Licensing Regulatory Counsel

About Paysafe

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,000 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

Role: Licensing Regulatory Counsel

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here. 

How we work:

Our preference is for the job holder to follow our hybrid model of 3 days a week on average per week at this office, in the heart of Dublin

The impact you will have:

In this role you will be working closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the business to advise the business on applicable e-money and payment services licensing and regulatory requirements.

• Engage and manage local external counsel for the purpose of Identify and analysing the licensing or registration criteria applicable to the business activity in a particular jurisdiction.
• Supporting the internal strategic decision-making process with clear and comprehensive advice on local law licensing requirements and conditions.
• Leading on the submission of licensing or registration applications including co-ordinating and reviewing multi-disciplinary contributions to the application.
• Innovating the application preparation process to achieve efficiencies and reduce duplication of effort across applications, where possible.
• Managing the application process to meet the agreed timelines.
• Engaging with local regulatory authorities and co-ordinating supplemental information requests.
• Ensuring that robust processes are in place to maintain ongoing licensing conditions and requirements.
• Providing status reports on live applications including delivery of updates to internal Committees and Boards.
• Proactively identify and contribute to the management of regulatory risk.
• Monitoring for regulatory changes that may impact licence applications.
• Draft positions papers, commentary and knowledge sharing materials for internal and external circulation.
• Respond to consultations on proposed regulatory changes and participate in related lobbying activity.
• Represent Paysafe at external meetings including with industry bodies.

What we’re looking for:

• Qualified lawyer with 5+ years' PQE
• Financial services regulation experience gained in a financial institution, regulator or financial services department of a law firm with experience of regulatory licence and registration applications.
• Payments/E-Money industry experience preferred
• Team player with high self-motivation, positive ‘can-do’ attitude and collaborative approach.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal issues to multi-disciplinary teams.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills including document management.

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• A global community of pioneers who want to impact the payment industry globally.
• An international, diverse & inclusive working environment onboarding people like you!
• A promise to ourselves to live the values: Pioneering, Courageous, Open & Focused. Our four values are the heart of everything we do & inspires how we work together.
• Modern & well-equipped office with excellent public transportation connections in the center of Berlin.
• A lot of initiatives such as Summer-hours, wellbeing afternoons & no-internal meeting days to focus on what is really important for you.
• Paysafe Days to celebrate achievements together during a festive global event.
• An one-day volunteering allowance to support a cause you care about in your community.
• International development & career opportunities if you are ready & open for that.
• Optional two weeks of working from abroad every year
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What to expect next:

1. Phone screen with Talent Acquisition
2. Video interview with the Hiring Manager.
3. In-person interview
4. Final HR interview with Talent Acquisition

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.