Payments Regulatory Lawyer

Job Description

Title: Payments Regulatory Lawyer

Team: Legal

Reporting to: Chief Legal Officer

Location: London

About Volt:

When Volt launched in 2019, we recognised how Open Banking has the power to transform how businesses, wherever they happen to be, receive payments from their customers.

So, we set about building an Open Payments Gateway that enables merchants across the globe to receive direct, account-to-account payments – in real time.

Co-founded by industry experts Tom Greenwood, Steffen Vollert and Jordan Lawrence, we’ve brought together the most experienced, trusted names from across the industry. Now, we’re perfectly positioned to power a real-time payments revolution.

We’re headquartered in the UK - with offices in Poland, the Netherlands, Germany and São Paulo – our mission is truly global. We live by our ‘real-time payments everywhere’ vision.

Now, on the back of $23.5 million Series A and $60 million Series B funding rounds, we’re 150-people strong and poised for an exciting new phase of growth. Will you join us on our journey?

The role:

Our company is seeking a Payments Regulatory Lawyer to Identify legal and regulatory issues across the ecosystem to help us continue to drive innovation and accelerate growth. This person will provide legal advice to Volt from a UK and international standpoint, with focus on numerous sectors across low and high risk.

You’ll be a strategic advisor across the business across functions such as Commercial, Compliance and Marketing amongst others whilst playing a pivotal role in our new market expansion.

Requirements

What the role involves:

• Partner closely with product, engineering and business teams worldwide, to advise on regulations affecting our business, including payments, consumer protection and data privacy.
• You’ll advise on and manage relationships with Volt’s key UK and European regulators (including the FCA and the KNF).
• You’ll have an up-to-date knowledge on laws and regulations dealing with financial services and other relevant areas.
• Key to the role will be helping drive Volt’s strategy in response to changing regulatory environments, and provide training to business teams on relevant regulatory topics.
• Work closely with other members of Volt’s Legal Team to support its global legal and regulatory structure, strategic partnerships and client agreements.
• You’ll help build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new products and services.

About you:

• You have 3-6 years of experience as a qualified lawyer in an in-house legal team and tier one private practice.
• You have familiarity with UK or EU payments and financial services laws and regulations (such as the Payment Services Directive).
• You’re solutions-oriented. Any prior experience working on product development at fast moving technology companies is valued.
• Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills, able to build lasting relationships with colleagues and can simplify legal concepts when communicating them
• Passion about your work is key. We all love being here and want you to also!
• You’re a person of action. This is a fast paced, startup environment where we all roll up our sleeves and get stuck in.
• Humility and anti-ego are the pillars of our culture, it’s crucial to have a strong desire to grow and learn whilst having a deep commitment to your teammates

What happens next?

Selected candidates will be invited for an initial interview with our Talent Acquisition representative. The video meeting will take about 30 minutes,

• Then it’s time for a second interview! The meeting will be conducted by our Department Team Lead and will last 30 minutes,
• Our CEO would also like to chat with you. You can expect the meeting to last approximately 30 minutes,
• If successful, you will be given a job offer proposal.

Benefits

• Competitive salary 💰
• Flexible hours and hybrid working 🏡
• Pension contribution at % 🧓🏽
• Private medical cover 🩺
• Enhanced Parental Leave 👪
• 25 days holiday + your birthday off 🥳
• Digital Detox: once every two months on Friday we close down all comms at Volt. The whole business is officially ordered to take the day off!🧘🏻‍♀️
• Thursday lunch is on us 🍲
• Brand new MacBook Pro 💻
• Super cool (we think so at least) welcome pack with Volt water bottle, hoodies/t-shirts and much more! 👕
• A brand new HQ on Tottenham Court Road with a bunch of perks such as yoga, gym, unlimited snacks 🤸🥮

At Volt, diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture.

We believe in hiring for cultural add, embracing difference and fostering a safe space where everyone can bring their authentic selves. Our mission is to transform the payments industry and this is only possible through the power of our diverse and talented team.

Join us in making real-time payments accessible for all.