Senior Legal Counsel (Financial Products)
kevin. is different. While everyone was talking about a payments revolution, we hit reset. We’re rebuilding financial transactions from scratch. So they’re faster, more efficient, and more secure for everyone. Our global team of experts has already made first-of-a-kind breakthroughs, creating account-to-account payments in-app and in-store. But we’re just getting started. We need driven people who see, show, and build different because it’s time to scale up. So, if you want a fast, fresh, and flexible place to grow, be bold. Join kevin.
As our new Senior Legal Counsel, you will:
The new Senior Legal Counsel will be a part of the Financial Products & Partnerships Legal Team and will:
- Help to structure and expand kevin. products that are compliant with PSD2 and other legal acts.
- Be an integral part of the product and commercial teams and negotiate contract details with the biggest PSPs, marketplaces etc., within EEA market.
- Evaluate new kevin. products from a legal perspective and be a decision maker whether new kevin. products are compliant with PSD2 and other legal acts.
- Evaluate possible cooperation models with PSPs, marketplaces etc., to ensure that kevin. adapts to client needs and is known as a reliable service provider.
- Be responsible for improving kevin. services agreement to make them a top-legal document, which ensures a flawless signing process.
- Undertake a hands-on role to handle complex legal matters.
What you need to be successful:
- 5+ years' of experience in business related legal work.
- 3+ years' of experience of working in a Fintech company.
- Master's degree in Law.
- Proven experience in the payments industry (legal regulation and commercial practices).
- Being proactive in identifying organisational needs, a self-starter, with a desire to work in a fast-paced start up environment.
- Excellent organisational problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Strong computer literacy including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Fluent in English (both spoken & written).
We only hire the very best talent from across Europe and beyond. It’s a competitive landscape so our salaries and benefits are equally competitive. Our comprehensive benchmarking means our renumeration for this role ranges from €4430 to €5430, based on your experience and competence, but if you’ve got something extra-special to bring to the table, let’s talk!
- Private Health Insurance.
- Flexible working schedule – just bring us the results on time.
- Freedom to create, innovate, and make impactful decisions with full ownership of your tasks and decisions.
- The latest Apple MacBook and accessories to help you deliver great results.
- Work with talented and committed team members who are the best in their field, from across Europe.
kevin.’s advanced A2A (account-to-account) payment infrastructure solution was created to swiftly change costly card payments to payments linked directly from customers’ bank accounts without using any third-party providers. kevin.’s technology scales to businesses of any size and across industries, including retail, parking, fashion, car-sharing, deliveries, insurance and many more. kevin. focuses on mobile and POS payments where customers predominantly pay using cards currently. Its payment infrastructure is based on open banking – regulated by the European PSD2 Directive – which requires all banks and financial institutions in the European Economic Area to open their API for licensed third-party providers. kevin. develops only own connections to the banks without using any third-party aggregators.
Currently, the Company supports more than 6,000 merchants in 15 markets, including Sweden, Finland, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Baltics and Portugal, where the company has a coverage of more than 85% of bank customers. kevin. has a team of more than 300 employees in 20 countries and plans to expand its workforce to 1000 employees by 2024.
kevin. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.