CareerPlan

Legal Counsel, Regulatory and Product

London, England, GBFull-time2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Legal Counsel advising on compliance with financial services and payments regulations, interacting with regulators, and supporting product launches across the Checkout.com group.

Role type

In-house Legal Counsel (Regulatory & Product)

Builds

Payments products and services for global fintech platform

Domain

Fintech, Payments, Financial Services Regulation

Required skills

UK payments regulatory knowledge, license application strategy, multi-jurisdictional legal research, market expansion analysis, regulatory change project management, autonomous problem solving

Preferred skills

FinTech experience, startup environment experience, cross-border legal matters, commercial focus

Technologies

Legal research tools, regulatory databases

Responsibilities

Support regulator relationships on license-related matters, review payments product structures for compliance, advise on payments laws across jurisdictions, advise on market expansion and new license applications, research multi-jurisdictional legal issues, provide proactive advice on strategic projects

Seniority

Mid-level (3-7 PQE), hands-on IC