4x Senior Lawyers - Global Payments Fintech - £175-£225k

Overview

A global payments platform is building out its EU and UK Credit Legal team. The business needs 4 experienced lawyers or secondees to support aggressive growth across Europe and the UK. Strong background in either payments or consumer credit regulation is required.

One position covers a UK maternity leave, whilst others focus on product expansion and regulatory change. You join a senior, high-calibre in-house credit legal team. You work closely with product, credit risk, compliance, marketing, sales, treasury, tax, and external counsel. The work sits at the centre of commercial decision-making.

Jurisdictional scope is broad.

• Existing markets include the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands

• Expansion markets include Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Nordics

Responsibilities

• Support the rollout of BNPL and other consumer credit products across new European markets
• Advise on changes to existing BNPL and revolving credit products driven by new legislation
• Analyse new European and UK consumer credit laws and translate them into practical product changes
• Lead legal analysis on new credit products and features
• Run deep regulatory due diligence on complex issues to support senior decision-making
• Partner with in-house lawyers, cross-functional teams, and external advisers
• Advise senior stakeholders across product, credit risk, compliance, privacy, finance, and marketing

Qualifications / Requirements

• Strong background in either payments or consumer credit regulation
• Experience in in-house or consultancy with exposure to product, regulatory, and commercial teams
• Ability to operate across a broad jurisdictional scope (UK, EU and listed expansion markets)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Application & Contact

For more information please contact Tony Graham at MLA, or apply to this advert with your CV.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday COB, and it will be a very quick process. We can accomodate candidates with up to 1 month notice period from the point of acceptance.