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Regulatory Legal Counsel

PayPal London Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

Join PayPal's Regulatory Legal team supporting regulated entities in the UK and European Union. As a Regulatory Legal Counsel, you will advise on payments and prudential regulation, regulatory change and policy developments, supervisory engagement, and regulated-entity governance.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented legal advice to enable business strategy while managing legal risk.
  • Participate in complex problem resolution, providing expert legal advice on high-stakes issues and disputes.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
  • Partner with business counterparts across the enterprise to help drive the delivery of effective legal services.
  • Manage legal risks and safeguard PayPal's legal interests, developing comprehensive risk management frameworks.

Requirements:

  • Qualified lawyer with significant post-qualification experience in payments, e-money, prudential or broader financial services regulation.
  • Working knowledge of the UK and EU regulatory framework for payments and financial services.
  • Experience of, or exposure to, contentious regulatory matters, including regulatory investigations or enforcement.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment and matrixed global organisation.

What We Offer:

  • An opportunity to work within a market-leading global financial technology company.
  • A supportive, inclusive and diverse environment that allows our employees to thrive and develop.
  • Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • PSRs
  • EMRs
  • PSD2
  • PSD3
  • EMD2
  • open banking
  • prudential requirements
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