Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services & Regulatory
PennylaneJob Description
📋 Description Structure and run the legal function for the FS perimeter (licensing to operation). Define the operating model (intra-group/outsourced) and ensure legality. Post-licensing, scale compliance, product growth, and governance. Own day-to-day legal matters, policies, governance, and reporting. Oversee outsourcing/BaaS contracts, vendor risk, SLAs, and data protection. Lead migration readiness for Swan migrations, including sequencing and communications. 🎯 Requirements 8+ years of relevant in-house or regulated FS legal experience. Senior legal expert in a French ACPR-regulated entity (payments/EMI/PI). Strong ACPR/European regulatory frameworks experience (payments). Hands-on contract negotiation; PSD2, DORA, EBA Guidelines knowledge. Fluent in French and English; strong written and verbal communication. Ability to explain regulatory topics to product teams; pragmatic and fast. 🎁 Benefits 25 vacation days paid by Pennylane. Company shares to share in the success. Home office budget and coworking space allowance. Gymlib access to 8000 fitness spaces across Europe. Busuu language learning to improve English or French. Latest Apple equipment.