⚖️ General Counsel / Legal Counsel
🌍 International FinTech, Crypto & Payments
📌 Please read all requirements carefully. Apply only if you have relevant experience.
💼 WORK CONDITIONS
📍 Location: Warsaw office, remote, or negotiable
💰Salary: From €10,000, negotiable based on experience
🏢 ABOUT THE COMPANY
We are an international fintech platform operating across crypto and fiat payments, digital assets, and payment infrastructure, with partners in multiple jurisdictions.
🎯 THE ROLE
We seek a hands-on legal professional to take ownership of the company’s legal function, support international growth, and advise on commercial, corporate, and regulatory matters. You will work independently and closely with senior management.
📝 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
🔹 Develop legal strategy and support international operations, corporate structuring, and cross-border activities.
🔹 Draft, review, and negotiate agreements with banks, PSPs, financial institutions, merchants, and technology partners.
🔹 Advise on crypto/fiat payments, digital assets, and payment infrastructure.
🔹 Assess regulatory and licensing requirements, including MiCA/CASP and payment services legislation.
🔹 Support product launches and market entry.
🔹 Assess risks related to high-risk merchants, including iGaming and betting.
🔹 Work with Compliance on AML/CTF, KYC/KYB, sanctions, GDPR, and related obligations.
🔹 Manage disputes, external counsel, and legal risks.
🔹 Partner with senior management and Finance, Product, Operations, and Compliance teams.
✅ REQUIREMENTS
🔹 Experience in international FinTech, Crypto, Payments, PSP, EMI/PI, or digital assets.
🔹 Ability to independently manage a legal function and complex legal matters.
🔹 Strong knowledge of commercial law, international B2B contracts, and negotiations.
🔹 Practical knowledge of financial regulation, licensing, MiCA/CASP, AML/CTF, and sanctions.
🔹 Experience across multiple jurisdictions, cross-border transactions, and international financial partnerships.
🔹 Experience with licensing, regulatory approvals, or market entry.
🔹 Knowledge of high-risk merchants, payment providers, crypto wallets, custody, and fiat settlement.
🔹 Experience with European regulators and building legal processes from scratch.
🔹 Ability to balance legal risks with business objectives.