Regulatory Counsel

Summary

Join Stripe's EMEA Regulatory Legal team as an experienced legal counsel to provide strategic guidance on financial regulatory obligations and influence new product development.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years experience practicing as a qualified lawyer in the UK or Ireland, with a focus on European payments and e-money regulation
• Excellent skills in issue spotting, risk assessment, and problem-solving, particularly in ambiguous and/or complex situations
• Strong strategic thinking capabilities to enable business partners to make decisions that are grounded in a practical application of the law, technology, and business goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Integrity and sound judgment
• Ability to provide difficult and complex legal advice in a clear and convincing manner to various stakeholders, including senior management
• Capable of multitasking and working effectively and independently under pressure
• Able to make sound decisions in the face of complexity, ambiguity and imperfect information
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build consensus across myriad groups
• A collaborative team player who is willing to pitch in wherever needed in a dynamic, rapidly growing company

Responsibilities

• Advise internal stakeholders on a wide range of regulatory issues across EMEA
• Counsel Product Legal and Compliance teams on regulatory requirements for Stripe products to enable compliant product development and expansion
• Be a proactive partner and trusted advisor to cross-functional teams in EMEA
• Monitor developments in EMEA financial regulations to provide proactive guidance on regulatory trends, risks, and opportunities
• Advise on advocacy in connection with contemplated and proposed laws, rules, and regulations
• Collaborate with business and legal teams across Stripe to address regulatory issues efficiently
• Identify and evaluate business and legal risks, and find creative ways to mitigate them while achieving business goals
• Develop and work with stakeholders on regulatory engagement strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in advising on financial regulation pertaining to money movement, crypto, operational resilience, consumer and/or credit is particularly advantageous
• Genuine interest in payments, fintech and innovative financial products
• Understanding of Interchange Fee Regulations, Cross Border Payment Regulations, DORA, Consumer Duty, Money Laundering Directives
• Prior experience in payments, fintech, banking, or securities industries and familiarity with associated regulatory issues
• Experience of working closely with financial regulators - whether as a regulator, within a regulated firm or advising regulated clients