Legal Business Partner

Accountabilities

• Serve as the primary legal business partner for commercial, partnerships, and operations teams across the EMEA region, providing pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice.


• Draft, review, and negotiate merchant, partner, vendor, and other commercial agreements across multiple jurisdictions.


• Apply established global contracting playbooks while identifying opportunities to improve templates, processes, and contracting practices.


• Advise business stakeholders on payments regulation and data protection requirements, including European regulatory frameworks and GDPR.


• Partner with the global Legal and Compliance team to assess regulatory developments and maintain an appropriate legal and compliance framework for the business model.


• Support the company’s regulatory positioning as a technology orchestration layer that does not hold customer funds.


• Support corporate maintenance and governance matters for regional entities, coordinating with internal stakeholders, external counsel, and corporate service providers.


• Provide legal guidance on market entry, new products, strategic partnerships, and other growth initiatives across the region.


• Identify and assess legal and commercial risks while developing practical solutions that enable business objectives.


• Manage multiple matters simultaneously across jurisdictions, teams, and time zones in a fast-moving international environment.


• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and act as a strategic partner rather than simply a legal reviewer.

Requirements

• Law degree and qualification to practice in at least one relevant jurisdiction within the region.


• 6–8 years of legal experience gained across a combination of law firm and in-house environments.


• Strong experience in commercial contracts, contract drafting, and complex negotiations.


• Professional experience in payments, fintech, financial technology, or broader technology is strongly preferred.


• Good working knowledge of European payments regulation and GDPR/data protection requirements.


• Exposure to legal and regulatory matters across the Middle East or Asia is an advantage.


• Strong commercial judgment and a business-enablement mindset, with the ability to assess risk pragmatically and provide clear, actionable recommendations.


• Excellent ability to translate complex legal or regulatory issues into practical guidance for non-legal stakeholders.


• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple high-priority matters simultaneously.


• Comfortable working across jurisdictions, cultures, and time zones within a globally distributed organization.


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to work closely with commercial and operational leaders.


• Fluent English is required; additional regional language skills are a plus.


• Adaptable, proactive, collaborative, and comfortable operating in a high-growth environment where priorities can evolve quickly.

• Competitive compensation package.


• Fully remote working, with the flexibility to work from anywhere in the region.


• One-time home office allowance to help create a suitable remote workspace.


• Company-provided work equipment.


• Stock options, providing an opportunity to participate in long-term company growth.


• Health plan available wherever you are located.


• Flexible days off to support work-life balance.


• Opportunity to work with an international, globally distributed team.


• Exposure to the fast-growing payments, fintech, and technology sectors.


• Opportunity to influence legal strategy across new markets, products, and strategic partnerships.

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