About Revolut
People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 50+ million customers get more from their money every day.
As we continue our lightning-fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.
About the role
The Legal team sits at the heart of Revolut and it's a very important part of the business. This lovely bunch supports all other Revolut teams, helping us achieve our goals each and every day.
They're special, they're strong-willed, and they work on a lot of different areas (which isn't that common for an in-house role, we know, but they're just that good). From structuring credit programmes to launching into new territories, the Legal team does it all.
We're looking for a Legal Counsel who'll focus on empowering the business through sound regulatory and strategic advice. You'll manage and support a wide range of trading and related product features, as well as providing day-to-day pragmatic legal advice to key stakeholders as a business partner.
You’ll be joining this team at an exciting time, when it's poised for growth. So if you're up to shape the future of finance, let's get in touch.
What you’ll be doing
- Launching new investment products and services, from conducting legal assessments of initiatives to preparing customer-facing documents and providing ongoing support thereafter
- Advising on complex legal and regulatory issues surrounding structuring of new (unique) products and services, marketing, and promotion of investment products
- Researching a range of complex legal and regulatory questions and providing legal analyses and recommendations to support business initiatives and decisions
- Advising on resolution of customer complaints and disputes
- Partnering up with our Commercial Legal Counsels in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating regulatory parts of agreements and legal documents
- Drafting, planning, and/or implementing compliance policies and procedures for regulatory matters for investment products
- Identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting on operational, legal, regulatory, and compliance risk in relation to investment products
What you'll need
- A master's degree or equivalent in law
- 3+ years of wealth and trading experience in investment services, financial markets, and/or asset management
- Experience as a private-practise lawyer at a top law firm
- Knowledge and experience in advising customers on MiFID II, MiFIR, EMIR, PRIIPS, UCITS implementation, and providing legal support in relation to associated policies and contractual frameworks
- A business-oriented mindset to find actionable solutions to legal and regulatory challenges
- Ownership skills and the ability to work independently in ambiguous situations
- A genuine interest in financial markets with broad-based securities and/or asset management experience
- A good understanding of financial markets and complex financial instruments
- Exceptional project management and communication skills, including the ability to oversee implementation of complex projects
- Problem-solving and decision-making skills to analyse complex information and identify the key issue/action to drive resolutions
- Fluency in English
- Excellent academic and law firm credentials
Nice to have
- In-house experience
Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.
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Benefits at Revolut
No ping pong tables or bean bag chairs, just benefits you actually want
Get what you need to succeed
- Financial benefits that show we value your work
- Flexibility to work from home, the office or abroad
- A free Revolut Metal subscription loaded with perks
- Exciting events year-round so you can get to know your team
Discover our values
We believe that any success at Revolut comes from two things: our people and our culture. Our culture is our DNA, it defines who we are, how we operate, and how we handle disagreements with each other. We operate, hire, develop, and promote brilliant people based on the values below.
Get It Done
Revoluters always push through! We stopped listening to excuses a long time ago - we care about results. We believe that grit, determination, skill, smartness, and courage can break through almost any wall.
Deliver WOW
We love building great products, we love delighting our customers, we love turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution that truly solves customer needs.
Dream Team
We select, coach, and retain the top talent only and give them all the support to achieve greatness
Never Settle
Revolut is for those who always strive for excellence, for those who want to become the best in the world at what they do, for those who would never settle for less. Revolut is for 10x people.
Think Deeper
Logic, reason, and common sense prevail over everything else in decision making at Revolut. We are open-minded, we listen, and we are always in search of the truth.