Legal Counsel – Fixed-Term

Holvi

Legal Counsel ensuring compliance and providing legal support at Holvi, a fintech company. Join us to simplify self-employment for small businesses in Berlin or Helsinki.

Posted 7/6/2026full-timeBerlin • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You'll work closely with our General Counsel and cross-functionally across the whole business, playing a key role in keeping Holvi compliant, protected, and moving forward.
Managing the end-to-end contract lifecycle process for third-party service agreements.
Owning customer-facing terms and conditions.
Monitoring legal and regulatory developments relevant to Holvi’s business, particularly in the FinTech and payments sector.
Preparing legal assessments and guidance on new laws and regulatory requirements.
Conducting legal research and supporting the development of new products, services, and other business initiatives.
Providing practical and business-oriented legal advice to stakeholders across the company.
Supporting the handling of customer disputes and coordinating with external law firms.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have a law degree and ideally minimum 3+ years of relevant experience.
Bring Fluency in German and English, both written and spoken.
Have a strong interest in in-house legal work and the regulatory framework applicable to FinTech, payments, and financial services, particularly EU and German laws such as PSD2, ZAG and GwG.
Are comfortable working across a broad range of legal matters.
Bring curiosity about AI and it's practical application in legal work.
Have a hands-on, pragmatic, and solution-oriented mindset with strong communication skills.
Bring enthusiasm for taking ownership, expanding into new areas of law, and partnering closely with business stakeholders.
It's a plus if you have worked in FinTech, financial services, or a regulated industry.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working hours and a hybrid work setting.
Monthly benefit budget that can be used in multiple ways.
Work nice balance – Weekly exercise hour, bi-weekly breakfasts, bi-annual team weeks in Helsinki and more.
The chance to shape this role around what's good for you and Holvi.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Contract Lifecycle ManagementLegal ResearchRegulatory ComplianceLegal Assessment PreparationCustomer Dispute Handling

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsPragmatic MindsetSolution-Oriented ApproachCuriosity About AI ApplicationsOwnership and Initiative