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One of the world's leading payments companies. The fintech serves over 430 million account holders and operates in more than 200 markets across 100+ currencies. We have a long-standing relationship with this organisation, and contractors play key roles across its global legal teams.
This role sits within the UK/EMEA Legal function and will support the business on financial services regulatory, competition, and payments law matters. It is a highly collaborative role, working closely with compliance, government relations, product, communications, and international legal colleagues on multi-jurisdictional matters.
What does the client need help with?
Our client is seeking an experienced regulatory and competition lawyer to support the UK/EMEA Legal team on a broad range of financial services regulatory, payments, competition, enforcement, and policy matters.
What will the role involve?
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior LOD with the right regulatory and competition law expertise to hit the ground running and make a measurable impact over a 12-month engagement. Key responsibilities will include:
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- Advising on obligations arising under UK and EU financial services and payments regulation, including FCA-regulated activities, PSD2/Strong Customer Authentication requirements, and consumer protection obligations.
- Leading and coordinating responses to regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings, statutory notices, and regulatory information requests.
- Managing internal fact-finding exercises, document preservation activities, and defence strategy workstreams in partnership with compliance, government relations, and business stakeholders.
- Assessing competition law risks in commercial and strategic partnership arrangements, including exclusivity, scheme, and merchant agreements, and advising on risk mitigation strategies.
- Supporting responses to competition authority inquiries and information requests.
- Developing policy positions and supporting engagement with regulators, government bodies, and industry associations.
- Drafting and reviewing regulator-facing submissions, position papers, and briefing materials.
- Managing external law firms on complex regulatory, competition, and litigation matters, including oversight of scope, budget, and quality of advice.
- Providing legal analysis and guidance in relation to cybersecurity incidents, data breaches, and significant fraud events, including consideration of regulatory notification requirements.
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What skills do they need?
- 8+ PQE in financial services and/or competition law.
- England & Wales qualified (or equivalent).
- Financial services regulatory and/or competition law experience.
- Experience managing or supporting regulatory investigations, enforcement processes, and contentious regulatory engagements.
- Strong knowledge of UK and EU financial services and payments regulation.
- Experience instructing and managing external counsel on complex, multi-workstream matters.
Work Pattern
- Full-time
Location
- Remote or Hybrid
Start Date
- Immediate
Duration
- 12 months
IR35 Status
- Employed
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