Head of Legal and Compliance Spain

bunq; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading banking service provider is seeking a Head of Legal & Compliance in Spain to manage compliance and regulatory relations, ensuring legal adherence without hindering innovation. The ideal candidate should be fluent in Spanish and possess strong knowledge of financial regulations. This role involves leading compliance reporting and acting as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

Servicios

Monthly contribution to phone and internet bills

Annual learning budget of €1500

Travel expenses covered for Amsterdam visits

MacBook provided

Epic team events

Formación

• Strong knowledge of banking and financial regulation.
• Experience with audits and risk-based compliance.
• Spanish fluency as a mother tongue.

Responsabilidades

• Lead local compliance and regulatory relations.
• Oversee local legal and regulatory framework.
• Manage legal correspondence and oversight.

Conocimientos

Legal and regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment and compliance management

Fluency in Spanish

Communication with regulators

Descripción del empleo

To make life easy for our users, we want to make sure bunq operates safely and smoothly in every country we serve. Your mission is to protect bunq from legal and compliance risks in Spain, so we can keep offering seamless banking services to users who value independence, mobility, and sustainability.

You’ll be the main point of contact for Spanish regulators and will make sure bunq’s local operations stay fully compliant, transparent, and fair.

Take ownership

As our Head of Legal & Compliance Spain, you’ll :

• Lead local compliance and regulatory relations: maintain an open, constructive dialogue with Spanish regulators and own all compliance reporting for the Spanish branch.
• Oversee local legal and regulatory framework: identify relevant Spanish laws and regulations, set bunq’s local compliance policy, and monitor its implementation together with our central teams.
• Manage legal correspondence and oversight: coordinate responses to legal matters, align actions with central functions, and ensure timely and transparent communication with all parties.
• Strong knowledge of banking and financial regulation: including areas like compliance, offboarding, GDPR, CIS, ISO, AI Act, PCI DSS, DORA, and PSD2.
• Experience with audits and risk-based compliance: you know how to identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.

Spanish fluency: you speak Spanish as your mother tongue and can communicate confidently with regulators and partners.

You know how to maintain compliance without slowing down innovation or product growth.

You’re ready to represent bunq legally in Spain, including as the appointed Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO).

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Your space to perform

We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed 💪🏼

🤟 Great, international colleagues who share your mindset

🌟 Make lasting impact by working on complex & exciting challenges

👩💻 Remote setup : after 3 weeks onboarding in AMS office, work 2 weeks a quarter in AMS - the rest of time you can work in Spain.

📚 We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget

🚌 Travel expenses are covered for AMS visits

💻 A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us

💸 Monthly contribution to your phone and internet bills

🍹 Frequent epic events, including an annual bunq weekend away

All new hires are subject to Pre-employment Screening (PES), which includes checks conducted by our third-party partner, DISA. This is part of our commitment to a secure and trustworthy workplace