General Counsel

• Managing operational legal workload independently while escalating complex or high-risk matters appropriately.
• Monitoring designated regulatory channels (CySEC, ESMA, EU) for relevant updates and summarising developments.
• Conducting targeted legal research on regulatory and compliance questions; preparing clear, well-structured research memos and maintaining an organised legal research archive.
• Drafting routine commercial agreements including NDAs, standard vendor contracts, and SLAs using approved templates; flagging non-standard clauses or risk items before finalisation.
• Reviewing incoming contracts for standard legal risks — and producing brief risk summaries.
• Maintaining and updating routine legal and compliance documents including Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, cookie notices, and standard client disclosures in line with current regulatory requirements.
• Researching and maintaining the Company's KID and KIID documentation for relevant financial instruments; monitoring competitor and industry standards.
• Supporting the DORA Register of Information and outsourcing registry by maintaining accurate entries when new ICT providers or contracts are added.
• Preparing and collating data for periodic regulatory reports and other CySEC-required submissions; flagging data quality issues ahead of deadlines.
• Preparing and organising documentation for Internal Audits, ICT Audits, and CySEC inspections.
• Acting as first-line legal reviewer of routine marketing materials and website content; checking against T&Cs and applicable legal standards, and escalating non-routine materials to the Senior Legal Advisor.

Legal Advisor

• Draft and negotiate contracts from scratch, working across multiple European jurisdictions.
• Support incorporation and setup of payment entities (EMI / Payment Institution licensing) across jurisdictions including Canada and Europe.
• Provide legal support for the configuration and launch of payment products.
• Advise on money transfer / remittance regulation as well as broader payment infrastructure regulation.
• Liaise with external legal consultants when needed.
• Work cross-functionally with product, compliance, and business teams to shape legal setups around evolving business needs.

Legal Counsel

• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial and corporate agreements, including intercompany agreements, termination letters, client agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements, director agreements and other standard templates.
• Own end-to-end contract lifecycle management, from intake through execution, ensuring speed, consistency and legal soundness.
• Build, improve and maintain contract templates and playbooks to reduce turnaround time and increase self-service capability across the business.
• Identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in recurring contract workflows and design practical solutions, including automation where appropriate.
• Leverage AI tools and contract management technology to streamline review processes and improve throughput without sacrificing quality.
• Act as a collaborative partner to business teams, providing clear, actionable legal guidance on contractual matters.
• Support corporate secretarial and entity management work, including maintenance of corporate records, preparation of resolutions and assistance with entity housekeeping across jurisdictions.
• Manage the entity management software system (DiliTrust), ensuring accuracy and completeness of corporate records.
• Contribute to broader legal operations initiatives, including process documentation, workflow design and tooling improvements.
• Collaborate with Finance, Tax, Treasury and People Operations to support business objectives and manage legal risk.

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