Counsel, Payments
- Employer
- Revolut
- Location
- Canary Wharf, London
- Salary
- Very competitive remuneration package + share options
- Closing date
- 11 Oct 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House, Barristers, In-House
- Experience Level
- Junior Level, Mid Level, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Banking/Finance, Financial Services, Regulatory/Compliance (except Banking/Finance)
- PQE
- 1-3 Years, 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Legal Counsel, Payments - Revolut
Founded in 2015, Revolut is one of Europe’s fastest growing fintechs. Revolut offers banking services including a prepaid debit card, currency exchange, cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer payments.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a counsel to join Revolut’s Legal Department to be Revolut’s payments legal advisor for our existing e-money product. This role will report directly to the Head of Legal. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the payments product from a legal and regulatory perspective.
What you'll be doing:
- Advising on payments and e-money related regulatory issues and helping launch any new payments-related products in the UK.
- Ensuring that appropriate regulatory policies, procedures and controls are established,maintained and well documented.
- Providing guidance to business partners and senior management.
- Navigating complex regulatory frameworks to design innovative financial products and services.
- Identifying and drafting necessary changes to the firm’s systems and procedures to meet the requirements of new rules/regulations.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
- 2.5+ years PQE as a private practice lawyer dealing with financial services at a leading international law firm and preferably some in-house experience.
- Deep knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements (you know your way around PSD2, open banking and e-money regulations).
APPLY
To apply for this position email your CV to Rebecca Shirazi at Revolut via rebecca.shirazi@revolut.com
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