General Counsel

• Lead and manage full licensing projects for Payment Service Providers (PSPs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and related payment frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Own preparation and submission of licence applications, regulatory filings, and related documentation end-to-end.
• Draft, review, and approve business plans, policies, manuals, governance documents, and internal procedures required for payment regulatory submissions.
• Maintain structured documentation, trackers, and version control for all assigned projects.
• Ensure payment-specific regulatory requirements are comprehensively mapped and consistently reflected in all application materials.
• Conduct complex legal and regulatory analysis across payment services frameworks, including PSD2/PSD3, EMD2, and equivalent regimes in non-EU jurisdictions.
• Identify regulatory risks, propose mitigation strategies, and escalate material issues to the Head of Licensing where required.
• Interact with payment regulators where appropriate, subject to prior approval from Head of Licensing and/or CLO.
• Provide strategic regulatory and compliance advice to internal stakeholders on payment-related matters, including scheme rules, agent/distributor arrangements, and passporting.
• Review commercial agreements with payment regulatory implications, including acquiring agreements, payment processing contracts, and banking/settlement arrangements.
• Assess new payment products and business model changes for licensing and regulatory impact, providing commercially grounded legal guidance.
• Collaborate closely with Finance, Treasury, Product, and Operations teams to align payment licensing strategy with commercial and operational objectives.
• Oversee and support work allocated to Legal Counsel(s), providing guidance, quality control, and mentorship.
• Use AI tools responsibly to enhance drafting, research, and regulatory analysis, and promote adoption of structured AI workflows within the team.
• Drive continuous improvement of licensing templates, trackers, and submission methodologies specific to the payments function.

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