • Proven leadership skills and intellectual capability to create momentum and an agenda across multiple products with a diverse population and competing priorities
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with pragmatic approach to ensure limited resources are directed appropriately
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Deliver on financial commitments, Revenues & Expenses, EBIT in Poland
  • Develop and monitor a client-driven franchise growth plan in Poland and communicate a clear Commercial Banking vision that is responsive to global/regional strategies and emerging market trends
  • Ensure that the overall business strategy is well defined and articulated to all key stakeholder such as CEO, Coverage Head, Regional CCB Head, product teams, operations and technology as well as second line and third line of defense partners
  • Communicate a clear vision of the Commercial Bank business strategy across Poland and engage employees in support of the strategy and growth
  • Grow market share across all key client Industry Verticals with high quality acquisition, activation and up-tiering
  • Build a strong network internally and externally and effectively compete with traditional global and local banks within our Target Market through superior client propositions and innovative solutions
  • Senior client coverage for existing and prospect companies
  • Drive cross-selling products like cash management, trade, FX, capital markets and wealth management
  • Define sales strategy for Commercial Bank in Poland, including target market, product and service offering, interaction models, training programs, and resources and infrastructure required
  • Execute on key growth initiatives for CCB and deliver under BHW 2.0 (post-Consumer exit) strategy
What we offer
What we offer
  • Global benefits offered to workforce
  • Competitive salary
  • Inclusion-focused work environment
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Head of Legal

Location
Location
Egypt , New Cairo
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
ethicshr.com Logo
Ethics HR
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • A Master's Degree (LLM) in Commercial Law, International Law, or Banking/Finance Law is highly preferred
  • 15+ years of progressive legal experience, with at least 5 years in a senior legal role (General Counsel, Head of Legal) within the banking or financial services sector
  • Qualified to practice law in Egypt and possess an extensive, current understanding of Egyptian Banking Law and CBE regulations
  • Proven experience managing the legal requirements for new entity establishment, licensing, and corporate governance
  • Deep expertise in drafting and negotiating complex technology, outsourcing, and digital partnership contracts
  • Strong knowledge of legal issues surrounding digital lending, data privacy, e-signatures, and electronic transactions
  • Exceptional leadership, negotiation, and communication skills, with proven ability to influence executive-level decisions
  • Fluency in both Arabic and English (written and verbal) is highly desirable for legal documentation and regulatory communication
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Establish the bank's internal legal function, including policies, procedures, and retention of external counsel
  • Serve as the primary legal advisor to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive committees on all legal and regulatory matters
  • Manage the legal aspects of the bank's licensing, establishment, and corporate governance in Egypt
  • Review, draft, and negotiate all major commercial agreements, FinTech partnership contracts, and technology vendor agreements
  • Ensure the legal soundness of all digital product features, marketing campaigns, and customer terms and conditions
  • Oversee litigation management, dispute resolution, and regulatory inquiries on behalf of the bank
  • Provide legal oversight for data protection, intellectual property (IP), and consumer protection laws relevant to digital operations
  • Collaborate with the Compliance function to ensure robust adherence to AML/CFT and other financial crimes legislation
  • Stay abreast of changes in Egyptian banking law and CBE decrees relevant to digital banking and financial services
  • Drive legal risk mitigation and provide training to staff on legal and ethical obligations
Read More
Arrow Right

Senior Lead Counsel - Corporate Law - Senior Vice President

The Senior Lead Counsel (Proprietary M&A and Strategic Investments Legal) is a s...
Location
Location
Ireland , Dublin
Salary
Salary:
119760.00 - 179640.00 EUR / Year
https://www.citi.com/ Logo
Citi
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • Relevant industry experience, preferably in financial services
  • Banking or financial industry experience, including laws related to banking regulations
  • Comprehensive knowledge of laws, regulations and practices while staying abreast of regulatory and legal environment, internal policies and industry trends that impact the business
  • Experience with complex deals, demonstrated ability to analyze issues and develop legal solutions
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships
  • Excellent leadership, interpersonal, organizational and relationship management skills
  • Proven ability to apply sound judgement while managing assignments in a demanding, fast-paced environment
  • Bar license or legal qualification in good standing to practice law in the United Kingdom (England and Wales)
  • Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Prepares, executes, and advises the business on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures (including sell downs or spin offs), strategic joint ventures and strategic investments involving businesses or assets that are or will be integrated into Citi’s management and financial reporting structure
  • Responsible for legal issues and other disputes through preventative and proactive legal advice and identifying risk relating to M&A and Strategic Investment transactions
  • Serves as a recognized subject matter expert to senior management or key regional management and/or primary advisor to senior business stakeholders, functional partners (e.g., Risk, Compliance, Finance, CAO, CCO), the Legal Management Council (LMC), Practice Group Heads, and/or Regional/Country Leadership on legal issues related to M&A and Strategic Investments
  • A recognized subject matter expert who substantially influences the way things are done within Citi and/or the legal/financial services industry as it relates to M&A and Strategic Investments
  • their area of responsibility and has primary accountability for the end results
  • Responsible for providing Citi businesses and functions with legal counsel
  • supporting strategic initiatives and product/service launches, providing subject matter expertise and interpretations of relevant laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices, and advising business management/leadership on all manners of legal matters related to M&A and Strategic Investments
  • Represent the firm both internally and externally with clients, government bodies or other organizations, typically serving at the most senior level as part of the senior management team
  • Anticipate, evaluate, and appropriately respond to developments in local and international laws and regulations that impact relevant Citi activities as it relates to M&A and Strategic Investments
  • assist the firm in evolving to meet marketplace and client needs
What we offer
What we offer
  • Business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week)
  • Competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed)
  • Additional benefits that support you (and your family) to be well, live well and save well
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

