22h ago

Senior Legal Counsel

Limassol, Cyprus
full-timesenior Hybridfinance

💼 About This Role

You'll lead payment licensing and regulatory projects across multiple jurisdictions for a leading trading platform. Your work ensures full compliance and supports global expansion of top-rated products. This role offers high independence on complex, multi-workstream initiatives.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Lead PSP and EMI licensing projects across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Prepare and submit licence applications and regulatory filings.
  • Draft policies, manuals, and governance documents for payments.
  • Conduct legal analysis of PSD2/PSD3 and EMD2 frameworks.

📋 Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years PQE as a qualified lawyer.
  • Significant experience in PSP or EMI licensing across European jurisdictions.
  • Deep knowledge of PSD2/PSD3 and EMD2 payment regulatory frameworks.
  • Proven ability to manage multi-workstream licensing projects independently.

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with MENA or APAC payment regimes.
  • Familiarity with scheme rules and settlement flows.
  • Structured AI literacy and workflow integration.

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Call· 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interview· 60 min
  3. 3Technical / Case Interview· 60 min

🚩 Heads Up

  • Responsibilities list is excessively long (20 items) for a single role.
  • Experience requirement of 5+ years might be understated for senior title.
  • Mentorship of junior colleagues added to already heavy workload.
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