Role overview

Satispay is a fintech platform serving over 6.5 million users, offering payments, benefits, investing, and card products. As Legal Counsel for Fintech New Payments, you will provide strategic legal guidance across the payments and consumer credit sectors, advising on regulatory compliance, product development, and risk management to support the organization’s growth and protect its operations.

Key responsibilities

Support product development and launch initiatives by collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate legal considerations into new products and services in payments and consumer credit categories such as buy-now-pay-later offerings.
Identify and assess legal and regulatory risks across the organization’s activities, proposing mitigation strategies that align with the company’s risk appetite.
Advise on compliance with relevant financial regulations including PSD2, AML/KYC, e-money regulations, and CCD2 to ensure the organization meets all applicable requirements.
Serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior leadership, providing pragmatic guidance on complex matters and fostering a culture of legal awareness throughout the organization.
Work with technical and engineering teams to understand fintech and payments processes and integrate this technical knowledge into legal analysis and decision-making.

Requirements

Hold a law qualification with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience, ideally 8–10 years of total professional legal experience.
Possess deep knowledge of financial and consumer credit regulations including PSD2, AML/KYC, e-money regulations, and CCD2, with a demonstrated track record in fintech and payments work.
Have experience working in both private practice and in-house legal settings.
Demonstrate strong analytical capability to navigate complex legal issues, exercise sound judgment, and make risk-based decisions.
Show clear understanding of basic technology and engineering processes in fintech, payments, and consumer lending, with prior experience collaborating with technical teams being advantageous.
Be fluent in English (both written and spoken); knowledge of Italian or French is beneficial.
Balance legal risk considerations with commercial and business objectives.

What makes this role worth considering

You will work within a fast-moving organization that prioritizes user empowerment and solving real financial problems. The company offers comprehensive support through health insurance and psychological support, stock options, professional development programs including language courses, unlimited paid time off, and flexible working arrangements with three days per week in-office attendance required at the Luxembourg office.