European Head of Investment Counsellors

The Investment Counsellor Team Lead manages multiple teams of senior professiona...
Location
Location
Luxembourg , Bertrange
Salary
Salary:
275000.00 - 450000.00 EUR / Year
https://www.citi.com/ Logo
Citi
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 15+ years of experience
  • Extensive experience in providing investment advice and solutions as well as managerial experience
  • CFA, MBA degree or other advance degree a plus
  • Demonstrable track record in managing a business P&L
  • Demonstrable track record in managing sales and service functions associated with a large and complex client-focused investment organization
  • Relevant qualifications and registrations for the country of employment
  • Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred
  • Demonstrable strong organizational skills, including the ability to clearly formulate, communicate and implement business and investment strategies
  • the capacity to effectively engage and influence business partners and navigate through a complex global organization
  • and the ability to attract, develop and retain talent
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Responsible for the effective coordination, management and delivery of all aspects of the CPB Investments Business within the region, including CIM and Capital Markets as well as the core functions noted herein
  • Manage both direct and matrix reports across the Investments business to ensure the business meet financial targets as well as all internal and external standards and practices
  • Development and execution of the region’s broader business strategy, including client segmentation and coverage, product positioning and development, platform and process enhancement, content delivery, regulatory compliance, risk and control, revenue and expense management
  • Through continuous direct client interaction, solicit client feedback on CPB’s Investments business, and drive platform and product initiatives to maintain CPB’s pre-eminent relevance and stated goal as trusted advisor to all target market clients
  • Provide leadership as the “Face” of the Investments business to all clients in the region
  • Manages a large team of investment professionals including Investment Counsellors and Product Specialists
  • Works effectively across the region, in close partnership with the senior leadership team for Investments Solutions, the regional management team, Market Executives, Team Leaders, Private Bankers and other partners including Lending and Wealth Planning to build strong client relationships and deliver to them the best of the Citi platform to clients
  • Effectively recruit, develop, promote and retain talented professionals across the Europe investments organization
  • Effectively engage, leverage, and partner with Citi Markets, Wealth Markets, CIM and Alts to provide exceptional investment offerings to CPB clients
  • In accordance with goals set by the Citi Private Bank Regional Head and the Private Bank Global Head of Investments Solutions, deliver continued revenue growth through managing the cost to income ratio, proactively managing expenses and consolidating the business across the region, creating operational efficiencies and achieving agreed financial targets
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right

Managing Director, Head of Corporate Banking Mexico

The Head of Corporate Banking Mexico is a senior management-level position respo...
Location
Location
Mexico , Ciudad De Mexico
Salary
Salary:
Not provided
https://www.citi.com/ Logo
Citi
Expiration Date
Until further notice
Flip Icon
Requirements
Requirements
  • 15+ years of experience covering clients
  • Significant banking experience
  • Strong product knowledge across Markets, Services, Investment Banking and Lending with demonstrated analytical ability
  • Strong communication skills
  • In-depth understanding of compliance issues, and global and local regulatory requirements
  • Experience in working with and within a matrix organization and cross-functional teams
  • Senior Credit Officer preferred
  • In-depth industry knowledge
  • Proven existing customer relationships across Mexico and Latin America
  • Proven track record of senior relationships
Job Responsibility
Job Responsibility
  • Responsible for the overall management of the client relationship team which helps provide a wide range of treasury and corporate finance solutions to our clients, including cash management, trade, vendor finance, FX, general credit, loans, debt capital markets, share repurchase, and interest rate and equity derivatives
  • Partner with Investment Banking to drive and execute episodic transactions and with key stakeholders, including Risk and Institutional Credit Management (ICM)to allocate capital prudently and in adherence with risk policies
  • Work in partnership with Mexico product heads under the Cluster and Banking Head leadership, as well as Global product partners and Industry Heads
  • Establish and meet revenue goals and other goals related to budget, risk management, and credit allocation in partnership with ICM and Risk
  • Responsible for own client coverage and yearly performance targets
  • Responsible for driving client account planning, product agnostic cross sell, client access, and effective capital allocation
  • Understand regional trends in order to identify growth opportunities, anticipate obstacles and communicate a forward-looking vision that is responsive to changes in the environment
  • Ensure client relationships and proposed client solutions meet or exceed internal risk and return standards, including stringent ethical standards
  • Credit senior in team with in-depth knowledge of credit policies and responsible for Credit decisions /approving credits. Fully accountable for credit spectrum including documentation, Target Market identification, audit, due diligence, and early problem recognition
  • Manage Customer Profitability (Revenue, Expense, CoC, EBIT, and NI) and ROTCE
  • Fulltime
Read More
Arrow Right