Senior Legal Counsel

**About Finom** Finom is a European tech startup headquartered in Amsterdam, and we’re on a journey towards revolutionizing the financial landscape for entrepreneurs worldwide. Our mission is to develop an all-in-one financial B2B solution that integrates banking functions, accounting, financial management, and invoicing into a seamless, mobile-first platform. We recently closed a €115 million Series C equity round (around $133 million), bringing our total funding to approximately $346 million. This significant investment follows a $105 million growth funding round from General Catalyst, a long-term backer since 2021 known for supporting companies like Airbnb, HubSpot, KAYAK, and Stripe. Finom's platform goes beyond traditional banking, offering invoicing and a growing suite of features, including AI-enabled accounting, aiming to simplify financial management for entrepreneurs. We're actively expanding our reach across key EU markets like Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. At Finom, we’re not just redefining the entrepreneurial experience — we’re empowering our employees to make a real difference. Your work matters, and your impact extends far beyond product metrics. We nurture innovation and an inspiring work environment where bold ideas thrive, prioritizing thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and our business as a whole. Maintaining our start-up spirit, we prioritize thorough research, swift implementation of solutions, and ensuring that every effort we make benefits our users, employees, partners, and, of course, our business. We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our expanding Team. ### What you'll do: - Advise on financial regulatory frameworks including PSD2, CRD, CRR and MiFID II and ensure compliance across operations - Support and structure financial transactions, as well as credit product launches and changes - Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements, including financing agreements, service contracts, outsourcing agreements, and partnership arrangements - Support teams in liaising with regulators and other authorities within the EU on licensing, reporting and other regulatory matters - Provide legal guidance during product development to ensure regulatory and product compliance - Provide legal guidance to our marketing team to ensure compliance with relevant regulations - Collaborate with claims/operations/customer support/transaction monitoring teams - Participate in dispute resolution and advise on litigation strategy where needed - Support litigation proceedings ### What you'll bring: - 5–10 years of relevant experience in a reputable law firm, fintech, bank, or regulatory authority in an EU member state - Bar admittance in the Netherlands or Germany - In-depth understanding of EU and local regulatory frameworks (e.g. PSD2, CRD, CRR, MiFID II) - Strong track record of structuring and executing international financial transactions - Experience in payment services and credit products, including SME lending; experience in trading products would be a benefit - Fluent in English; Dutch or any other EU member state language is a strong plus - Business-oriented, comfortable working in a fast-moving, tech innovative environment - 30-minute interview with the recruiter. - 60-minute interview with the Hiring Manager. - Final interview with Team Panel. **What You Will Get In Return** **Make a genuine impact on the product** Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product. **Work in the EU** Embark on this exciting journey with us and enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe. **Become a stock options holder** Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours throug…