(Senior) Legal Counsel- Financial regulations & Fintech initiatives (all genders)

Company Description

As the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable creative minds to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you're from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero

Job Description

We are on the lookout for a (Senior) Legal Counsel- Financial regulations & Fintech initiatives (all genders) to join our Central Legal Department on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.

The FinTech Legal team is responsible for providing legal guidance on the development and implementation of a broad variety of financial products, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations across multiple markets and regions Delivery Hero operates in. The responsibilities of this team also include assessing legal risks associated with commercial transactions and partnerships, as well as working closely with cross-functional teams to navigate regulatory frameworks and support strategic initiatives in the fintech space.

• You support our FinTech Legal Team in Berlin, a team of international lawyers that is responsible for all legal matters pertaining to Delivery Hero’s substantially growing FinTech business;

• In cooperation with legal teams in our regions and markets, you support Delivery Hero´s global FinTech initiatives from a legal perspective and you conduct complex legal assessments pertaining to individual projects in the areas of FinTech, payments and financial services; 

• You provide product counselling to FinTech initiatives in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as internal Delivery Hero standards;

• You help to negotiate partnerships with licensed institutions in order to ensure timely go-live of e-wallet, lending or other FinTech products (e.g. BNPL and Vendor Financing) within the Delivery Hero ecosystem and you provide support in connection with M&A projects and other corporate transactions related to FinTech; 

• You use your expertise on financial regulation to prepare and supervise regulatory authorization projects (e.g. PI or EMI license projects) in different markets worldwide;

• You work closely with our product teams as well as Delivery Hero’s management team in further and drive expansion in different jurisdictions, especially in the areas of FinTech, payments and financial services;

• You will be supporting the business sales and procurement functions of Delivery Hero with drafting and reviewing a broad range of commercial agreements pertaining to our FinTech business including merchant services agreements, software development and SAAS agreements, terms and conditions and vendor agreements;

• As part of Delivery Hero´s legal team, you liaise with and coordinate external law firms worldwide, you manage administrative proceedings and investigations and you act as contact person for regulators in different markets worldwide.

Qualifications

• You have completed your legal studies (being admitted to practice law in your local jurisdiction will be considered a plus);

• You have at least 5 years of experience in the in-house legal team of a bank, a FinTech firm (payment institution, e-money institution, PISP or similar) and/or the financial regulation practice of a reputable international law firm;

• You have significant expertise and demonstrable interest in financial regulation, specifically in Payments Law (e.g. PSD2 and EMD2 Directives);

• You have experience in leading legal projects or in overseeing the work performed by other colleagues; 

• You have great communication skills in English (both verbal and written) and you are able to design presentations and convey complex legal concepts and arguments in simple words for an audience of non-lawyers;

• You are an absolute team player with excellent interpersonal skills and you are enthusiastic about working on multinational matters and financial technology projects;

• You are based in Berlin or in the northern part of Germany or you are willing to relocate to the region as soon as practicable.

Additional Information

At Delivery Hero, we believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring -- therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. Just be yourself and we can’t wait to see what value you bring to the role. We're as interested in your character as we are in your talent.