Legal Counsel (FinTech/ IT) Part time (20h)

The POSITION | About YOU:

We are looking for a hands-on Legal Counsel (20 hours/week) who will handle the company’s legal matters such as agreement drafting, contract reviews/negotiations and sample clauses/document management for both client and partner/supplier contracts and actively contribute to product definition and validation for our KYC/AML, payments and compliance products. Regulatory watch, advisory to the management and teams, and a contribution to the company’s risk/compliance framework (policies, procedures, guidelines) and to regulator relations will also be part of your responsibilities.

You should have a solid (min. 5 years) experience in or with the financial industry and a fair knowledge of both IT (outsourcing) services agreements drafting/negotiations and EU (ideally also Luxembourg) financial industry regulation topics such as compliance, AML, outsourcing/DORA, data protection and payments. A good understanding of processes, business models and setups for digital products and services in the financial industry (SaaS, PaaS, outsourcing, cloud …) would be quite helpful. A law degree is mandatory. The position is hybrid, with up to 60% remote working opportunity after the onboarding period.

With us you will…

• Oversee and handle legal matters of the company: you will be the go-to person for legal topics and issues, reporting to the CFO/Head of Administration. You’ll have to manage, improve and maintain the company’s agreements with partners/suppliers and clients. You’ll draft and handle various categories of agreements, product and service T&Cs, partnership agreements and MoUs, SLAs, DPAs and other legal documents.

• You will assist our business teams in negotiations with clients, review clients comments on Finologee contracts and evaluate client agreements.

• You will monitor the legal and regulatory evolution in relevant industries (financial services and telecommunications).

• You will also be involved in our product definition and validation processes: given the nature of products we develop, regulatory compliance is a key component, both for us and for our clients that use these products and components to remain/become compliant with financial industry regulation.

• You’ll also help our compliance department with defining, drafting, validating and implementing procedures and in dealing with auditors, the regulator and other authorities.

What we expect from you…

• You should have a Law degree (Bachelor or LL.M.)

• At least 5 years relevant experience in (or as/with a service provider to) the financial industry, dealing with IT services agreements, and ideally also regulatory topics

• A fair knowledge of technical services agreements, terms and conditions, service level agreements, DPAs and other relevant legal document drafting and negotiation

• Both an audit/risk management experience and partnership/procurement management/negotiation skills would be useful

• To be fluent in English and preferably to have a good command of French

In return you will get…

• An exciting and interesting role in Luxembourg’s vibrant Fintech scene with the freedom to be creative and to be responsible for the success of the projects from the start

• · The opportunity to become a part of one of the prime FinTech teams in Luxembourg, with highly-skilled industry experts, led by entrepreneurs that have been shaping successful digital finance products and building ecosystems for more than 20 years

• An attractive salary package that matches with your role and responsibilities

• Flexible working hours with partial work from home opportunity after initial onboarding period

• The opportunity to be part of a multicultural and startup-minded team

• A position where you will play an active role in a variety of steps and contexts of digital product building for the financial industry, from the concept to delivery and operations, where you can truly make a difference

• A nice place to work: spacious and modern offices located in the Leudelange business district, close to Luxembourg-City with easy access by bus or car.

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