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: 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:

The office is located in the Bikini Berlin building near Kurfürstendamm with easy access via public transport links. To foster team culture, we try as often as possible to meet in person in Berlin, preferably 2 days a week.

The impact you will have:

• Legal analysis and impact assessment of existing and upcoming regulation
• Detailed analysis of existing and upcoming regulation on European and international level
• Assess the impact of regulation on the various business lines of the Group and translate the impact analysis into advice for the business (including gathering of relevant business data etc.)
• Monitoring of legislative changes
• Review of industry related publications, newsletters etc.
• Effectively manage external counsel for updates on new legislative developments

• Proactively identify and contribute to the management of regulatory risk
• 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:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience
• Financial services regulation experience gained in a financial institution, regulator or financial services department of a law firm
• Experience in relation to cryptocurrencies
• 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
• Must be fluent (written and spoken) in English

   

  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

   

   

  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.