Senior Legal Counsel - Product & Payments

SeQura
SeQura
Barcelona, Spain (Hybrid)HybridCompetitiveAdded 5 months agoPermanentRemote: Hybrid
SeQura

Senior Legal Counsel - Product & Payments

Requirements

What challenges you'll be solving 🚀

  • Lead and support the negotiation of strategic global agreements with key partners to enable and scale seQura’s products.

  • Review and advise on new projects to ensure compliance with the legal framework governing consumer credit, payment services, and payment schemes.

  • Negotiate, draft, and oversee agreements with banking partners and third-party payment service providers.

  • Anticipate, interpret, and assess regulatory developments to guide product strategy and ensure ongoing compliance.

  • Track upcoming regulations, including PSD3/PSR, and offer extensive support to other teams in fulfilling our prudential obligations.

  • Identify and mitigate regulatory risks across jurisdictions, aligning compliance priorities with SeQura’s growth and product roadmap.

  • Partner closely with product and tech teams to design, develop, and launch new products and services, ensuring alignment with local consumer protection and financial regulations.

  • Review and enhance operational and commercial processes from a legal perspective, simplifying complexity and enabling efficient decision-making.

  • Contribute to innovation initiatives and cross-functional projects, adding legal insight to drive sustainable growth.

  • Manage and coordinate external legal counsels, including local law firms in seQura’s operating markets.

What we offer 😎

We have a strong and sustainable foundation, where we provide a secure and reliable workplace. You have the freedom and trust to make the best contribution possible.

One of our most valued strengths by our employees is our fellowship and supportive culture, which fosters a sense of belonging by working closely with our values. With us, you will have challenging projects to work on and push your skills and knowledge.

In addition, we are very proud of the unique office we have, which offers a comfortable and inspiring environment to work in with everything you need.

  • 23 vacation days + 2 days of free disposal per year.

  • Professional development workshops or seminars.

  • Flexible compensation plan for transportation, restaurants, and kindergarten with Cobee.

  • Health insurance discounts with Sanitas and Adeslas.

  • Urban mobility by using your own bike with Kleta.

  • Free access to healthy, organic, and sustainable fruits and snacks.

Moreover, we offer a Wellness Program that embraces a holistic approach by covering 6 areas (occupational, physical, financial, emotional, social, environmental consciousness). Each area will include a variety of activities, and you'll be able to choose from 34 different activities that best meet your needs to configure a plan that best works for you.

What you’ll need 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

  • Education: Law degree in any EU jurisdiction (preferably Spain).

  • Experience: 8+ years in a top-tier law firm or as in-house counsel in a fast-paced, B2C-oriented tech or fintech scale-up.

  • Languages: Proficiency in Spanish and English (verbal and written) are a must. Knowledge of French, Italian, or Portuguese is a plus.

  • Skills:

    • Strong negotiation and legal drafting abilities.

    • Excellent communicator, capable of translating complex legal matters into clear, actionable guidance for all stakeholders.

    • Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks in financial and consumer services.

    • Knowledge of data privacy and its application in product design and operations is a strong plus.

    • Strategic mindset combined with a hands-on approach, comfortable switching from high-level thinking to practical execution.

    • Sound business judgment, entrepreneurial spirit, and customer-oriented approach.

    • Demonstrated ability to balance legal rigor with pragmatism and agility.

    • Collaborative, adaptable, and eager to contribute in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment.

    • Recognized for leadership, influence, and credibility, fostering trust and impact across all organizational levels.

    • Proactive and ownership-driven, with a strong sense of accountability and a willingness to get things done.

We kindly ask that you submit your CV in English, as it is the official language of our community.

We promote equal opportunity to all, regardless of age, color, gender identity, medical condition, physical or mental disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, or other characteristics. We have an inclusive environment, and respect is above all.


Do you want to be part of the change? Join us!👇

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About seQura

seQura provides innovative, flexible and easy-to-use payment technologies that help merchants acquire, convert and retain more customers.

We make a difference in sales performance by tailoring our solutions to different sectors, to address their unique pain points and deliver superior results in Retail, Education (EduQa), Optics (OptiQa), Repairs and Travel.
We also empower smart shopping to consumers who seek more value, convenience, and flexibility in their shopping, with new payment experiences that allow them to save, access interest-free credit, or pay in small, comfortable instalments of up to 24 months.

Born in Barcelona, seQura is a privately-owned fintech, currently expanding throughout southern Europe and Latin America, growing above 50% CAGR.
Over 6000 businesses, almost 3 million shoppers, and almost 400 employees continue to rate us as one of the most loved and trusted fintechs out there, with an NPS of 87%, a Trustpilot rating of 4.7/5, and a Glassdoor rating of 4.1/5.


About the role 🤓

We are looking for a Senior Legal Product Counselexperienced in banking and payment regulation, with a keen interest in digital and product-related issues. If you are a dynamic, detail-oriented, and hands-on lawyer, and want to be part of a growing fintech and challenging experience, this is your place.

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