Corporate & Regulatory Lawyer

Type: Full-time, Permanent
Format: Remote
Contract: B2B
Reports to: Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

We are seeking an experienced Corporate & Regulatory Lawyer for our client — an international company in the payments and digital assets sector.

This is a senior individual contributor role, responsible for corporate governance, regulatory licensing, payment infrastructure legal support, and compliance oversight in high‑risk industries.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

1. Corporate Governance

• Maintain corporate structures and statutory registers.

• Draft and manage board resolutions, UWCs, and meeting minutes.

• Handle director and UBO change processes.

• Manage compliance calendar (annual returns, licence renewals, filings).

• Advise on restructurings and ownership changes.

2. Regulatory Licensing & Supervisory Relations

• Full responsibility for EMI and VASP licences.

• Maintain obligations register and ensure compliance.

• Advise on regulatory perimeter for new products/markets.

• Prepare regulatory submissions and coordinate with regulators.

• Monitor MiCA, FATF Travel Rule, EMI safeguarding requirements.

3. Payment Infrastructure — Legal & Partner Structuring

• Negotiate and draft agreements with banks, PSPs, exchanges, custodians.

• Assess terms for regulatory compatibility.

• Advise on risk management in high‑risk industries.

• Support structuring of payment flows (crypto ↔ fiat, stablecoins, cross‑border).

• Maintain master agreements and safeguarding documentation.

4. AML/CFT Legal Framework

• Review AML/CFT policies for adequacy.

• Advise on KYC/KYB, PEP, sanctions screening.

• Support Travel Rule implementation.

• Assist with FIU and law enforcement requests.

5. Day-to-Day Legal Support

• Provide legal support to compliance, operations, product, and finance teams.

• Review client T&C, agreements, fee schedules.

• Draft commercial contracts with clients and partners.

• Advise on EMI capital and safeguarding obligations.

• Support CLO in regulatory reporting and submissions.

👤 Candidate Profile

• Qualified lawyer with 6+ years PQE in payments/crypto/digital assets.

• Hands-on experience with EMI/PI/VASP licensing.

• Strong knowledge of PSD2, FCA PSR 2017, MiCA, FATF Rec. 15/16.

• Solid corporate law foundation.

• Experience negotiating with banks/PSPs in high‑risk industries.

• Familiarity with AML/CFT and safeguarding frameworks.

• Excellent English drafting skills.

🏢 Preferred Background

• In-house experience in fintech/crypto.

• Exposure to high‑risk industries (crypto, iGaming, FX).

• Experience liaising with regulators (FCA, MAS, FINMA, VARA).

• Knowledge of digital asset taxation and stablecoin regulation.