Legal Counsel – Regulatory & Competition
12-month contract | UK Remote | ASAP Start | Global Payments & Financial Technology
We are supporting a leading global payments and financial technology business to hire an experienced Legal Counsel – Regulatory & Competition to join its UK/EMEA Legal function on an initial 12-month contract.
The role will provide legal support across financial services regulation, payments law, competition/antitrust matters, regulatory investigations and enforcement activity across the UK and Europe.
The successful candidate will provide practical, commercially focused legal advice in a fast-moving and highly regulated environment, working closely with Legal, Compliance and wider
business teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on UK/EU financial services and payments regulation, including FCA requirements, PSD2/SCA and consumer protection.
- Supporting regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings, information requests and statutory notices.
- Advising on competition and antitrust risks arising from commercial arrangements, strategic partnerships, exclusivity and merchant/scheme agreements.
- Drafting and reviewing regulator-facing submissions, policy positions and legal responses.
- Working with and coordinating external counsel on regulatory, competition and contentious matters.
- Advising on cybersecurity incidents, data breaches and fraud events, including regulatory notification requirements.
- Working closely with Compliance, Product, Government Relations, Communications and international Legal teams on cross-border matters.
- Providing clear and commercially focused advice on complex and time-sensitive legal issues.
About you:
- Qualified lawyer in England & Wales or an equivalent jurisdiction.
- Experience in financial services regulatory and/or competition law.
- Experience within financial services, payments, fintech or another highly regulated environment.
- Experience supporting or managing regulatory investigations, enforcement or regulatory engagements.
- Strong legal drafting and regulator-facing advocacy skills.
- Experience working with external legal counsel on complex matters.
- Good commercial judgement and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable handling confidential and privileged matters in a fast-paced environment.
Interested? If this opportunity sounds relevant to your experience and you’re available for an ASAP start, please apply directly or reach out to me for a confidential discussion.