Legal & Compliance Senior Lead
Core
Senior legal lead owning Dutch legal and regulatory workstreams for a European fintech launch, supporting Belgium and future EU expansion.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (fintech)
Builds
Fintech business operations across Europe
Domain
Financial services / Fintech / Regulatory compliance
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Dutch law expertise, entity formation, contract negotiation, regulatory strategy, AML/Wwft compliance, data protection (GDPR), cross-border expansion
Preferred skills
Belgian law knowledge, Spanish/Portuguese/French, payments regulation
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Lead entity formation and corporate governance; Draft and negotiate financing and commercial agreements; Manage external legal counsel; Advise on licensing and regulatory requirements; Support corporate banking onboarding and SME-lending quality; Contribute to AML and customer due diligence.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC